This image provided by GeoEye Satellite Image shows Washington D.C.'s National Mall and the United States Capitol, far right, Washington D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 taken at 12:25PM EDT during the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." Two of America's most well known comedians entertained thousands at the "sanity" rally, poking fun at the nation's ill-tempered politics just days before the congressional election.
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'Sanity' rally seen by 2 million TV viewers
This image provided by GeoEye Satellite Image shows Washington D.C.'s National Mall and the United States Capitol, far right, Washington D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 taken at 12:25PM EDT during the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." Two of America's most well known comedians entertained thousands at the "sanity" rally, poking fun at the nation's ill-tempered politics just days before the congressional election.
(AP Photo/GeoEye Satellite Image)
NEW YORK—Comedy Central says two million viewers watched its live coverage of Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
The network says that audience was more than triple the number usually tuned to Comedy Central during that three-hour time slot.
Online live video streams of the rally totaled 570,000.
Originating from Washington's National Mall, the humor-and-music event was hosted by Comedy Central stars Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (kohl-BEHR'). The show ran from noon to 3 p.m.
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