Utah Station Refuses to Air The New Normal

NBC's Utah affiliate KSL-TV has taken The New Normal off its fall lineup.

The upcoming Ryan Murphy comedy, which focuses on a gay couple who are having their first baby through a surrogate, was deemed inappropriate by the Mormon-owned station.

"From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another," Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, 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."  read full article

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Season 1, Episode 4
Bob goes to see his dying father in the hospital with the hopes of making amends, but he ends up telling the angry and abusive old man to go to Hell.

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Season 1, Episode 4
God the Devil and Bob

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Season 1, Episode 3
Upset that Bob seems to have no fear or respect for him, the Devil decides to make Bob sit up and take notice of his powers by going out with his daughter, Megan.

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Season 1, Episode 2
And runs away to Canada in embarrassment after he tells his friends that his father has asked God to stop by the house after work and then God's a no show.

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Utah Station Refuses to Air The New Normal

NBC's Utah affiliate KSL-TV has taken The New Normal off its fall lineup.

The upcoming Ryan Murphy comedy, which focuses on a gay couple who are having their first baby through a surrogate, was deemed inappropriate by the Mormon-owned station.

"From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another," Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, 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." read more

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Premiered: March 09, 2000, on NBC
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Premise: Animated comedy about God and the Devil battling for the soul of an ordinary guy to determine the world's fate. It delivered far from divine ratings and was canceled after four episodes.

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