Kid Nation

CBS: Playing to Its Strengths with New Procedurals and Comedies

Ed Martin | Posted 05.15.2008 | Media


Ed Martin

CBS next fall is going back to basics - with a few twists. After deciding to not introduce a single procedural crime series last fall - a response, in part, to criticism that its schedule was overloaded with same - CBS this fall will introduce two. But nobody will confuse them with CSI or Cold Case.

LiveBlogging the Kid Nation Finale: At Last, Greg Can Go Home and Masturbate in Private

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

Oh man. Did no one tell these kids that this was just a TV show? Kids, I'm sorry, there is no task force watching this in anticipation of handing the keys to society over.

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: Daring to Go Where a Bunch of Men Have Gone Before

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:05 PM: People are pissed. Someone yells out, "I thought we were all equal!" No. You are all eight. Big difference.

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: The Children Are, Unfortunately, Our Future

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 11.29.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

Why don't they just call this episode "The Episode Where School Is the Overarching Theme, But More Importantly Exploiting How Kids Don't Like School For Dramatic and Comedic Effect, And Stuff"?

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: Democracy Inaction

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 11.22.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:10 PM: I'm pretty sure if this Town Council had a conch, Laurel would have killed and eaten Piggy and taken control of Castle Rock.

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: Kids Imitate Art

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 11.08.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:09p.m.: Zach suggests that they could stage a talent show. Two seconds ago there was nothing to do, all of a sudden Zachfield Follies over here sees a glittering "Great Dirt Way."

LiveBlogging "Kid Nation": Time Is Candy

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 11.01.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:22: Divan explains that she is the richest person in Bonanza. With $1.25. I'm getting pretty tired of Divan's self-congratulations over what is quite obviously a sub-par snack empire.

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: Save a Polar Bear, Ride an Eskimo

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 10.25.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:11: Instead of helping with the garbage, Taylor and Leila (NC-9) literally run away. Their argument is that beauty queens do not shovel garbage.

"Kid Nation" Kid Calls Bush Dumb

Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


On last night's "Kid Nation," the controversial CBS reality show following 40 kids as they attempt to build an adult-free society, 11-year old Kelsey ...

LiveBlogging "Kid Nation": All the President's Kids

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 10.18.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

The town gets a reward. They can choose between a "political party" or toothpaste. Everyone is screaming.

LiveBlogging "Kid Nation": Gold Stars and Jews, What?

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 10.11.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:12: Alex (9-NV) takes a survey of everyone's religious beliefs. I'm not saying this is how the Nazis got started, but this is how the Nazis got started.

Most Offensive Cable TV PR Moment of the Day: "Screw the Constitution"

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 10.10.2007 | Media


Jennifer L. Pozner

There are so many promos I could choose from.

LiveBlogging Kid Nation: Law & Order K-12

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 10.04.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

Ah yes, the bedrock of any successful modern civilization: forced bed time.

Advertisers Tiptoe Back To CBS' "Kid Nation"

Advertising Age | Brian Steinberg | Posted 09.27.2007 | Media


There are 39 children still at play in CBS's "Kid Nation." Now the question is how many advertisers are joining them. After making its debut last week...

Live Blogging Kid Nation: In Cold Blood

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 09.27.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:03 PM: The title of this week's episode is "To Kill or Not to Kill?" because kids are precious and darling and innocent and blood-thirsty.

New CBS Reality Show Sends Kids to Guantanamo

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.26.2007 | Media


Andy Borowitz

CBS said that filming would begin as soon as 40 children are "randomly rounded up."

"Kid Nation" Debuts With Good, Not Great, Ratings And Reviews

IMDB | Posted 09.20.2007 | Media


The controversial reality show Kid Nation debuted with unexceptional ratings Wednesday night, drawing a second-place 6.4 rating and an 11 share. It wa...

LiveBlogging "Kid Nation"

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 09.20.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

8:04: Some kids just showed up by helicopter because they have been chosen by the producers as "leaders" for the "Town Council." The spirit of Stalin lives!

CBS Screens "Kid Nation" For Select Schools

Variety | Josef Adalian | Posted 09.18.2007 | Media


CBS is taking its marketing message for "Kid Nation" directly to the show's target audience: kids. Without fanfare, net has set up screenings of its ...

"Kid Nation" Participant, Mom Defend Show

Orlando Sentinel | Hal Boedeker | Posted 09.14.2007 | Media

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I get a lot of questions about CBS' "Kid Nation." I can't answer most of them, because I haven't seen the show. It debuts at 8 p.m. Wednesday, but CBS...


 

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