[post_page_title]Gone before its time[/post_page_title]
‘The Beverly Hillbillies’, despite being critically panned, was a very successful show with audiences – which made it all the more shocking when it was suddenly canceled in 1971. The cancelation was part of a move by CBS that came to be known as the ‘Rural Purge’…
In which shows in a rural setting, or that appealed to a rural audience, were canceled to attract younger, city-based viewers. As well as ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’, CBS canceled several other very popular TV shows, including ‘Bewitched’, ‘Bonanza’, and ‘Green Acres’.
