Killing Kennedy Delivers Record Ratings for Nat Geo

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The premiere of Killing Kennedy on National Geographic Channel garnered record ratings for the network, averaging a 2.8 household rating.

This marked the second highest HH in network history. Killing Kennedy delivered a 1.1 with persons 24 to 54 on Sunday, November 10, at 8 p.m. The broadcast averaged 3.4 million viewers over the age of 2 for the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in the network's history.

In social media, #killingkennedy trended worldwide on Twitter.

“Killing Kennedy is our latest effort to tackle traditional subjects people expect from National Geographic in non-traditional ways. The success we saw last night proved once again that authentic, smart television can not only be entertaining, but also be important, culturally relevant programming,” said David Lyle, the CEO of the National Geographic Channels. “The success of last night’s premiere is truly a testament to the drive of our president Howard Owens, and the incredible collaboration and partnership we have with Scott Free Productions, Bill O’Reilly, and the entire team that worked on this film.”
 
“Killing Kennedy demonstrated once again that our constant efforts to expand the type of programming National Geographic Channel presents is paying off,” added Howard Owens, the president of National Geographic Channel. “The discussion about this film became part of the national zeitgeist, and I specifically want to thank our partner and friend Rob Lowe, as well as the entire cast, for their tireless efforts to promote this film and make sure our audience knew about it.”
 
“Killing Kennedy took what was accomplished with Killing Lincoln and elevated it to a national story. The collaboration of National Geographic Channel and Scott Free led to a movie both the viewers and critics embraced,” said executive producer and author Bill O’Reilly. “I could not be more pleased with the response and look forward to even more success with our next collaboration, Killing Jesus.”