One of Perrette’s co-stars on Broke, Jaime Camil, had noted something similar just a few days after the show debuted, so I can imagine that she shared his feelings about the comedy helping viewers through the difficulty of the past few months.
Pauley Perrette also made sure to thank the fans for watching Broke, and briefly mentioned how much the show meant to people.
Aside from, obviously, giving jobs to the cast and crew, Perrette was likely talking about how the comedy could have helped lighten the emotional load of this time for its fans, by giving then something fun, family-oriented and uplifting to look forward to for a few weeks.