Response
The documentary was received positively by many scientific organizations. It was praised by Nature, and described as accurate by the National Center for Science Education. Variety magazine also gave the documentary a positive review, and said it was one of the year's most important television projects, that "should be shown not just in every U.S. high school but in houses of worship as well."
In contrast, creationists and intelligent design supporters have criticized the documentary. The Discovery Institute produced a website critical of the broadcast, while Answers in Genesis argued the evidence for evolution presented by scientists in Judgment Day was fallacious. The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) also claimed the film was not balanced.
WKNO-TV, the local PBS affiliate in Memphis, initially decided not to air the documentary because of the "controversial nature" of the subject, but later reversed its decision.
Read more about this topic: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design On Trial
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