A record 1.9 million total viewers watched the opening night of the controversial The Kennedys on the ReelzChannel Sunday.
“Viewers across America showed their ongoing fascination with the Kennedy family and, specifically, their desire to see such a star-studded cast in the highly-anticipated ‘The Kennedys’,” ReelzChannel CEO Stan E. Hubbard, said in a statement Monday. “In acquiring ‘The Kennedys’ our aim was to give viewers an opportunity to watch an incredible movie event with massive star power and to also put a spotlight on our network like never before. Viewers proved they could find our relatively new and independent network and when they did, Greg, Barry, Katie and Tom delivered!”
The two-episode beginning airs again tonight at 8pm ET and at 8pm PT.
A third episode, titled “Bay of Pigs,” airs Tuesday, and a new episode will air every weeknight at 8pm ET and at 8pm PT through Apr. 8.
ReelzChannel also has announced that episodes 1-6 will air back-to-back Sat., Apr. 9 starting at 2pm ET/ 11am PT and again on Sun., Apr. 10 starting at 1pm ET/ 10am PT. T
The conclusion airs on Sun., Apr. 10, with the final two episodes airing back to back starting at 8pm ET and at 8pm PT.
Despite an A-list cast including
Greg Kinnear,
Katie Holmes and
Tom Wilkinson, the mini-series has been widely panned by critics, with
THR’s Tm Goodman calling it a
“hamfisted mess.”
