<P> In January 2016, ESPN Films announced O.J.: Made in America for part of their 30 for 30 series . It was also revealed to be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016, along with a theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles on May 20, 2016, and a debut on television in June 2016 . </P> <P> O.J.: Made in America premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016, with one intermission, and was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2016, and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto on April 29 and 30 . The documentary had a theatrical run with two intermissions at Cinema Village in New York City and the Laemmle Theatre in Santa Monica, California from May 20--26, 2016 . The first part debuted on television on June 11, 2016 on ABC, followed by parts two through five airing on ESPN on June 14, 15, 17 and 18, respectively . The entire documentary was made available on WatchESPN on June 14, 2016, after the airing of the second part . In subsequent airings of the fourth part, graphic crime scene photos were blurred by ESPN, to allow the re-airings to occur "at various times". The images were not blurred in the original airing or in the version available "on demand to viewers online or via cable VOD services". </P> <P> On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 9.2 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "O.J.; Made in America paints a balanced and thorough portrait of the American dream juxtaposed with tragedy and executed with power and skill ." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film has a score of 96 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". </P> <P> Kenneth Turan and Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times both praised O.J.: Made in America, with Turan stating, the film "is an exceptional 7 1 / 2 - hour documentary, so perceptive, empathetic and compelling you want it never to end", with McNamara adding, "Historically meticulous, thematically compelling and deeply human, O.J.: Made in America is a masterwork of scholarship, journalism and cinematic art ." Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch called the film "the best 30 for 30 documentary (ESPN) has ever produced . It is thrilling and uncompromising filmmaking...and it will make you look at the most famous murder case in United States history with fresh eyes and under a larger prism ." Brian Tallerico, writing for RogerEbert.com, awarded the film four stars out of four, stating, "Even in this era of' Peak TV', it's rare to see something as essential and momentous as ESPN's OJ: Made in America...Ezra Edelman's stunningly ambitious, eight - hour documentary is a masterpiece, a refined piece of investigative journalism that places the subject it illuminates into the broader context of the end of the 20th century...I would have watched it for another eight hours...It's that good ." </P>

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