"Truth is, none of the emergency replacement shows initiated to deal with the fallout of the Writer’s Strike or the schedule re-runs they have to air until new episodic installments are ready in April, has worked out all that well as far as ratings go. In fact, most of the replacement shows, to put it kindly, have been a disaster and a drain, most especially BB9 who is on the bottom of that list. Further, according to my source, Grodner has been told in no uncertain terms to get busy immediately doing some "damage control" and to clean up the BB act, which is not only devaluing BB franchise, CBS’s good reputation but is helping to hurt theis year’s rating problems.

Not only did Wednesday night’s foul language incident on live TV set off alarm bells in the CBS legal affairs department, (CBS/General Electric is also facing a potential minimum $500,000 fine – shades of the Janet Jackson’s costume malfunction Super Bowl incident), the unusually large amount of negative mail and telephone calls CBS/General Electric has been getting concerning the “sleaze factor” of this year’s BB9 show and cast members has been unprecedented.

Since the “dollar” trumps any other consideration at CBS/General Electric, Grodner has to somehow figure out a way “to put lipstick on that damn pig” as one senior CBS executive put it, “get her ratings up” or “go off the air”. According to my source, CBS has that power. Apparently each of the BB house guest’s contracts has a “force major”, no-fault provision clause to cover CBS and Endemol Productions legally in the event that were to happen.
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"Buritobell.. What is this phrase referring to...Apparently each of the BB house guest’s contracts has a “force major”, no-fault provision clause to cover CBS and Endemol Productions legally in the event that were to happen. ????? Also... I didn't get to watch Wed. episode, what foul language and who said it? Thanks for the update!"

"Buritobell.. What is this phrase referring to...Apparently each of the BB house guest’s contracts has a “force major”, no-fault provision clause to cover CBS and Endemol Productions legally in the event that were to happen. ????? Also... I didn't get to watch Wed. episode, what foul language and who said it? Thanks for the update!"