1997 – October Releases

TV WITH AN AGENDA: “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2017-03-20T17:58:32-04:00October 3rd, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Last night's "Nothing Sacred" was described by William Donohue this way: "There were aspects of last night's edition of 'Nothing Sacred' that deserve merit, but it remains obvious that this show has an agenda. "In this third episode, we meet a Father Ray who shows genuine pastoral care when he seeks to bring family members together.  [...]

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SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD DROPS “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2014-06-02T18:32:42-04:00October 2nd, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Scott's Liquid Gold has become the thirteenth corporate advertiser to drop sponsorship of the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred."  The company advertised Liquid Gold on the first episode and Alpha Hydrox on the second.  The first twelve to quit the show were Isuzu, Weight Watchers, K-Mart, Benckiser, DuPont, Red Lobster, Ocean Spray, Sears, AT&T, Glaxo Wellcome, Ponderosa [...]

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DUNKIN’ DONUTS SLAM DUNKS ON “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2014-06-02T18:30:47-04:00October 2nd, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Dunkin' Donuts has become the twelfth corporation to declare that it will no longer advertise on the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred."  A spokeswoman for the company said that advertising spots ran in some parts of the country on September 25, albeit they did not appear nationwide. In the future, however, there will be no ads for [...]

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PONDEROSA BOLTS ON “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2014-06-02T18:26:49-04:00October 2nd, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Ponderosa, the steakhouse chain, has designated the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred," as a "DO NOT BUY" program. The following is an official statement by Ponderosa: "The television program 'Nothing Sacred' has not been and is not an approved advertising buy for Ponderosa Steakhouse as outlined specifically in our advertising program guidelines earlier this year. "One of [...]

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GLAXO WELLCOME PULLS AD FROM “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2014-06-02T18:21:36-04:00October 1st, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Glaxo Wellcome, the producer of Zantac 75 and Zyban, has officially withdrawn sponsorship of the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred."  That makes a total of ten companies that have withdrawn sponsorship of the program. The others are Isuzu, Weight Watchers, K-Mart, Benckiser, DuPont, Red Lobster, Ocean Spray, Sears and AT&T. William Donohue commented on the latest company [...]

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AT&T WILL NOT ADVERTISE ON “NOTHING SACRED”

By |2014-06-02T18:19:34-04:00October 1st, 1997|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

A spokesman for AT&T has said that the national office of the company will not advertise on the ABC show, "Nothing Sacred."  He said that the AT&T ad that appeared on the September18 show in some parts of the country was placed by a local affiliate.  He admitted that it was not inconceivable that some local [...]

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