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The second season premiere of Flight of the Conchords, the quirky HBO comedy series, is scheduled to air on January 18.  But over 250,000 fans have already watched it on FunnyOrDie, the comedy site led by Will Farrell and Adam McKay according to NewTeeVee.  That compares favorably to the 100,000 or so fans that watched the season one premiere on MySpace last year indicating a signficant uptick in interest in the show.  The partnership between HBO and FunnyOrDie is not surprising considering HBO took a stake in the comedy site earlier this year as previously reported by VentureBeat.  It’s unclear how deep the relationship will go and whether Flight of the Conchord episodes will be available on the website throughout the season two run.  I’m guessing this is just a well-publicized advertisement for HBO and the series and that you’ll have to ante up for the monthly recurring charge on your cable bill to see more.

Whatever the case, let’s take a look at how the Addicted to Flight of the Conchords application has done within the TVLoop community.  A quick summary of numbers shows us that it has been relatively successful:

• Over 56,000 fans - an increase of almost 300% in 12 months
• Over 2500 total trivia questions available
• Almost 1000 favorite quotes added
• Almost 20,000 quizzes taken
• Over 200 photos submitted

As is the case with all TVLoop applications, all of that content was added and subsequently managed by the user community.  While the numbers pale in comparison to the most popular applications like Grey’s Anatomy, The Simpsons, and Family Guy, Addicted to Flight of the Conchords is definitely on an upward trajectory with additional growth likely as the date of the highly anticipated season premiere grows nearer.