TLC Cancels ‘All-American Muslim’
All-American Muslim, the TLC reality series depicting the everyday lives of five Arab-American families in Michigan, was canceled due to low ratings, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. The network confirmed the decision. The freshman series lost retail advertisers like big box store Lowe’s back in December after some customers complained that the show did not portray Muslim-Americans as extremists. Lowe’s caught some backlash but did not relent after the controversy went wide: California State Sen. Ted Lieu sent a letter to Lowe’s CEO Robert A. Niblock, calling the company’s decision “un-American” and “naked religious bigotry,” and threatened legislative action if Lowe’s didn’t apologize to Muslims and reinstate its ads. The series was set in Dearborn, Michigan. “Having the opportunity to be a part of such a groundbreaking series with TLC has been extraordinary,” castmember Suehaila Amen told the Free Press.
- 3/7/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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