CBS admits that "The Reagans" is too biased for it to air ... but says the miniseries somehow isn't too biased for its sister channel Showtime to broadcast on cable.
"Although the miniseries features impressive production values and acting performances, and although the producers have sources to verify each scene in the script, we believe it does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience," the network stated today.
CBS failed to identify the "sources" for its admittedly unbalanced portrayal. After all, how can anyone "verify" the AIDS comment that even the scriptwriter has admitted is a lie?
The network said it was licensing the fictitious attack to Showtime, which, like CBS, is owned by Viacom.
CBS claimed it was not bowing to public outcry. Uh huh. Apparently Showtime and Viacom would like a taste of that outcry.
Showtime, however, is far less likely to cave. The network that airs "Queer as Folk" will probably air anything, but the audience can be only a small fraction of what CBS would have scored.
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