US TV
A Family Law repeat has been pulled by CBS after an advertiser said it was "too controversial".
According to Zap2It, Proctor & Gamble Co. objected to the episode, which features Kathleen Quinlan's character, an attorney, helping a woman fight manslaughter charges after her 8-year-old son accidentally shoots and kills his older brother with her handgun.
Gil Schwartz, CBS spokeswoman, said: "This was an ordinary, internal decision in the process of scheduling summer reruns. If you only plan to repeat a few episodes of a series, it is common business sense to rebroadcast the episodes with the most sales potential."
Tom Millikin, spokesman for Procter & Gamble, said: "We know that `Family Law' is the type of show that will occasionally present content issues for us and if we have issues with a particular episode, we don't advertise. We would not, and have not, ever approached a network to suggest that they air a less polarizing episode."
The episode in question will now air next month.
According to Zap2It, Proctor & Gamble Co. objected to the episode, which features Kathleen Quinlan's character, an attorney, helping a woman fight manslaughter charges after her 8-year-old son accidentally shoots and kills his older brother with her handgun.
Gil Schwartz, CBS spokeswoman, said: "This was an ordinary, internal decision in the process of scheduling summer reruns. If you only plan to repeat a few episodes of a series, it is common business sense to rebroadcast the episodes with the most sales potential."
Tom Millikin, spokesman for Procter & Gamble, said: "We know that `Family Law' is the type of show that will occasionally present content issues for us and if we have issues with a particular episode, we don't advertise. We would not, and have not, ever approached a network to suggest that they air a less polarizing episode."
The episode in question will now air next month.
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