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Bully for You! MPAA Grants PG-13 Rating
The Weinstein Company
It's about time!
The ongoing debate concerning Bully's rating has come to a close with the MPAA deciding to lower the documentary's R rating to PG-13 just in time for the film's April 13 release in 55 theaters.
So what changed?
Did Sarah Palin Get Revenge on Katie Couric?
Peter Kramer, Heidi Gutman/NBC
Previously on Sarah Palin vs. Katie Couric…
Katie asked Sarah what newspapers she read. Sarah accused Katie of "exploiting" her fame. Meanwhile, in Manhattan, the morning-news ratings war heated up. Katie signed on to guest host the surging Good Morning America. NBC announced Sarah would sit in at top-dog Today, where not-coincidentally Katie used to work. Katie and Sarah went talking-head to talking-head on Tuesday. Sarah's daughter Bristol predicted "a pretty big bump the ratings" for her mother's stint.
Was Bristol right? Was Sarah victorious? Was Katie defeated?
A Bully Ban? Parents Television Council Asks Theaters Not to Show Unrated Version of Documentary
The Weinstein Company
Someone else is picking on Bully.
After multiple attempts to get the MPAA to change the documentary Bully's R rating (for brief language), the Weinstein Company announced that they would be releasing the film as unrated. But on Tuesday, the Parents Television Council released a statement asking all major theaters "to adhere to their own policies not to exhibit unrated films."
The conservative media watchdog, whose efforts are usually focused on the small screen, claims that "showing unrated content is a threat to the continued viability of the [movie] ratings system."
Which TV Shows Are Going Belly Up?
Fox, ABC, Fox
Alcatraz and The River have just marked their season finales. The question is: Have they marked their series finales, too?
A new look at what the latest Nielsen ratings are saying about the survival chances of some struggling freshman shows (and which ones are doing just fine):
Bully Will Hit Movie Theaters as Unrated
The Weinstein Company
There's no trying to bully this group.
After numerous attempts at trying to urge the MPAA to change Bully's R rating (for brief language), the Weinstein Company has announced that they will be releasing the highly anticipated documentary as unrated.
Michigan high school student Katie Butler's online campaign collected nearly 500,000 signatures requesting the MPAA overturn the "R" rating—including support from stars like Johnny Depp, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Michael Jordan and Demi Lovato. So what does Butler think of the Weinstein Company's unrated maneuver?
Quick, Mad Men or "Zou Bisou Bisou": Which Was the Bigger Hit?
Mad Men returned Sunday night to record TV ratings—and an enhanced reputation as a musical tastemaker.
Here's why you can't get "Zou Bisou Bisou" out of your head today:
Five Things Dancing With the Stars Could Learn From…The Walking Dead?!
Gene Page/AMC; Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing With the Stars isn't dead by a long shot.
But after Monday's TV-ratings performance, in which the franchise lost 4 million viewers from its previous spring opener, it doesn't feel as alive as The Walking Dead.
Here's what DWTS could learn from the Nielsen buzz show:
New Hope for Community? No Hope for Ashley Judd's Missing?
NBC/ABC
Community wasn't back last night: It was bigger than that.
A look at Thursday's key TV ratings results, including an arguably discouraging premiere for Ashley Judd's Missing:
Bully Timeline: From the School Trenches to the Ratings Board Controversy to…Johnny Depp?
Bully may be tiny—at least in terms of its budget—but it's not going to be pushed around by the MPAA or anybody else!
This riveting documentary chronicling students from high schools in the South and Midwest who are the victims of bullying is making quite a big mark on the national conversation thanks to the Motion Picture Association of America's tin-eared decision to slap the film with an R rating.
E! News takes a look back at the controversy that erupted out of that and prompted some of Hollywood's biggest heavyweights to throw their support behind a campaign to get the MPAA to change its mind…
UPDATE!
Was Bachelor Ben the Worst Bachelor Ever?
ABC/NICK RAY
Poor Bachelor Ben.
If it wasn't spoilers threatening to ruin the latest edition of The Bachelor, then it was franchise-low TV ratings, not to mention extra-tough competition from The Voice.
Last night, Ben Flajnik had one more chance to redeem his season—and, oh, well…
