"The support that we have from the network in terms of watching us at an unusual time in the year and playing our episodes three times in a given week until we built an audience... is exceptional"

Josh Schwartz is revealing his gratitude for the assistance of the network in assisting to build an audience for his show. He is referring to the network airing episodes of his show at an unusual time of year, and playing them 3 times a week until the audience was constructed. This kind of assistance is extraordinary, and he is thankful for it. It is a testimony to the network's commitment to helping him and his show be successful. It is also a testimony to the power of television networks to assist create and sustain an audience for a program. Without the network's support, it would have been much more hard to construct an audience. Josh Schwartz is grateful for the network's commitment to his show, and for the extraordinary assistance they have actually offered.