Someday people will learn that when it comes to entertainment and mass media, the best way to get rid of something you don’t like is usually to just ignore it. Overzealous religious types in New Zealand don’t get this concept - their organized protest of the “Bloody Mary” episode of South Park resulted in the show’s highest ratings ever - about six times their usual number!

The “Bloody Mary” episode of South Park drew more than six times the normal audience, New Zealand broadcaster TV Works announced Thursday.

The episode, which aired Wednesday night, was seen by 210,000 viewers, according to Rick Friesen, the broadcaster’s chief operating officer.

“I expected a bit of a rise, but not that much,” he told the Associated Press.

In the past month, he said, an average South Park episode typically draws about 32,500 viewers to the network’s C4 youth channel.

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