
Osbournes Reloaded comes to us courtesy of Fox, the network who brought us The Moment of Truth, Hell’s Kitchen, and Family Guy. The network isn’t really known for child-friendly programming, let’s face it, but from the previews we’ve seen, the Osbournes aren’t doing anything all that offensive. Stupid, maybe, but nothing that would make us earmuff the children. From what we gather it’s just Ozzy Osbourne and crew doing their same schtick as always, with a dumber title. (”They’re back and…they’re reloaded.” Blech.)
For some reason, though, the Osbourne clan gets the ire of one Fox affiliate who thinks they should go back to England. Panama City, Florida affiliate WPGX has decided not to air Osbournes Reloaded, which premieres tonight after American Idol. General Manager of the station David Cavileer says the show doesn’t reflect the “community standards.” Instead, the station will air an episode of The Simpsons in the show’s place. Cavileer said that he would have no problem airing the show after 10pm, but he doesn’t think airing it earlier would be appropriate for families. A Fox rep also issued a statement saying, “Osbournes Reloaded was thoroughly vetted by our standards and practices department to ensure it was appropriate for broadcast during the scheduled time period. If any network affiliate feels the programming may be inappropriate for its individual market, however, it has the right to pre-empt the program.”
Just to make sure we’re not crazy, we have to ask: dear families of Panama City, you know how to work the remote control, right? If you don’t think the show is appropriate for your kids, do you know you’re allowed to change the channel? We weren’t sure if there was a law in Panama City that forced you to watch Fox 24-7.