On Wednesday night, CNN premiered its new documentary Black in America: The Black Woman and Family in which correspondent Soledad O'Brien takes a look at "the varied experiences of black women and families and investigates the disturbing statistics of single parenthood, racial disparities between students and the devastating toll of H.I.V./AIDS."

On its first night, the doc put up big numbers for the cable news channel. According to a release from CNN, over 2.1 million viewers tuned in, including 966,000 in the 25-54 demographic.

More from the release:

According to Nielsen Media Research data, CNN’s two-hour premiere of Black in America: The Black Woman & Family was a resounding success, topping Fox News and MSNBC during the 9-11pm time period.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/media/cnns-documentary-black-america-black-woman-and-family-makes-strong-debut#comments Media Black in America CNN Soledad O'Brien Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:58:28 -0400 Felix Gillette 72395 at http://www.observer.com