The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on
ABC in 2014. It is based on the book
Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by retired
CIA officers
Sandra Grimes and
Jeanne Vertefeuille, and is produced by Morgan Hertzan, Rudy Bednar and Andrew Chapman. The pilot episode earned a 0.7 rating in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, making
The Assets the lowest rated drama premiere ever on one of the
big three networks.