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Aimee Herd : Mar 7, 2013  Joe Alblas – AP

"Clearly, the passion for this project has resonated with our viewers and across the nation." ?Nancy Dubuc

EDITOR'S NOTE: Many have already pre-ordered the DVD or BLU ray set of "The BIBLE" in our webstore. This epic miniseries will be officially released on April 2nd. See below to pre-order your copy. -Aimee Herd, BCN.

In an AP report on Yahoo News, correspondent Joe Alblas reports on the large viewing audience the History channel's new miniseries "The BIBLE" received for its first installment this past Sunday night. (Photo: BibleSeries.tv)

"The BIBLE" beat out such programming favorites as CBS's "60 Minutes" and AMC's "The Walking Dead. In fact, this past Sunday night, part one of the new "BIBLE" miniseries reached the #1 spot in terms of television viewers.

"In the latest television ratings, the Bible is hot and aspiring pop stars are not," quipped Alblas, alluding to the 13.1 million who watched part one of the Biblical series, compared to last week's dismal viewing of both "American Idol" episodes, which both garnered their lowest audience numbers since the show's inception about 10 years ago.

In addition to the large viewership of "The BIBLE", History's website "had its most visited day ever on Sunday," according to Nancy Dubuc, president of A&E network's entertainment and media.

"Clearly, the passion for this project has resonated with our viewers and across the nation," Dubuc said. "We are thrilled, and the story is only just beginning."

"The BIBLE" on History?produced by "Touched By An Angel" star Roma Downey, and her husband, Mark Burnett; also producer of "Shark Tank," "The Voice" and other hit shows?airs four more episodes on consecutive Sundays. Its conclusion will coincide with Easter Sunday on March 31st.

Last week, Breaking Christian News featured an interview by Holly McClure with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, regarding the new "BIBLE" series. To read that article, follow this link: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=11117

The next episode of "The BIBLE" airs on Sunday night, March 10th, and features the Biblical stories of Joshua and Jericho, and Samson and Delilah among others.

"The BIBLE" will be available on DVD, and BLU ray on April 2nd, however, you can pre-order your copy NOW. Click on the following links to pre-order:

DVD: http://www.elijahshopper.com/Video_The_Bible_DVD_p/vid-thebible_dvd.htm

BLU ray: http://www.elijahshopper.com/Video_The_Bible_Blu_ray_p/vid-thebible_blu.htm

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