Mini-Post: I Didn't Know That!

I was reading a comments on Facebook and somebody wrote that "I Spy" wasn't shown on many southern states... Hun? What are they talking about and it turns out that many of the shows that I watched were not shown south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

I asked ChatGPT... What shows were not broadcasted in the South.

The Nat King Cole Show (1956–1957)

I Spy (1965 to 1968)

East Side/West Side (1963–1964)

Star Trek (1966–1969)*

Julia (1968–1971)

All in the Family (1971–1979)

*Some Southern stations threatened not to air the that show featuring one of the first interracial kisses on U.S. television (between Uhura and Captain Kirk in 1968). episode, though it was ultimately broadcast.

So now when you look at 60 Minutes and Stephen Colbert you know the history of conservative TV's role in censorship.