▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁power ▁officials ▁scr amb ling ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁cause . ▁ ▁The ▁min is eries ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁for ▁CBS ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁ratings , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁highest - r ated ▁movie ▁for ▁the ▁channel ▁in ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁it ▁earned ▁the ▁highest ▁ratings ▁during ▁the ▁November ▁swe eps ▁week ▁with ▁ 1 9 . 4 ▁million ▁view ers ▁watching ▁the ▁first ▁part . ▁Crit ics ▁were ▁less ▁favor able ▁towards ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁most ▁p anning ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁its ▁dialog , ▁imp laus ible ▁science , ▁and ▁poor ▁acting . ▁Some ▁review ers ▁did ▁pra ise ▁the ▁film ' s ▁high - bud get ▁special ▁effects ▁and ▁felt ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁" ch arm ." ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁a ▁four - hour ▁sequ el , ▁Category ▁ 7 : ▁The ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁World , ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁two - part ▁format . ▁ ▁Plot ▁▁ ▁Andy ▁Good man ▁( B rian ▁Den ne hy ) ▁is ▁a ▁week ▁away ▁from ▁a ▁forced ▁ret irement ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁chief ▁meteor ologist ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁We ather ▁Administration ' s ▁Se vere ▁We ather ▁Center . ▁However , ▁torn ado es ▁level ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁an ▁area ▁normally ▁not ▁pr one ▁to ▁the ▁storm s . ▁Conc ern ed ▁and ▁ups et ▁that ▁the ▁storm ▁system ▁formed ▁un not iced ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁people , ▁Good man ▁begins ▁closely