'Key & Peele' Premiere is Comedy Central's Biggest Since 2009, 'Tosh.0' Improves With Men
The new sketch series premiered to audience of 2.1 million, sharing much of Daniel Tosh's male viewership.
Comedy Central's Key & Peele had a strong premiere on Tuesday night, bringing in a total audience of 2.1 million viewers at 10:30 p.m.
The sketch comedy's debut followed on the heels of the fourth season premiere of network mainstay Tosh.0. The viral clip-skewering series returned to 3.1 million viewers.
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Key & Peele, starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, brought in the highest premiere ratings for a Comedy Central series since 2009, with the debut of The Jeff Dunham Show.
Both series performed well in the targeted male demographics, with Key & Peele earning a 2.6 among men 18-34 a 3.3 rating with men 18-24. Both numbers marked a first place finish for the timeslot across networks.
Tosh.0 performed similarly strong in the male demos as the highest performer on Tuesday night across television with men 18-34 (4.1 rating) and men 18-24 (4.6 rating) -- the latter being the highest of the series' season premieres.
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