Last week, UPN announced its fall line-up. Thankfully, the dreaded reality series based on Amish Rumspringa did not make the cut. I would like to think that UPN came to its senses, but I find it hard to believe. UPN had gone so far as to begin the recruiting process, even offering money to the Amish youth if they would agree to be part of the series.

What is most likely behind the series’ absense is that advertisers were few and far between, especially in the midst of the media backlash surrounding the program. Plus the Center for Rural Strategies leapt into the fray after blockading the Real Beverly Hillbillies reality series that was also in the works. They even took out an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer and started a campaign against the series.

Les Moonves, the president of CBS (which owns UPN), refused to answer reporters’ questions after unveiling the fall schedule, leading people to believe that the series has not been killed at all, just put on hold. Perhaps they’re plotting a cross-over with America’s Next Top Model where a really “hot” Amish babe during Rumspringa will strut her stuff on the catwalk. I really shouldn’t give them any ideas.