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14 Things You Didn’t Know About the Original ‘Roots’ Miniseries

9. It still holds some impressive records

Despite airing way back in the 1970s the miniseries still holds the record as the third highest rated episode of any type of TV series, as well as the second most watched overall series finale in U.S. television history. It was made on a budget of $6.6 million.

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