'Killing Lincoln' Becomes Nat Geo's Most-Watched Telecast

3.4 million watch TV adaptation of Bill O'Reilly book

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/18/2013 6:51:41 PM

National Geographic Channel's premiere of the TV movie Killing Lincoln averaged 3.4 million viewers on Sunday at 8 p.m. according to Nielsen, scoring a total viewership high for the network.

The two-hour factual drama, based on the book by Bill O'Reilly, drew a 1.1 rating with adults 25-54, the channel's second-highest rating in the demo, behind last November's Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, which drew a 1.4 rating.

Nat Geo will replay Killing Lincoln on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET