One Less Turkey on the Table -- Thankfully!

In what must rank as one of FOX's better decisions so far this season, the O.J. Simpson special "If I Did It" has, after considerable public outcry, been consigned to the ash-heap where it belonged.

Rupert Murdoch, chair of FOX's parent entity News Corp., announced, "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project." Awfully decent of you to say so, Rupe! The intended sweeps special had to qualify as one of the all-time worst concepts in programming for any network. It was not merely tasteless, it was repugnant.

Kudos to the many FOX affiliates who flatly refused to air the program. It's refreshing to know there are still folks who hold to standards beyond just the bottom line.