CBS Pulls 'The Reagans' from Schedule

NPR | By Kim Masters

Published November 4, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Facing mounting protests and a threatened advertiser boycott, CBS won't broadcast the mini-series The Reagans, based on the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan during Ronald Reagan's presidency. The video biography has drawn fire from both Republicans and Democrats over its authenticity. Kim Masters reports.

Kim Masters

Kim Masters covers the business of entertainment for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She joined NPR in 2003.

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