LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter to bring “Reading Rainbow” into the 21st century closed yesterday with $5.4 million. The campaign launched at the end of May, reaching its initial goal of $1 million in a half day. In the 36 days since then, the fundraiser was supported by 105,857 backers—the most ever on the platform—and rose to the fifth-most-funded project in the company’s five-year history.

Fans, celebs and rivals alike rallied for the cause in the final stretch, with all four of Kickstarter’s…