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I have read with interest the reviews of the CBS miniseries, "Hitler: The Rise of Evil" and the responses of list members so far. The two part series did not air in my broadcast market--Corpus Christi, South Texas (not including San Antonio or Houston). Apparently, the local CBS affiliate programming manager decided it was not appropriate for prime time, sweeps-week not withstanding. He wanted to air the series in an 11:30 p.m. time slot, but was refused this request by the national CBS programming office. Instead, on Sunday night we got the movie "Superman," billed as a special viewing event. I did not see what was offered on Tuesday evening. In reading the reactions to the inaccuracies and stereotypes in the miniseries, I am ironically torn in my judgment of the backwardness or our local area. On the one hand, of course, I deplore the censorship of an important issue which one individual may impose on a fairly large viewing market. On the other hand, perhaps, there is some positive value in sparing local viewers the problematic and inaccurate presentation of the miniseries. More specifically, I would be interested to learn whether the miniseries was preempted in other viewing markets in the country. Ronald Shearer [Editor's Note: In addition to Prof. Shearer's KZTV in Corpus Christi, KVTV in Laredo, Texas also elected not to show the mini-series. As this May 17 article in the _LA Times_ explains, both affiliates found the portrayal too humanizing and thus potentially dangerous for young people: http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-na-hitler17may17,0,5416110.story?coll=cl-t vent.]
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