The troubled miniseries "The Kennedys," which was cut loose by the History Channel and has been criticized by historians for problems with accuracy, has provided ReelzChannel with a ratings record, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog.

Sunday’s debut of the eight-hour miniseries was watched by 1.9 million total viewers in its original airing along with an encore that aired immediately afterward, the story says. The first airing provided a 1.7 household rating, which was beyond the network’s goal of a 1.0 rating.

That made "The Kennedys" the most-watched program in the five-year history of ReelzChannel, the piece notes.