tvweek.com - 12/4/2008
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ABC is taking on Fox’s warm-and-fuzzy “American Idol” with the gritty documentary reality series “Homeland Security USA.”
The network announced today that the series, from “Scared Straight” producer Arnold Shapiro, will air Tuesdays at 8 starting Jan. 6. The network has shot 13 episodes.
Based on an Australian format, “Homeland” focuses on the frontlines of the war to keep America’s borders safe. Producers worked closely with a number of government agencies, including the Coast ...
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ABC Schedules a 'Homeland Security' Series
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... ABC said the production “has been given unprecedented access to the agencies,” including the Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard. The reality show will spotlight the work of border patrol officials who work on land, sea and air to keep the United States secure. ABC has ordered 13 episodes of the series; they will be shown Tuesdays at 8 p.m., opposite “American Idol” on Fox. While reality shows about harrowing jobs have prospered on cable — think of “Deadliest Catch” and “Ice Road Truckers” — they have ...
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