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[03/05/14 - 11:01 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 5
Updates include: Patricia Arquette to lead latest "CSI" spin-off at CBS; Diogo Morgado cast in The CW's "The Messengers"; and Penelope Ann Miller, Timothy Hutton board ABC's "American Crime."

[12/17/13 - 12:00 PM]
NBC Greenlights 12-Hour Miniseries "A.D."
The project, due in spring 2015, will be produced by LightWorkers Media with Burnett, Downey and Richard Bedser serving as executive producers.

[12/09/13 - 10:02 AM]
"The Dovekeepers," a Four-Hour Miniseries Event from Executive Producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, Coming to CBS in 2015
The miniseries is the first project from CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Studios' recently announced Limited Series and Event Programming unit.

[11/05/13 - 10:06 AM]
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of "2 Broke Girls" Announced as the Hosts of "The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards" at the Nominee Press Conference
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast from Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, January 8.

[11/05/13 - 07:41 AM]
History(R) Encores "The Bible" Beginning November 11 at 8PM ET
Over the course of its original five week run, more than 95 million viewers tuned into the premiere.

[07/08/13 - 07:10 PM]
Q2 in Review: How 436 Original Primetime Cable Series Fared in the Ratings
A recap of the ratings to date through the second quarter of 2013.

[07/01/13 - 09:19 AM]
NBC to Partner with Producer Mark Burnett to Bring His Follow-Up Project to the Enormously Popular Miniseries "The Bible" to the Peacock Network
"A.D.: Beyond the Bible" will be a co-production between LightWorkers Media, Hearst Productions and Universal Television.

[06/27/13 - 09:20 AM]
"The Bible" Hits New Milestone with 1 Million Units Sold - Fastest Selling TV Title in the Past 2 Years
The series will air internationally later this year, followed by its international home entertainment release.

[04/02/13 - 06:07 PM]
Q1 in Review: How 280 Original Primetime Cable Series Fared in the Ratings
A recap of the ratings to date for the first quarter of 2013.

[04/02/13 - 02:13 PM]
History's March Out Like a Lion! Cable's #1 Network Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Men 24-54 with Overall Success of Broad Primetime Schedule
History spins the numbers for the month of March and the quarter to date.

[04/01/13 - 11:41 AM]
History's "The Bible" Finale Delivers 11.7 Million Total Viewers - 14% Increase vs. Last Week
History spins the numbers for Sunday, March 31 and said month to date.

[04/01/13 - 11:36 AM]
AMC's "The Walking Dead" Finale Delivers 12.4 Million Viewers and 8.1 Million Adults 18-49 Making It Largest Audience in Series History
AMC spins the numbers for Sunday, March 31.

[03/27/13 - 12:06 PM]
Top 10 New Ad-Supported Cable Original Series - Q1'13-to-Date
Turner Research details the television performance for the first quarter of 2013.

[03/27/13 - 12:04 PM]
Top 20 Cable Original Series - Q1'13-to-Date
Turner Research details the television performance for the first quarter of 2013.

[03/26/13 - 07:05 AM]
History's "The Bible" Week 4 Delivers 10.3 Million Total Viewers
History spins the numbers for Sunday, March 24.

[03/19/13 - 07:13 AM]
History's "The Bible" Week 3 Delivers 10.9 Million Total Viewers
History spins the numbers for Sunday, March 17.

[03/18/13 - 10:12 AM]
Statements from History and "The Bible" Executive Producers Mark Burnett & Roma Downey Regarding Today's News
"History channel has the highest respect for President Obama," the network said. "It's unfortunate that anyone made this false connection."

[03/12/13 - 06:55 AM]
History's "The Bible" Week 2 Delivers 10.8 Million Total Viewers - #1 in All of Television from 8-10PM
History spins the numbers for Sunday, March 10.

[03/04/13 - 01:47 PM]
History's "The Bible" Premieres with 14.8 Million Total Viewers on the Night and 13.1 Million Total Viewers from 8-10PM
History spins the numbers for Sunday, March 3.

[01/17/13 - 03:07 PM]
Video: "The Bible" Official Trailer - Premieres March 3 on History
The epic 10-hour television series comes from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett.

[12/17/12 - 09:54 AM]
History(R) Looks at One of the Greatest Collections of Stories of All Time in... "The Bible"
Mark Burnett and and Roma Downey executive produce the 10-hour, five-part docudrama, premiering Sunday, March 3 at 8:00/7:00c.







BIBLE, THE (HISTORY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
3/3/13 - 3/31/13
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from History's press release, December 2012) More than the greatest story ever told, it's the greatest adventure. THE BIBLE, an epic 10-hour / five-part docudrama will premiere Sunday, March 3 at 8pm ET on HISTORY. Created and executive produced by renowned producer Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor, The Apprentice, Shark Tank) and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel), the series promises to be a landmark television event, combining one of the greatest collections of stories ever assembled with live action and state-of-the-art CGI. The series will be narrated by Emmy award-winning actor/vocalist Keith David (Mr & Mrs Smith; Platoon; Crash) and will feature a musical score by the world renowned Grammy and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amber Rose Revah as Mary Magdalene
· Diogo Morgado as Jesus
· Greg Hicks as Pilate
· Keith David as Narrator (Voice)
· Roma Downey as Mary
· Sean Teale as TBA
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dirk Hoogstra as EP (History)
· Julian P. Hobbs as EP (History)
· Mark Burnett as CRTR/EP
· Richard Bedser as EP
· Roma Downey as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Hearst Entertainment & Syndication
· Lightworkers Media