via press release:
HISTORY’s Series Premiere of
WWII in HD
Delivers 2.6 Million Total Viewers
And 1.1 Million Adults 25-54
Top Cable Network from 9-11pm in Male Demos
The series launch of WWII in HD— which debuted Sunday, November 15 from 9-11pm ET on HISTORY— claimed 2.6 million Total Viewers, 1.1 million Adults 25-54, 931,000 Adults 18-49 and a 2.1 HH rating. The premiere propelled HISTORY to the #1 cable network from 9-11pm in both Men 18-49 (670,000) and Men 25-54 (792,000).
HISTORY’s visually astonishing landmark series WWII in HD presents the story of the war ? viewed through the eyes of 12 Americans who fought in or contributed to the war effort. With original, color footage, never before seen by most Americans, the 10-hour series is narrated by Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise (CSI: NY). One of the network’s most ambitious projects to date, WWII in HD premieres on HISTORY over five consecutive nights from Sunday-Thursday, November 15-19 at 9-11pm ET.
Executive Producers for HISTORY are Michael Stiller and David McKillop. WWII in HD is produced for HISTORY by Lou Reda Productions. Executive Producers for Lou Reda Productions are Lou Reda and Scott L. Reda. Producer is Liz Reph. Director is Frederic Lumiere. Executive Producer is Matthew
It is a worthwhile watch. I have been pleased with the series and its delivery.
The best WW II docu. I have ever seen, period.
Very good show but they should have had more about the D DAY invasion. They jumped suddenly from early June 1944 to June 8th 1944 . They could’ve shown the thousands of ships and airplanes crossing the english channel on the day of the world’s greatest invasion ever. I understand that a bunch of the D DAY footage fell in the ocean when they were handing it from one boat to another.
Great series. This is what the History Channel should ONLY be about. Not lumberjacks, pawn shops, or ice truckers. History. Real history.
The best documentary about WWII was (probably): The World at War (1973) from the BBC by Sir Lawrence Olivier. WII in HD offers a more realistic look at WWII than black and white images, and it shows the horrible scenes in a more life-like way. The documentary is condensed, because they only have about 10 hours of footage, so they cannot be as extensive as other documentarys that are not limited.
It’s great that people are watching it, and I agree this is what the History channel should focus on. They also did an excellent two-hour program: The Crumbling of America which dealt with our country’s failing infrastructure.
I watched one of the parts last night for the first time – it was terrific. Got the DVR recording all the series parts!
The post about having only 10 hours of film is incorrect. We used 10 hours of film, we have 3,000 hours.