Don't Laugh: Comedies Rule

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 20, 2007| Author: Lisa de Moraes | Copyright information

Comedy is alive and well on television.

Kinda.

Turns out, you're spending more time than ever watching comedies on ad-supported television, according to a new study by the media ad- buy firm Magna Global.

Viewership of broadcast network sitcoms has dropped, but you're more than making up the difference by watching comedy in syndication and on ad-supported cable, the study says.

In fact, more people are watching "Seinfeld," "Friends" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" th...

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