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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012
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'Dallas' draws big ratings
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LOS ANGELES — TNT's reboot of "Dallas" struck oil. Its premiere on June 13 drew nearly 7 million viewers, making it the No. 1 scripted series premiere on all of cable so far this year.
The rebirth of the classic CBS
series, which stars veterans Larry Hagman and Linda Gray reprising their roles as J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing alongside younger brethren Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson, garnered 6.8 million viewers. The debut unsurprisingly drew hefty numbers in the older demographic: Nearly 1.9 million
folks who tuned-in were in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demo and 2.5 million were 25-54. You can guess who made up the remaining million.
The two-hour premiere of the new "Dallas," which Los Angeles Times critic Robert Lloyd said is "very much like the old" in his
review, even outdid broadcast networks during its 9-11 p.m. EDT airing. But considering the numbers the soap generated during its original run, its Wednesday showing is extremely undersized.The last episode of the original series which aired in 1991, brought in a whopping 33 million viewers .
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TELEVISION
Next season will be the last for 'Weeds'
LOS ANGELES — Showtime's upcoming eighth season of "Weeds" will be the last for the long-running comedy, a network spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Created by Jenji Kohan and starring Mary-Louise Parker as a pot-dealing mom, "Weeds" was one the premium cable channel's eminent series when it made its debut in 2005 and has picked up numerous Emmy nominations during its tenure.
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The Lionsgate-produced comedy averaged around 720,000 viewers last season, according to Nielsen. News of the series' end comes just days after the network announced it picked up two drama pilots Liev Schreiber's "Ray Donovan" and Michael Sheen's "Masters of Sex" as series.
Mary-Louise Parker stars in "Weeds" as a suburban widow who turns to selling marijuana to support her family. The final season of "Weeds" will begin airing Sunday, July 1, at 10 p.m. EDT on Showtime.
Some cast and crew members have already lined up work: Justin Kirk (who plays Uncle Andy) had his comedy pilot "Animal Practice" ordered to series by NBC and will launch in the fall. And Kohan in March landed an overall deal with Lionsgate, where she is working
The final season of "Weeds" is scheduled to roll out July 1.
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on a series, "Orange Is the New Black," as part of Netflix's push into original programming.
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DOCUMENTARY
Controversy surrounds show about US Hutterite colonies
Hutterite Judy Hofer picks carrots from the garden in King Colony, Mont. "Meet the Hutterites," a National Geographic documentary series.
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LOS ANGELES — A TV documentary series about an Anabaptist community in Montana offers a "distorted" and contrived image, bishops representing the Hutterite faith in the U.S. and Canada said Thursday.
John Stahl, Peter Entz and John Waldner, bishops for the three sects encompassing the roughly 50,000 Hutterites and 500 colonies in North America, said in a joint statement they are "deeply disappointed" in National Geographic Channel's "American Colony: Meet the Hutterites."
The 10-part series that began airing last month promised a rare inside look at Hutterite colony life, focusing on the King Ranch Colony
"What was promised by the producers to be a 'factual documentary' is, in fact, a distorted and exploitative version of Hutterite life," the bishops said, one that paints all Hutterites in a "negative and inaccurate way."
The bishops accused producers of contriving scenes and dialogue in a "make believe" portrayal of "how we live and the spiritual beliefs we cherish."
David Lyle, National Geographic Channel's CEO, vigorously defended the channel and the series.
"This is a declaration of war from the Hutterite elders against the National Geographic Society, calling into account our fairness," Lyle said. "We absolutely are fairly representing the King community."
The bishops' criticisms reflect "the very tensions that are at the core of this story," he said, which he described as the conflict between Hutterite traditions and rules, and some colony members' efforts to remain devout while adapting to 21st-century society.
The Hutterites are Protestants similar to the Amish and Mennonites who live a life centered on their religion, but unlike the others, Hutterites live in German-speaking communes scattered across northern U.S. states and Canada.
"American Colony" depicts members of the 59-member King Ranch commune, located more than 100 miles from Billings, Mont., as drinking alcoholic beverages and cursing.
Some parents are shown questioning their faith's tenets, while a restless teenager flouts rules on dress and dating.
King Ranch is among about 50 colonies in Montana averaging roughly 100 people each, according to a 2010 state report.
The colony had declined comment before the series began airing and had no comment Thursday, according to Kristin Cole, a spokeswoman for the bishops.
"American Colony" producer Jeff Collins, who did not respond to a request for comment, said previously that the series would avoid such reality TV plays as "feeding" lines to people to heighten the drama. He described the production as an ongoing "negotiation," with colony members querying the crew on how and what they were taping.
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