BUFFALONEWS.COM
By Jane Kwiatkowski

Buffalo and Denver led the nation in the number of households tuned in to “War of 1812,” the WNED-TV Buffalo-produced documentary Sunday night that was seen in 54 public broadcasting markets across the country.

Buffalo’s 4.1 share more than tripled the national average of 1.3, and nearly doubled Denver’s 2.6 share, according to Donald Boswell, president of WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto. The PBS national prime-time average is 1, reported Suzanne Masri, senior director of station relations for WETA-TV in Washington.

Other top markets were: Nashville, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio and Austin, Texas.

The two-hour documentary will be rebroadcast in December, station executives announced Wednesday.

“War of 1812” is the latest film from WNED-TV Buffalo/ Toronto to mark next year’s bicentennial of the war, fought on both sides of the border. “Glorious Battle: Seige of Fort Erie,” a 27-minute film directed by Paul Lamont, premiered in June.

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