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Salt Lake NBC Station Won't Carry The New Normal

Salt Lake NBC Station Won't Carry The New Normal

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The Mormon Church-owned NBC affiliate finds the gay-themed sitcom 'inappropriate.'

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Salt Lake City TV station KSL won't air the new gay-themed NBC sitcom The New Normal, deeming it "inappropriate" for the Mormon Church-owned affiliate.

"For our brand, this program feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time," Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, told The Salt Lake Tribune.

The show, scheduled to premiere September 11, deals with a gay couple, played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha, having a child with a surrogate portrayed by Georgia King. Ryan Murphy of Glee fame is its cocreator.

A CW affiliate, KUCW, plans to air the program on weekends in the Salt Lake City market, general manager Matt Jacquint told the Tribune. "We're looking for a time slot right now," he said.

KSL has refused to carry some other shows in the past. Last year it declined to air the short-lived series The Playboy Club.

Go here for The Advocate's interview with Rannells.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.