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"The Bible": Epic Mini-series now Airing on History Channel
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<blockquote data-quote="Samstwitch" data-source="post: 66119" data-attributes="member: 2770"><p>[media=youtube]XcJcmm-SEK0[/media]</p><p> </p><p>The History Channel is airing a 10-Hour Epic mini-series called "The Bible". Episodes are showing Sunday nights. Repeats are airing Wednesday nights (including tonight) and other days/times (check your local TV Guide). Here is an article from today.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-the-bible--debut-blessed-with-great-ratings-200905394.html" target="_blank">'The Bible' debut blessed with great ratings</a></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">Ratings for "The Bible"? Heavenly.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">The History Channel's miniseries bowed last Sunday night and led all shows in ratings; the premiere of the miniseries is the top cable entertainment telecast of 2013 so far, with more than 27 million total viewers. (The 8-10 PM initial airing drew 13.1 million total viewers -- 4.6 million of them in that sweet 25-54 range.)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">"The Bible" performed well for the network's online properties as well, as History.com had its best day ever, and the series topped Twitter's trending topics in the lead-up to its debut, with celebrities also tweeting about it.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">Nancy Dubuc, President of Entertainment and Media for A&E Networks, commented, "Clearly there is a nationwide groundswell that was waiting for this moment," and that's no surprise, given that the Bible itself is the best-selling book of all time -- and given the pedigree of the executive producers of "The Bible." Mark Burnett, of course, is the brains behind veritable TV institutions like "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," and his wife and co-producer, Roma Downey, is one of the series' only name stars. (Actor and voice-over artist Keith David narrates; Academy-Award winner Hans Zimmer is handling the score.)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">Dubuc also credited the efforts of Burnett and Downey's "team" for the premiere's success, and it sounds like they've gone 360 in their attempts to get "The Bible" onto everyone's mind. The release of "The Bible" on DVD and Blu-Ray is set for April, and Burnett and Downey's tie-in book is already in stores.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">The power couple is thrilled that the project, which they've worked on for four years now, is doing so well, calling its success "a tribute to all those who have helped us spread the Word." (Caps theirs.) </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ccffcc">Ratings going forward may tell the same tale -- or, as "The Bible" moves away from some of the better-known narratives in Genesis (and/or the novelty wears off), the numbers may start to seem more lion's den than miracle. New episodes air each of the next four Sundays, up through Easter; "The Bible" will take audiences up through the Book of Revelation, and we're interested to see how CGI is going to cover that series of prophecies. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Samstwitch, post: 66119, member: 2770"] [media=youtube]XcJcmm-SEK0[/media] The History Channel is airing a 10-Hour Epic mini-series called "The Bible". Episodes are showing Sunday nights. Repeats are airing Wednesday nights (including tonight) and other days/times (check your local TV Guide). Here is an article from today. [SIZE=6][URL='http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-the-bible--debut-blessed-with-great-ratings-200905394.html']'The Bible' debut blessed with great ratings[/URL][/SIZE] [COLOR=#ccffcc]Ratings for "The Bible"? Heavenly.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]The History Channel's miniseries bowed last Sunday night and led all shows in ratings; the premiere of the miniseries is the top cable entertainment telecast of 2013 so far, with more than 27 million total viewers. (The 8-10 PM initial airing drew 13.1 million total viewers -- 4.6 million of them in that sweet 25-54 range.)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]"The Bible" performed well for the network's online properties as well, as History.com had its best day ever, and the series topped Twitter's trending topics in the lead-up to its debut, with celebrities also tweeting about it.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]Nancy Dubuc, President of Entertainment and Media for A&E Networks, commented, "Clearly there is a nationwide groundswell that was waiting for this moment," and that's no surprise, given that the Bible itself is the best-selling book of all time -- and given the pedigree of the executive producers of "The Bible." Mark Burnett, of course, is the brains behind veritable TV institutions like "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," and his wife and co-producer, Roma Downey, is one of the series' only name stars. (Actor and voice-over artist Keith David narrates; Academy-Award winner Hans Zimmer is handling the score.)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]Dubuc also credited the efforts of Burnett and Downey's "team" for the premiere's success, and it sounds like they've gone 360 in their attempts to get "The Bible" onto everyone's mind. The release of "The Bible" on DVD and Blu-Ray is set for April, and Burnett and Downey's tie-in book is already in stores.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]The power couple is thrilled that the project, which they've worked on for four years now, is doing so well, calling its success "a tribute to all those who have helped us spread the Word." (Caps theirs.) [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ccffcc]Ratings going forward may tell the same tale -- or, as "The Bible" moves away from some of the better-known narratives in Genesis (and/or the novelty wears off), the numbers may start to seem more lion's den than miracle. New episodes air each of the next four Sundays, up through Easter; "The Bible" will take audiences up through the Book of Revelation, and we're interested to see how CGI is going to cover that series of prophecies. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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