Cancelled Programming: Pageants, Dukes, and More

One cannot be surprised with the cancelation and then reorganization of the Miss USA pageant given the ignorant anti-immigrant comments of Donald Trump. While Reelz may have saved the program from the pull-out of Univision and NBC, the comments may have irreparably destroy the beauty pageant for now.  And now Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama have pulled out of the Miss Universe pageant.  Words, particularly foolish words, have consequences.

Other cancelled or pulled shows include NBC's biblical story A.D. as well as American Odyssey, both after only one season.  It seems even a good storyline provided by God is not enough to save a show.  

And finally, following another controversy, TV Land has dropped the old CBS show Dukes of Hazzard from its television line-up.  It would appear the shootings in South Carolina and growing concerns about the Confederate flag were too much for the TV network.  I think this was probably an over-reaction.  The show may be dangerous, but only to one's mind because of bad writing and lousy acting.  I expect cooler heads will prevail at some point.