UPDATED: The eighth-season ratings resurgence of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm continues. The hilariously outrageous Palestinian Chicken episode on Sunday drew 2.4 million viewers for the premiere 10 PM airing to become the HBO series’ most-watched episode in seven years. That was up a whopping 24% from last week’s second episode of the season, which in turn jumped 12% from the eighth-season premiere for a very impressive growth curve rarely seen so late in the run of a show. For the night, Curb averaged 2.9 million viewers, including the 10 PM and 12:30 AM telecasts, up 19% from last week. Curb led into the premiere of the final season of Entourage, which drew 2.5 million viewers at 10:30 PM, up 1% from last season’s premiere. For the two airings at 10:30 PM and 12 AM combined, the Hollywood-centric comedy averaged 3.2 million viewers, up 4% from last season’s combined debut. Leading off the night for HBO was vampire drama True Blood (5.3 million at 9 PM, 6.6 million for the night), up 4%.
'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Continues To Grow By Leaps & Bounds, 'Entourage' Steady
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I thought about it all last night. If Rabin can break bread with Arafat, I can have chicken at this Anti-Semitic shit hole.
Haha, funny line.
I admit, this season has been outrageously funny.
“I have a SISTER!”
God I was dying.
Best sex EVER with the Arab woman…how funny…and, I want some of that chicken, too.
You can. It’s based on Zankou Chicken. They’re all over town.
I am definitely enjoying the more politically outrageous Larry. The scene a couple of weeks ago where he counseled a Girl Scout, through the bathroom door, on how to use a tampon, was completely unexpected and hilarious.
They are back–All we need is more Susie Essman
After this episode, more Sammi would be good too.
And more Sammy too. I think she had one of the best lines of the night when she told that bald pr*ck to get out of her f*cking driveway.
More Larry Miller, too! The whole show was funny!!!!
Lets hope the next 7 episodes of ENTOURAGE are head and shouders above the opening episode. It was boring and flat beyond belief. The only 2 actors/characters worth watching are E and ARI. Almost 15 minutes of Drama fretting was way too much.
I couldn’t agree more (except where E is concerned – bores me to tears). Ari and Mrs. Ari should have their own show. The one thing that’s always been tough to deal with on Entourage is the “old” storylines. by the time the show airs, whatever “current events” they are talking about, are long gone and over.
Disgusting, gross, obnoxious and not even the slightest bit based in reality. It’s growing in leaps and bounds because it’s the “cool” thing to love Curb. Please let this be the last season of this horrible show. After the tampon episode I just have no respect for it at all… that was borderline child abuse and they made it funny? Nasty show.
I’m not sure you’re serious. If you’ve watched Curb all these years and are now offended by what you’re watching, it makes one wonder where have you been all these years. This show has been all of those adjectives you used from the very beginning. Not based in reality? It’s a single-camera comedy about Larry David’s post Seinfeld life on HBO. What did you expect?
Borderline child abuse? Try not to roll on E while posting.
Borderline child abuse? What the hell are you talking about? That scene was actually one of the nicest things the character Larry has ever done on the show. Not sure how you misconstrue that as child abuse. I’m sorry you don’t find one of the few quality tv shows today to be funny, it’s really your loss.
I agree with JMC. Let’s never again have anything like the tampon episode – that was just beyond inappropriate – even for Larry David. (And I love Larry David.) The chicken episode was one of his best episodes ever – now let’s see if he can top it.
Agree completely with Fille. Palestinian Chicken was funny because it was both over-the-top politically incorrect and a brilliant political satire at the same time. The tampon scene was one of those ideas that should’ve stayed in the writers’ room. A sixty-year-old man counseling an underage girl on tampon use? Inappropriate beyond words. Sorry, Larry, but it turns out, there IS a line.
Palestinian Chicken was an instant classic episode. Arguably one of the very best episodes they’ve ever made. Comic genius. Wasn’t crazy about the season opener, but this ep will have me glued to all the rest of the season.
I agree that Palestinian Chicken is one of the best CYE eps ever.
The sex scene was beyond classic. “F*ck me like Israel f*cks my people . . . you circumcised f*ck!”
Ah…deathless prose.
What would HBO be without the obligatory obscenities and mandatory $16 per month t*t shots?
Can’t wait for their destined-to-be-Emmy-Award winning adaptation of Hamlet, where he actually bangs his mom…
Curb is as funny as ever. It keeps getting better! On the other hand, Entourage is an epic snooze fest. Gosh, Doug Ellin really should let other people write this show. He should sit back and count his cash instead of taking on every episode.
Holy crap – Entourage is just awful. The first two episodes of last season kept me from watching the rest. I hoped it’d find its legs this season, but I’m guessing it won’t.
I’ve watched and mostly enjoyed every Entourage. I was watching the S8 premiere and kept realizing how heartless, ugly, and crass the show and its characters are – especially during these economic times. Cheerful envy on my part has turned into total contempt. Especially for Ari. He’s not endearing or funny anymore. He’s just an asshole.
I notice this was the first episode in a long time directed by Robert B. Weide who used to direct most of them, and directed the original pilot. It was also the funniest episode in years. Coincidence?
BEST SHOW ON TV !! LARRY DAVID IS THE BEST WRITER IN HOLLYWOOD !!
Larry david is the badass of comedy every week curb is outstanding you can’t say that about many shows
Shut up JMC you douche! Go back to watching your ABC family shows
I WAS OFFENDEDED! THIS SHOW IS TRASHH! I CANCAL MY HBOS CAUSE SHOW MAKES ME MAD OKAY? TAMPON NOT FUNNY AND CHICKEN ONLY FOR EATS! IF U DISSAGREES I BAN YOY FROM INTERNETS OKAY?
This guy!
Hated Curb’s lazy and humorless season premiere last week, almost swore off this show, but glad I gave it another chance. This was one of the best Curb episodes ever. Loved Larry Miller.
i hate people like you… almost swearing off a show because of one episode you dont like… un effing believable… there are too many people like you… a few weak eps and people ditch… no loyalty to a show… people are too impatient and fickle… eff u!
and i mean that from the bottom of my black heart
I want to hire Larry The Social Assassin to put a few people I know in their place. Such a classic episode. I almost rivals The Black Swan ep from last season, imo.
While the above poster “CurbGirl” is clearly some relative/girlfriend/ agent of Bob Weide, the episode was as smart and consistently funny as the previous excellent season, and almost as funny as my all-time favorite episode, “The Freak Book” (many fine comedic points to that episode, but Larry’s expression as John M. screams at the weeping Mexicans in the limo always reduces me to tears of hysteria).
Oh, and Entourage sucks ass. I know, I know, everybody’s a fucking critic.
My best friend hates Curb and I forced him to watch this episode and he actually admitted it was hilarious, especially the scenes with Larry having ‘I despise you’ sex with the Palestinian babe while Funkhauser waited patiently downstairs. Great to see LD still has the awkward Midas touch.
Great episode – Hollywood should watch out for Anne Bedian, the Palestinian chick…….she was grrrrrrrrreat.
Maybe we will see more. No mention of a condom during their encounter. Hmmm…Larry a father? To a half-Jewish, half-Palistinian baby? Just sayin’….
LOL
Best Curb episode in years, no doubt about it. Looks like Entourage is going to go out with a wimper. Can’t remember a time when a show that was once so good, is now so bad. Oh, yes, I can. It was The West Wing.