KSL, the Salt Lake City NBC affiliate owned by the Mormon church, is opting not to air NBC's new comedy The New Normal. The show's premise involves a gay couple who hires a single mother to be to be their surrogate. The station deemed the show, "inappropriate on several dimensions", presumably referring to the show's gay relationship and politically incorrect dialogue. KSL also chooses not to air Saturday Night Live. Last season, it refused to broadcast The Playboy Club. Another Salt Lake City station, KUCW, will air The New Normal on the weekend.
I suspect the Utah affiliate just realises that baby/pregnancy plotlines in sitcoms are never funny. They learned their lesson after being burnt by Up All Night.
Now if they stop airing Whitney then they really have my respect.
Thanks KSL – I hadn’t even heard of this new show so now I will be SURE to check it out!!! #backfire
And that’s one reason why I won’t watch LA Complex – a bunch of Canadians playing at how morally bankrupt and sleazy they think Americans are.
I need the # of viewers and A18-49 in Salt Lake City SQUAT! Please.
@ Observer – Aren’t most of the character on LAC actually Canadian?
Who cares? The New Normal is quite awful. Just don’t merge two shows totally incompatible. Families and gays, I mean… which kind of audiences are they expecting to reach?
@Doug
Observer did outline that it was a bunch of Canadians, second of all, I don’t like it when some Americans make fun of Canada so much! (not that i’m from Canada).
If living with one father is horrible, can’t imagine living with two…
no one will watch it anyways
@Chris1791
It’s about time they start standing up against the gay agenda and say NO you aren’t normal. And you will never be NORMAL.
LOL Thanks for this piece of comedy. And learn what “normal” is in nature. You would be surprised…
@Samuel
@Susan
@Chris1791
You make me absolutely sick, you are everything that is wrong with the world. Get out
Don’t them people know they’re giving the shows they’re boycotting free publicity with this kind of move?
Wait, they don’t air SNL? I’m surprised NBC is still affiliated with them.
What a wink-wink, what a charade. “Private entity” KSL (the Salt Lake City NBC affiliate) is clearly breaching their contract with “private entity” NBC network … yet network is not suing them over it. Cheap publicity trick.
On the other hand, show is so awful that censorship actually makes favor to citizens of Utah. It’s blatant example of a show claiming to be pro-minorities … then – due to being poorly executed and full of cliches – everything ends up looking as actually mocking minorities involved (here happens to be gays).
I’m personally surprised NBC hasn’t tried to strip KSL of its affiliation yet, just like “herderp” up there above said.
Many of you are implying that KSL is regressive, but I think that they’re actually progressive. By Christmas, I suspect that no NBC affliates will be airing “The New Normal,” and KSL can claim to be the first!
On the other hand, show is so awful that censorship actually makes favor to citizens of Utah. It’s blatant example of a show claiming to be pro-minorities … then – due to being poorly executed and full of cliches – everything ends up looking as actually mocking minorities involved (here happens to be gays).
Isn’t this like, every show on broadcast tv (plus TNT)? They are so bland, generic, same old same old, and with such one-dimensional characters that at the end they are always a parody of the subject they should promote. (not that I don’t agree with what you wrote, it really sounds like you described. Every time on tv they put 2 straight female friends sharing the overused kiss for ratings I roll my eyes. I mean, really? Didn’t we move from that?)
I’m not going to be watching the show nor am I a big fan of Ryan Murphy but most of his shows (Glee, AHS, Nip/Tuck) have been pretty successful when they debuted, so I wouldn’t count this show out just yet.
The show probably won’t make it past a few episodes anyway
@Hod
Maybe the same audiences that watch Grey’s Anatomy and Modern Family? Nonetheless, every show with a couple and a brat is NOT funny.