"CNN Presents: Escape From Jonestown," was the top-rated show in the A25-54 demo when it premiered on November 13, with 861,000 viewers and 2,352,000 Total Viewers. To date, its re-airs have amassed more than 11.5 million viewers.

CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien reported the documentary, and it marked the fourth consecutive time O'Brien's documentaries have premiered at #1 in the demo during 2008.

Her other documentaries were "Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination," "The Black Woman & Family," and "The Black Man."