Mormon-Owned Station Passes On NBC's 'Normal'
For the second year in a row, the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City has decided not to air a first-year series from the Peacock network. The Mormon Church-owned station will
take a pass on comedy “The New Normal,” which includes a surrogate mom for a gay male couple.
Last year, KSL-TV opted not to show drama “The Playboy Club,”
which had only three episodes on NBC.
"From time to time, we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another," Jeff Simpson, Bonneville International CEO told the
Salt Lake Tribune. "The dialogue might be excessively rude and crude. The scenes may be too explicit or the characterizations might seem offensive."
Bonneville International is the
parent company of KSL and falls under the ownership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The CW Salt Lake City station will air the NBC comedy at some point on
weekends. It carries “Saturday Night Live,” which KSL opts not to carry. Nexstar recently agreed to buy the CW station.
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