" 'The Capitol' proved as enthralling a history lesson as TV has ever offered-and a dazzling art and architecture survey into the bargain. Guiding viewers where tourists never tread, C-SPAN paid a dizzying, up-close visit to Constantino Brumidi’s fresco Apotheosis of Washington, high above the Rotunda, then burrowed deep underground for a tour of the long-abandoned Senate Baths. Here were ornate rooms reserved for the rare visits of the President and restored chambers where the Supreme Court once told Dred Scott he had no rights, where Senators Hayne and Webster debated, and where John Quincy Adams died of a stroke. In true C-SPAN fashion, not a corner was overlooked."

        - American Heritage, December 2006

"...And that’s when he said - as so many of us have said over the years - God bless C-SPAN. Founded by the cable industry as a nonprofit, C-SPAN, the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network, was not only the ideal broadcaster for “The Capitol,” it was the only one."

"In a break with C-SPAN form, more than half of the program was taped in advance, offering beautiful, sweeping views of room after room, such as the Board of Education Room...where Vice President Harry Truman first learned of his promotion. The high-definition camera moves at a leisurely pace, showing us floor and ceiling, while various historians and curators of the Capitol explain what we’re seeing and tell the stories behind it. After a while it may dawn on you that you’ve never seen anything like this before on TV."

        - McClatchy Newspapers, July 2, 2006

"If C-SPAN is cable's gift to America, then the 3-part series 'The Capitol'…surely counts as a birthday and an anniversary present, with Valentine's Day, Mother's and Father's Day thrown in."

        - CableFax Daily, June 5, 2006

"Even for Washingtonians, who live in the shadow of the immense dome, the building retains its mystique. 'The Capitol' takes the viewer places ordinary mortals can't usually visit. The cameras scale the dome, inside the vast iron works that secure its inner and outer structures."

        - Washington Post, June 2, 2006

"The series, a combination of taped and live segments shot in high definition, features appearances by major political figures who welcome the audience into their workplaces."

        - Washington Times, June 2, 2006