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August 25, 2012 07:24 AM PDT

The New Normal Yanked From NBC's Utah Affiliate Lineup

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The New Normal - Season Pilot

NBC’s Utah affiliate KSL-TV is sticking with its old normal this fall and refusing to air Ryan Murphy’s new gay-dads-and-their-surrogate comedy The New Normal.

“From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another,” Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL’s parent company, Bonneville International, told the Salt Lake Tribune. “The dialogue …READ MORE


December 7, 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Modern Family Exclusive: Ellen Barkin to Play Phil's New [Spoiler Alert]!

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2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

If Ellen Barkin’s Modern Family character is as incendiary as the actress’ Twitter feed then Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) may want to consider changing professions.

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that the Emmy- and Tony-winning tigress is joining ABC’s monster hit in the potentially recurring role of Vera, a very tough, legendary …READ MORE