Sunnyside premieres to okay ratings on City

The Sunnyside sketch comedy series debuted last Thursday night on City with a 2+ audience of 123,000, according to preliminary Numeris data.

Going head-to-head with The Big Bang Theory, the Kathleen Phillips and Pat Thornton-starring series bowed on Jan. 8 at 8 p.m.

The new City original series was created by Gary Pearson (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and Dan Redican (The Kids in the Hall), and is produced by Counterfeit Pictures and Buffalo Gal Pictures.

The ensemble sketch comedy cast for Sunnyside includes Patrice Goodman, Alice Moran, Kevin Vidal and Rob Norman.

Anton Leo, Shane Corkery and Dan Bennett from Counterfeit Pictures and Phyllis Laing from Buffalo Gal Pictures share the executive producer credits.