National Geographic Channel had a great Sunday one week ahead of Good Friday: The cable channel’s premiere of “Killing Jesus” drew 3.7 million total viewers, the highest number in the cable channel’s history.
Furthermore, the 8 p.m. three-hour premiere garnered a 2.8 household rating — the second-highest in network history — and a 1.0 among adults 25-54. That latter Nielsen figure is the highest in the demo since November 2013’s “Killing Kennedy,” and is more than 300 percent higher than the timeslot’s 180-minute average thus far this year.
“Killing Jesus,” based on the book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, encores on Fox News Channel this Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m.