ters "; ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Jer em iah ▁in ▁" We eds "; ▁and ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Luke ▁in ▁" B lo od ▁Rel atives ". ▁ ▁" K ing dom ▁Come " ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁produced , ▁post pon ed ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁broadcast ▁date ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁sixth ▁episode ▁a ired . ▁Fox ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁" in ▁poor ▁taste " ▁to ▁run ▁an ▁episode ▁involving ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁cl erg ymen ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Joseph ▁Bernard in , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁rum oured ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁post pon ement ▁may ▁simply ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁its ▁ratings ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁fall . ▁According ▁to ▁L ance ▁Henri ks en , ▁the ▁original ▁episode ▁script ▁called ▁for ▁Black ▁to ▁be ▁confirmed ▁as ▁an ▁at he ist , ▁but ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁lines ▁confirm ing ▁this ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁Black ' s ▁response ▁as ▁the ▁hero ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁complex ▁and ▁important ▁question ▁to ▁be ▁simplified . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁" K ing dom ▁Come " ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁Network ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 , ▁meaning ▁that ▁roughly ▁ ▁of ▁all ▁television - equ ipped ▁households