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CNN Hopes Space Shuttle Documentary Series Boosts Original Series Revival
CNN will launch a new documentary series examining the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster
Series like Anthony Borudain’s “Parts Unknown,” Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” and W. Kamau Bell’s “United Shades of America” proved valuable in helping CNN broaden its aperture and were a pillar of the network under its previous leader, Jeff Zucker. A documentary series hosted by Jake Tapper that examines political scandals has helped CNN win a few hours among weekend viewers between 25 and 54, the demographic most coveted by news advertisers. For the new Shuttle series, CNN gained access to NASA’s archives, as well as findings from the government’s official investigation of the tragedy, in which seven astronauts were killed as Columbia disintegrated while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
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