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“Surviving R. Kelly” executive producers address response to the series: “The conversations being had are larger than R. Kelly”

Andrea Kelly/Courtesy of LifetimeNearly a week after its premiere, the executive producers of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly series are sharing their thoughts on how it’s been received.

Tuesday, Tamra Simmons and Jesse Daniels spoke with ABC News about the overwhelming response to the shocking six-part expose. The docuseries, which included interviews with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, musician John Legend and Kelly’s multiple accusers, detailed the decade-long history of the singer’s alleged serial abuse. 

According to Variety, ratings for the Lifetime series surged past two million total viewers following the three-night event.

“The conversations being had here are larger than R. Kelly,” Daniels told ABC News. “It’s helping people who have been abused to

 

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