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ABC passed on some pilot scripts "for the first time" due to their lack of diversity
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Walt Disney Television chairman of entertainment Dana Walden said at a recent panel that "for the first time," ABC passed on "some incredibly well-written scripts that did not satisfy our standards in terms of inclusion." Walden cited an example of receiving a script centered on a white family with the assumption that the diversity would come with the neighbors. "Pass," she said. "That's not going to get on the air anymore because that's not what our audience wants. That's not a reflection of our audience, and I feel good about the direction we're moving."
TOPICS: Diversity, ABC, Dana Walden
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