 It attracted critical acclaim and a large audience; its two-night premiere event was seen by 1.1 and 1.6 million total viewers respectively.The Sunday-night airing was the third-highest-rated program of the night across ad-supported cable networks, and was the highest-rated program of the night among women 18-49 and African American women 25-54.In October 2012, OWN announced an exclusive multi-year development deal with Tyler Perry—a long-time friend of Winfrey.