Showtime rescues controversial Reagans miniseries from CBS

By 2003-11-05T04:00:00

US pay-TV network Showtime has jumped in to acquire the television rights to The Reagans after its Viacom stablemate CBS bowed to Republican pary pressure and opted against airing the four-hour mini-series on Nov 16.

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