Lifetime’s original movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B garnered 3.2 million viewers in its Saturday night debut, the network said Monday.

The movie, which chronicled the life and death of 1990s R&B music singer Aaliyah Haughton, also drew 1.7 million adult 18-49 viewers and 1.6 million adult 25-54 viewers. In addition, the movie also generated 1.3 million women 18-49 and 1.2 million viewers in the network’s targeted female 25-54 demo.

 Among Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B ranks as this year’s second most watched movie telecast on cable, behind Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic.

Immediately following Saturday’s movie premiere, the network’s one-hour documentary Beyond the Headlines: Aaliyah delivered 2.7 million Total Viewers, 1.4 million Adults 18-49 viewers, 1.3 million Adults 25-54 viewers, 1.1 million Women 18-49 viewers and 1.0 million Women 25-54 viewers.

Lifetime has set a Nov. 15 date for the premiere of its original movie about the life of R&B singer Aaliyah.

Aaliyah: The Princess Of R&B stars Alexandria Shipp (House Of Anubis) as rising music star and actress who tragically died in a plane crash in 2001, said network officials. The two-hour movie event is executive produced by Howard Braunstein, Debra Martin Chase and talk show host Wendy Williams, and based on the bestseller Aaliyah: More Than A Woman by former Time magazine music editor Christopher John Farey (Game World).

Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman (Shake It Up) was originally cast to play Aaliyah in the movie, but pulled out of the project this past summer due to production issues.