Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes The supersized Season 24 premiere of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s South Park on Wednesday tackled the COVID-19 pandemic and drew a slew of viewers in the process, with Comedy Central’s animated veteran scoring 2.3 million Live+Same Day total viewers and a 2.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic on the network.
That was the show’s highest L+SD demo number in seven years, up 168% vs. the series’ Season 23 average. it also ranks as the highest-rated scripted telecast on ad-supported cable in 2020.The episode, titled “The Pandemic Special” was simulcast on ViacomCBS sister Entertainment and Youth brands MTV and MTV2, amassing 4.05 million total viewers across the premiere on Comedy Central, the simulcast on.
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