Kyle Richards’ TV Comedy Series ‘American Woman’ Scores Cable’s Highest Rated Half-Hour Scripted Series Premiere Since January For Paramount Network!

It's been reported that Kyle Richards, new television series American Woman starring Alicia Silverstone, which is inspired by her childhood, delivered more than one million viewers and now ranks as ad-supported cable’s highest rated half-hour scripted series premiere in P/W18-49 and W25-54 since early January.

American Woman also was the top social comedy series in prime on Thursday night, according to Paramount Network. Additionally, 66% of the “American Woman” audience consisted of new viewers who had not watched the channel during the prior seven days**. New episodes premiere Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT.

Inspired by the real-life upbringing of Kyle Richards (“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”), “American Woman” follows Bonnie (Alicia Silverstone), an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband amid the rise of second-wave feminism in 1970s Los Angeles. Bonnie also comes to rely on the help of her two best friends, Kathleen (Mena Suvari) and Diana (Jennifer Bartels), as they each discover their own brand of independence in a glamorous and ever-changing world reluctant to give it.

American Woman airs Thursday nights at 10pm/9c on Paramount Network.

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