ABC 9/11 film ties documentary rerun

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Early indications are that the "miniseries event" actually tied a rerun of a documentary on the same subject, and barely edged out the eighteenth season premiere of The Simpsons.

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Part one of ABC's "Path to 9/11," in comparison, earned a rating of 8.2/12--about half as many viewers. This tied a CBS repeat of a documentary, also about the September 11, 2001 attacks on America. The CBS repeat was somewhat handicapped by a half hour delay caused by an overrun of a U.S. Open Tennis match.

The season opener of The Simpsons looks to have come in third with an 8.1/12, considered to be healthy for such a long-running series.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/ABC_911_film_ties_documentary_rerun_0911.html

Hmmmmm Where is Skinner when you need him???

[Erika]

1. ABC who?

No clicks here.

[indiewave1]

2. The Path To 9/11

Fictionalizing history can be fun!

[newyawker99]

5. Hi indiewave1!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[rumpel]

3. Here is another set of data

ABC GARNERS BIG RATINGS FOR PATH
Monday, September 11 2006
The first night of The Path to 9/11 performed strongly in the ratings, coming in second only to Sunday Night Football on NBC. The miniseries posted a 7.6 rating and a 12 share in the 8:00 p.m. hour, then rose to a 7.6/11 at 9:00 p.m., finally peaking with a 7.9/13 during the 10:00 p.m. hour.

http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts/picknews.cfm/42259/ABC_GARNERS_BIG_RATINGS_FOR_%3CI%3EPATH%3C/I%3E

plus what they edited out apparently is posted on a conservative site

ABC NEWS POUNDS ABC ENTERTAINMENT'S PATH
Monday, September 11 2006

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ABC News posted "a sampling of written complaint regarding ABC Entertainment's film." They included comments from former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke, who served under both Clinton and George H.W. Bush and is depicted in the film, who called the film "an egregious distortion that does a deep disservice both to history and to those ... depicted."

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On the other hand, the ABC News site also posted a message from the Traditional Values Coalition, which posted the deleted footage on its website at http://traditionalvalues.org/clinton_abc.html. The group's chairman, the Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, wrote: "ABC-TV has surrendered. ... ABC-TV has now been proven to be owned and operated by Mr. Clinton and the vast left wing conspiracy. ABC's lack of spine is what is 'despicable,' not this factual program."

http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts/picknews.cfm/42258/ABC_NEWS_POUNDS_ABC_ENTERTAINMENT'S_%3CI%3EPATH%3C/I%3E

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4. The Simpsons Beat ABC !!!!! Go Skinner.....