Australia’s Seven Network Goes for British Comedy

SYDNEY: Seven Network is bringing the British comedy Citizen Khan to Australian audiences in 2013.

The show originally premiered in the U.K. on BBC One, where it drew 3.7 million viewers, making it the sixth highest rated sitcom across all channels in the country for 2012. A second season of seven half-hour episodes has already been commissioned. Seven Network licensed the show from BBC Worldwide Australasia.

Irene Read, BBC Worldwide Australasia’s head of sales, said: “The Seven Network is the perfect platform to showcase this fresh and vibrant family comedy and we are thrilled that Australian audiences will be given the opportunity to share in the hilarious antics of Mr. Khan.”

Angus Ross, Seven’s director of network programming, added: “The BBC has an established history of producing quality comedies and Citizen Khan is no exception. We are delighted to bring our viewers this outrageous new sitcom.”