The critics aren't watching 'Kid Nation' ... yet

September 17, 2007 The network has opted not to send out screeners for the controversial reality series, in which 40 children spend 40 days in a formerly deserted New Mexico mining town. On the feature film side, it's a common practice for studios to bypass critics by not holding screenings when they fear a new release will be roundly panned. Despite the controversy, sources within CBS said that not sending out advance screeners to critics was part of the marketing strategy for the reality series and not an attempt by the network to hide it to avoid bad publicity.

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