Sela Ward had never seen the newsbreak that caused the downturn in Savitch's career (where she appeared drugged on camera), and gave her performance based on eyewitness stories about it. A video copy turned up later, but it was decided not to reshoot the scene.
Shot in Toronto, with numerous familiar Canadian actors.
Its three 1996 Primetime Emmy nominations were in categories for which Lifetime had never received recognition. They were: Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie (Bernard Sofronski, Adam Haight), Directing for a Miniseries or Special (Peter Werner), and Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special (Sela Ward). Lifetime had previously received five major noms from 1989-1991 in multiple Comedy categories for "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," and also a 1993 Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special nom and win for Mary Tyler Moore in "Stealing Babies."
Watched by 7.1 million viewers on the night of its premiere: September 04, 1995. This made it the most-watched Lifetime original movie-premiere of all time, a record it continues to hold. In second is "Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story," which was watched by 6.6 million viewers on August 19, 2006.