NEW YORK (AP) -- Editing changes made by ABC to the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11" were cosmetic and didn't change the meaning of scenes that had angered several former Clinton administration officials, a spokesman for the former president said Monday.
As for Clinton, he didn't bother watching the movie that angered so many people who once worked for him.
"He made the choice that most Americans made," said Jay Carson, Clinton Foundation spokesman. "Of a fictionalized drama version of September 11 or the Manning brothers playing football against one another, he chose the latter."
The movie was flattened in the ratings by the debut of NBC's Sunday night football, matching Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts against his younger brother Eli of the New York Giants. The football game had an estimated 20.7 million viewers, while "The Path to 9/11" had 13 million, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The ABC movie did, however, beat CBS' third airing of its "9/11" documentary, which was seen by an estimated 10.6 million people, Nielsen said.
I didn't even bother watching the mini-series myself, actually flipping between Animal Planet's Evolution Gone Wild, and ABC Family Channel's movie Count of Monte Crisco (Okay, so I didn't totally boycott ABC here). I really didn't feel like watching any more 9/11 shows, having been inundated with 9/11 specials, documentaries, and who-knows-what for the past week. And it looks like most of America tuned out of the mini-series as well.
I'm curious to see if The Path to 9/11 can keep its 13 million viewers for tonight's episode?
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