The second season premiere of IFC's original sketch comedy, Portlandia, on Friday, Jan. 6 posted strong growth over its series debut in January 2011.
The series, created and executive produced by Carrie Brownstein and Saturday Night Live castmember Fred Armisen -- along with SNL creator Lorne Michaels -- brought in roughly 400,000 A18-49 viewers, up 81% over the series' debut, according to Nielsen. Portlandia also saw a 39% increase in total viewers, with 500,000 tune-ins.
IFC also aired a marathon of the show that night from 7 p.m. leading
up to the premiere, totaling 1.3 million total viewers for that time period.
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"We're extremely proud of this show and how Fred's and Carrie's comedic sensibilities resonate so strongly with our viewers and align with our brand," said Jennifer Caserta, executive VP & general manager of IFC. "This show grew throughout season one, attracted a passionate fan base and is unlike anything else on the comedy landscape."
