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Article: You Can 'Count' On It -- Bravo's 'The Count of Monte Cristo' Racks Up a 1.4a Rating On Monday Night.
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- June 22, 1999
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NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 22, 1999--
The 8-Hour, $20 Million Mini-Series Proves the U.S.
TV Audience is Indeed Ready for Foreign Film
Gerard Depardieu reigned even larger than life last night when his first-ever television venture, Bravo, The Film and Arts Network's mini-series THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO premiered with a 1.4 GAA rating(a) - the highest rating ever for an original co-production in the network's history.
The lavish mini-series is the first for Bravo, which premiered its new acclaimed weekly series, THE AWFUL TRUTH in April. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, a spectacular 8-hour mini-series starring Depardieu, debuted ...