http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/16122/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/kid-nation-ties-top-ratings <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/colleen-raezler">Colleen Raezler</a> </div> </div> </div> <p ><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Kid Nation, </i>CBS' latest offering to the saturated reality-TV market, premiered on September 19.  </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/kid-nation-ties-top-ratings" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture cbs childlabor exploitation KidNation NewMexico realityshows Television Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0000 admin 27672 at http://archive2.mrc.org http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cbs-exploits-child-labor-law-loopholes-ratings <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristen-fyfe">Kristen Fyfe</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >The Summer TV Press Tour is underway.  It's the time of year when the networks show the TV critics what's in store for the coming fall TV season.  And much of the buzz centers around the CBS show <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Kid Nation.</i></p> <br /> <p >Here's the premise:  40 kids are put in an abandoned ghost town (well, it's really a privately owned town used for production purposes) and told to “fix their forefather's mistakes” and rebuild the town into a functioning community. No adults allowed.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cbs-exploits-child-labor-law-loopholes-ratings" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Politics cbs KidNation NewMexico realityshows Television Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000 admin 27758 at http://archive2.mrc.org