Ratings Drop For 'All-American Muslim'

NPR

Published December 22, 2011 at 4:00 AM EST

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

And our last word in business is ratings reality. Ratings for this week's episode of the reality TV show, "All-American Muslim," dropped to more than 30 percent from the previous week's ratings. The show had plenty of drama off-screen earlier this month when the home improvement retailer Lowe's admitted it pulled its ads on the show after pressure from a conservative Christian group.

Yesterday, Lowe's said it would not change its decision. Cable channel TLC has not yet said whether the show will get picked up for another season.

And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.

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And I'm Renee Montagne. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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