rave, seems as though all of that trouble during the run-up didn't affect the quality, thank Deity.
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Kelwyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/28/futurama-blasts-off-on-comedy-central-with-record-ratings/55599 > > 6th Season Premiere Of "Futurama" Draws 2.9 Million Total Viewers > And Was Most-Watched And Highest-Rated Show In All Of Television > Thursday Night Among Young Men > > Season Premiere Leads COMEDY CENTRAL To Its Highest-Rated Night Of The Year > > And Best Thursday Prime Ever Among Young Men > > NEW YORK, June 28, 2010 — The Emmy® Award-winning animated sci-fi comedy > "Futurama," resurrected by COMEDY CENTRAL, made an out-of-this-world return > and, with 2.9 million total viewers, became the highest-rated and > most-watched season premiere for an animated series on cable with the > exception of "South Park." > > Airing its first original episode in almost seven years, the sixth season > premiere of "Futurama" titled "Rebirth" (Thursday, 10:00-10:30 p.m.) > averaged a 2.0 HH rating, 1.9 Adults 18-49 rating, 4.5 Men 18-24 rating and > 3.5 Men 18-34 rating, finishing the night as the most-watched and > highest-rated show in all of television for Thursday Prime among M18-24 and > M18-34, as well as the highest-rated show in all of television among Adults > 18-49 (tie). > > With 2.9 million total viewers tuning in to watch the next chapter in the > lives of Leela, Fry and Bender, the premiere powered COMEDY CENTRAL to its > highest-rated and most-watched night of 2010 among total viewers (1.7 > million total viewers) and A18-49 (1.1 rating) and the highest-rated and > most-watched Thursday night in the network's history among M18-24 (2.4 > rating) and M18-34 (1.9 rating). > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
