Comedy Central Sees Best Telecast Ever

'Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special' drew 6.6 million total viewers

By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/18/2008 1:54:00 PM

See a clip from the special below.

Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special was the most viewed telecast in Comedy Central’s history when it aired Sunday. 

The stand-up special drew 6.6 million total viewers, including 3.7 million P18-49. The previous record holder of most watched telecast in Comedy Central history was the resolution of South Park cliffhanger “Cartman’s Mom is a Dirty Slut,” in 1998.