Article: BET Sets Ratings Record For Series Premiere of 'American Gangster'.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuesday night, viewers handed down a favorable verdict on the debut of original series AMERICAN GANGSTER, a chilling yet gripping depiction of crime and it's consequences. Narrated by award winning actor Ving Rhames, BET's latest offering set a new milestone as the #1 original series November telecast in the network's history. The first in a series of 60-minute episodes, the premiere profiled LA's infamous Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams and earned a 1.6 rating (1.3 million households and 1.6 million total viewers), according to Nielsen Media Research. AMERICAN GANGSTER's numbers helped fuel one of the network's best ...

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