One Of ABC's Biggest Cop Shows Ever Was Boycotted By Dozens Of Stations Before It Ever Aired
One Of ABC's Biggest Cop Shows Ever Was Boycotted By Dozens Of Stations Before It Ever Aired
admin 2026/05/21 03:28Plenty of TV shows have drawn the ire of protest groups, but the protests normally start after the shows hit the air.
That wasn't the case for "NYPD Blue," which was almost derailed months before the pilot episode aired.
In the '90s, broadcast networks were losing viewers to cable television, partly because cable wasn't under the same scrutiny from censors. It's a problem faced today by both broadcast and cable networks as they compete with streaming services. Enter, "NYPD Blue" creator Steven Bochco, who was no stranger to battling with censors over content in his shows. Bochco said that for "NYPD Blue," he wanted to
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That wasn't the case for "NYPD Blue," which was almost derailed months before the pilot episode aired.
In the '90s, broadcast networks were losing viewers to cable television, partly because cable wasn't under the same scrutiny from censors. It's a problem faced today by both broadcast and cable networks as they compete with streaming services. Enter, "NYPD Blue" creator Steven Bochco, who was no stranger to battling with censors over content in his shows. Bochco said that for "NYPD Blue," he wanted to
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