An ad produced by GetToKnowUsFirst.org featuring a gay family was rejected by NBC affiliate KNBC during the Super Bowl programming. According to KNBC, the legal department of the NFL found it to be in the 'advocacy' category, which they claim they do not allow. However, […]
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PETA Banned From TV
PETA's "Vegetarians Have Better Sex" Super Bowl commercial was rejected by NBC because it "depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards." Since nipple-gate with Janet Jackson, PETA should have know better than to try such a racy advertisement. Showing a woman rubbing an asparagus […]
Rosie O’Donnell Live Tanks
Rosie O'Donnell premiered her show Live on NBC last week on the eve of Thanksgiving and it tanked. According to the Nielsen Ratings, she only had 5 million viewers and that’s not good enough for NBC. On her website Friday, she wrote "there will b […]
Gossip Girls Ratings Up, TV Survives!
There have been reports here and there about the lackluster new TV fall season, but some networks are actually doing very well. The CW, Fox, and CBS are all off to good starts according to a new report from media research agency Magna . The CW […]
Variety Shows are Back!
Rosie O’Donnell is back to work! NBC has green-lighted Rosie’s Variety Show. It is set to air live from New York City on the eve of Thanksgiving. The show will have many celebrity guests, music acts, comedy, and contests, in true ‘variety’ fashion. "We want […]
GLAAD Reports on Where We Are On TV
GLAAD‘s 13th annual "Where We Are On TV" report has come out, and it shows that LGBT representations have doubled in the last year. GLAAD annually calculates what percentage of characters in scripted series are described as GLBT by five major networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, […]
Jennifer Aniston to Appear on 30 Rock!
Another T.V favorite of mine, 30 Rock, has some exciting news. Jennifer Aniston will be appearing on the show! It is not clear whether she will be playing herself, as many do on 30 Rock, or a fictional character. The show has received SEVEN guest-star […]
Kath and Kim to Hit American Airwaves!
Selma Blair and Molly Shannon will be pairing up for a new (sorta) sitcom on NBC, and I’m excited for it! Kath and Kim is based on a wildly popular Australian sitcom that follows the ‘reality’ feel of The Office, yet another import! The show […]
President of NBC Apologizes to the Gays!
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NBC Skips Matthew MItcham’s Sexuality
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