CBS drops suit against ABC over 'Glass House' show
LOS ANGELES (AP) - CBS dropped its lawsuit Friday against ABC over its reality series "The Glass House," citing the show's low viewership numbers as a reason it is no longer interested in the case.
The CBS network said it will continue to pursue its claims that top producers on the new series violated confidentiality agreements from when they worked on CBS' hit series "Big Brother." Those efforts will continue in private arbitration, not a federal courtroom where the rival networks have handled the case since it was filed in May.
CBS claimed the show copied "Big Brother" too closely.
A judge refused to grant CBS' request to block the show's broadcast, saying the unpredictable nature of reality television meant that the two shows were likely to be very different, despite some similarities in their format.
The season finale of "Glass House" is scheduled to air on Monday. Only 1.6 million viewers tuned in to the Aug. 6 episode.
"The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against 'The Glass House,'" CBS wrote in a statement released Friday.
The CBS network said it will continue to pursue its claims that top producers on the new series violated confidentiality agreements from when they worked on CBS' hit series "Big Brother." Those efforts will continue in private arbitration, not a federal courtroom where the rival networks have handled the case since it was filed in May.
CBS claimed the show copied "Big Brother" too closely.
A judge refused to grant CBS' request to block the show's broadcast, saying the unpredictable nature of reality television meant that the two shows were likely to be very different, despite some similarities in their format.
The season finale of "Glass House" is scheduled to air on Monday. Only 1.6 million viewers tuned in to the Aug. 6 episode.
"The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against 'The Glass House,'" CBS wrote in a statement released Friday.
The future of television shows... now rival networks will sue oen another for 'simular shows' they run..... this soudns very simular to the apple suing samsung for likeness on the i-PADÂ Â
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So there's very few viewers who watch this? Well I must say I'm shocked! I wonder why anybody watches that dumb show!
I actually didn't care for The Glass House at first but I really got into it about halfway through. It's a refreshing change from Big Brother simply because the viewers have more control over the outcome with The Glass House than with Big Brother.
I like the reality shows, but Glass House is terrible.Â
On par with their left wing news ratings...
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 @caphillkid That said, the last time I saw Brian Williams he looked like he really had to take a dump. And that Asian lady on Big Brother is really annoying.