After a successful initial run,
The Sarah Silverman Program returns for a second season which begins Wednesday, October 3 at 10:30pm. Broadcast on Comedy Central, the comedy series stars actress
Sarah Silverman, who plays a fictionalized version of herself. In each episode, she falls into unsettling and hilarious predicaments, with her sister
Laura Silverman, her nerdy gay neighbors,
Brian Posehn and
Steve Agee, and dim-witted Officer
Jay Johnston.
The Sarah Silverman Program, which premiered on February 1, has become Comedy Central's most successful primetime launch since 2004. According to the network, the show has won its 10:30-11:00pm time slot for both cable and broadcast among males 18-24 both of its weeks on air.
"We couldn't be happier with the success of
The Sarah Silverman Program," Lauren Corrao, Comedy Central's executive vice president for original programming and development, said in a statement. "The exceptional critical acclaim combined with the fantastic ratings has created a new Thursday night destination for our viewers. The show is smart, innovative, irreverent and politically incorrect -- that, to me, is the purest example of a Comedy Central success."
In the season opener entitled "Bored of the Rings," Sarah finds out that the community group she's joined is a radical anti-abortion group determined to bomb the clinic where Laura volunteers. Meanwhile, a game of
Dungeons & Dragons gets in the way of Steve and Brian's plans for a date night, which eventually puts a strain to their relationship.
When asked what fans can expect from Sarah Silverman in the near future, Silver said, “More episodes. That's all I'm focused on now. We have 16 episodes to write and shoot. They will air 6 of them in October and then another 10 next summer.”
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Comedy Central, sarahsilvermanonline.com
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