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New Comedy Central Star Outdraws Stewart, Colbert

  • Reuters, Monday, July 12, 2010 10:52 PM
Daniel Tosh has surpassed both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in the ratings to have the most-watched and top-rated studio-based show on the cable network. His series, "Tosh.0," hit another series high Wednesday -- 2.4 million viewers, the network's best performance in that time period since "Chappelle's Show" in 2004. "Tosh.0" chronicles all that's newsworthy, weird and lewd about the Internet, with Tosh introducing video clips and occasionally interviewing guests in his "Web Redemptions" segment.



It remains to be seen if Tosh can maintain his current ratings momentum -- Stewart has been making "Daily Show" a critical and ratings success for 11 years. Also, "Tosh.0" is a prime-time show (10:30 p.m.) while Stewart's "The Daily Show" and Colbert's "The Colbert Report" air in late night.

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