NEW YORK (AP) β Millions of television viewers are transporting themselves to another century under the guidance of Ken Burns.
An estimated 9.1 million people watched the first episode of the documentary maker’s seven-part series on Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on Sunday. PBS is looking to make it a big event and is airing each episode twice each night. The Nielsen Company’s estimate was the combined viewership of both episodes on Sunday.
By way of comparison, the most-watched scripted series on the commercial networks last week, CBS’ “Under the Dome,” reached 6.6 million viewers.
