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    Epic 'Bible' miniseries gets divine ratings

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Meanwhile who -- the top rated show on cable television this year would be a show about.

The Bible especially with celebrity -- with an all star cast with thirteen point one million people watching the premiere the History Channel miniseries is breaking all sorts of records in fact.

It's -- -- American Idol off the top spot.

This is not making.

I'll -- because look well.

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There was nothing unusual about the company's ability to cause Havoc for the services that took place today I was.

There will be another -- I will crush.

Any -- if you want to make myself out some new people.

-- Here to talk about the shows smashing success.

Has they previewed a for -- -- back certain to review it for us executive producer Mark Burnett -- of survivor fame as well as Celebrity Apprentice and shark tank.

And co executive producer -- -- Roma Downey is also.

Co producing the series are -- -- -- expect in his time with success.

Yes can't you really weren't -- -- it's -- the Bible and this nation and a 160 million people.

-- to -- -- -- -- -- no limits and was not people who care about the Bible.

And we've also managed to get some Bible stories into people's minds who had never heard of these stories so well I think something.

People are talking about it all over the country it's conversation -- water coolers.

In schools -- -- the kitchen table it was trending number one on Twitter it's very exciting but you know what Hollywood can't figure out.

Hollywood cancer with women everybody knows those stories how can it be number one bottom -- without any huge name actors right.

And that was important public -- You want me access to get in into what he was only one known actor is Roma who -- -- and she's on this Sunday.

When Jesus returns to Nazareth and sees his mother that's a huge saying he's been gone for years mission finally -- his -- -- great thing.

And it's a five part series two hours each installment ending on Easter which is very interesting timing but I I got to talk to you guys about how it's keeping your relationship I see you calling in seriousness as we -- to see this is really the first project eve at -- We worked together for four years -- -- Soledad back to back.

Is the most reliable guy you know that has deepened their friends and managed to remain -- says and we still speaking to return.

I am part of the reason is it came in under budget.

It's telling you guys -- cheat on -- yeah.

-- good -- listen you're also good -- telling stories -- both -- you tell us a couple of stories for instance we instance when usual things happen in the sense tell us about the mighty desert wind note.

-- you know there was a scene when the convenience comes down to see what Jesus -- -- about it is curious and somewhat viewing that scripture.

-- explains.

-- ticket they must not holy spirit is not the wind and you know when it comes from where it goes to that moment.

And it's still -- and does that does that wind began.

Like a 740 I don't think you know -- -- As a catalyst nights and has suit and has to be mentioned it was so calm so when this wind blew it was as if we just turned on the fans of the wind machines.

It was like a supernatural wind blew confidence everybody noted that it -- that not a few hundred people looked at -- We role as the -- being -- like the -- and what about the missing -- -- Me and he's gonna.

You analysts as we had a large had arrested for and -- was standing in for the the Sea of Galilee.

A custom went missing.

And we just assumed it was gone forever and says some local -- miles down river.

And brought it back -- we were so great -- residents and and not knowing what should return to what we were doing.

He thinks so little so those snakes and we -- who works at the -- and still looks to me a couple of -- ended -- when you know listening similar -- -- to the Bible.

We prayed that the crucifixion scene would be safe for everybody involved.

As as snake man came in and cleared 48 sneaks a little hole -- -- that morning's -- -- Marcus.

The name into the grain spirits -- valuing the snake guy the snake man that was instantly it's a good thing you hired hands and I have scorpions we knew we weren't -- -- since -- -- -- What I mean you're in Kansas and I'm up to Moses don't tell would have -- accidents.

I really -- all -- -- Mark Burnett and Robert Downey thank you very much for joins by the way the vital airs Sundays on the History Channel now through Easter the dvd containing all the special features comes out April the third.

You're gonna wanna check in Spanish -- -- testing thank you and I'll see you on radio this.