'Ted Haggard: Scandalous' To Debut January 16 On TLC

Disgraced Colorado Springs Pastor Ted Haggard may have scaled back his ambitions to regain his former power and influence, but that doesn't mean he's become averse to the camera.

On January 16, 'Ted Haggard: Scandalous' will debut on The Learning Channel. The documentary will focus on Haggard's fall from grace and his subsequent founding of the St. James Church in Colorado Springs.

Haggard will have no say in the footage used, and says he hasn't seen the documentary.

"I hope it's a resurrection story," Haggard told the Colorado Springs Gazette. "I hope it encourages people to realize that no matter what you are going through, the sun will come up again."

This will be the second cable documentary about Haggard since 2006, when it was discovered that he had solicited sex from a male prostitute. A 2009 HBO Documentary, "The Trials of Ted Haggard," chronicled the hardships of the Haggard family in the wake of his ouster as senior pastor of the conservative New Life Church.

Comments

[Ian Davis]

11:30 AM on 01/17/2011

Why is everyone on TLC's case... doesn't finding the cure for homosexuality warrant coverage?

[LittleMittens]

01:11 AM on 01/12/2011

Are you kidding?! How about the links to drugs, homosexuality, and pedophilia in organized religions...

[Nukualofa]

12:22 PM on 01/11/2011

When will TLC do specials on Larry Craig and Mark Foley?

[Olderandwiser55]

11:00 PM on 01/10/2011

The "Learning Channel"-no one believes that anymore. I hope.

[hchavez]

10:34 AM on 01/10/2011

Shameful and money-grabbing. Money, money, money. Sprinkled with hate.

[RockyMissouri]

11:58 AM on 01/09/2011

The 'learning channel' has certainly become an oxymoron....

[BeasleysMom]

09:39 PM on 01/08/2011

It is confounding to me that people who act poorly are rewarded in America with fame and fortune.

[dengal]

08:03 PM on 01/08/2011

oH ted, just go away. This is nothing but marketing for his new cash cow church

[Nukualofa]

12:20 PM on 01/08/2011

Thy rod and thy staff
they comfort me.

[1differentdrummer]

07:36 AM on 01/08/2011

Give it a rest.

[SteveDenver]

04:27 AM on 01/08/2011

TLC is toast
First Palin, now Haggard… they're sifting through conservative slime to redefine their formerly informational network. Sad

[escribacat]

01:14 AM on 01/08/2011

Wow. This fella has no shame. Why doesn't he just go away?

[harmonikasavingsbonds]

05:53 PM on 01/07/2011

TLC = The Leering Channel.

[escribacat]

01:15 AM on 01/08/2011

Perfect.

[Angelo Palma]

01:44 PM on 01/07/2011

Ha ha ha ha ha, I say watch this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZmHC75FDqQ

[SteveDenver]

04:35 AM on 01/08/2011

WHO KNEW "schism" and "syllogism" create such a gut-busting rhyme?
Thanks for introducing me to Roy Zimmerman's music. I fan thee, and fave!