The filmmakers developed an educational website, commissioned by POV for their broadcast of the film in 2000.
The impending broadcast of the film spurred anti-abortion activists, including the American Family Association, to try to discourage advertisers from buying time during the show.
A later broadcast of the film went relatively unnoticed.
Its broadcast of the film "Along Came Polly" from 9 to 11 averaged 5.1 million viewers.
Many American networks have shown interest in their own broadcasts of the film.
As with all previous broadcasts of the film, CBS aired repeated viewer discretion warnings before and during the broadcast.
It prohibits broadcasts of the film or its distribution in cinemas or on videocassette anywhere in Britain.
The first initial broadcast of the film on October 23 was watched by 1.6 million viewers.
The first broadcast of the film on August 17, 2007 broke records, receiving 17.2 million viewers.
The broadcast of the film attracted 3.2 million viewers, garnering the highest television ratings in the network's history at the time.