The Kennedys Finds a Home, for Reelz

You know the dynasty—now find the channel!

The Kennedys, the much-troubled miniseries about the much-troubled political clan, has finally found a channel to air it: ReelzChannel, a movie channel available in around 60 million cable homes. The eight-hour saga, from 24 co-creator Joel Surnow, was originally sold to History Channel but the network announced recently that it was going to pass on airing the show. At the time, the network cited concerns about the series’ historical accuracy, but there were also reports that members of the Kennedy family were lobbying against it.

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