More Stations Take NBC's 'Book of Daniel' Off Air
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006
Posted: 1:03:54PM EST

Two more NBC affiliates announced last week that they would no longer air the controversial new series “The Book of Daniel,” which has sparked criticism from media and television viewers across the nation for its "edgy" content.

Nashville’s WSMV-TV and Amarillo, Texas-based KAMR-TV chose to discontinue the series last week after receiving numerous complaints, sources reported, bringing the total number of NBC affiliates not airing “Daniel” to seven. A station in Hattiesburg, Miss., has also considered dropping the show.According to the Tennessean, WSMV’s general voice mailbox shut down within 20 hours after airing the two hour premier of “Daniel” on Jan. 6 because 137 complaint messages jammed the machine. The station also received complaints via e-mail and regular mail. The rest