This past fall, 40 children from all across the country participated in a social experiment/reality show called Kid Nation.  One of those 40 children was

CBS‘ Kid Nation, a reality series that features 40 kids trying to run their own town with minimum adult supervision, received a lot of negative buzz even before it premiered and during its first few weeks on air.  Many bashed the network and the show, saying they were blatantly exploiting children.  However, for show participant

CBS‘ Kid Nation was on the receiving end of much criticism even before it premiered in September, and even though all the negative talk that surrounded the series eventually faded, executive producer Tom Forman knows that the early controversy had a crippling impact on the show‘s performance.

Alright, look.  I like Kid Nation.  I really do.   I‘d love to meet these kids and talk to them about their time in Bonanza City.  I wanna pinch the cheeks of about half of them and wring the necks of the other half but all have made an impression on me.  I really loved that I had a show to watch with my son that not only was entertaining, but raised different issues that we talked about over the last 13 episodes.  However, just like I‘ve gone back and forth about whether or not I like Greg, I went back and forth on whether or not I liked last night‘s finale of

Here we are, the last episode of the first season of Kid Nation.  While we wait to hear if there will be a second season, I find myself surprised that I‘m going to miss this show and these kids.  I‘ll miss

This summer, CBS‘ Kid Nation, a reality series that has 40 children running a society with minimum adult supervision, faced a serious dilemma when New Mexico officials claimed the network and Good TV Inc., the production company behind the show, failed to apply for proper work permits or waivers for the kids.  The officials also said that they were not allowed to enter the set, a ranch near Santa Fe.  The controversy intensified when a letter from a participant‘s mother claiming the children were being abused and put in danger became public.

It is clear that when casting Kid Nation, producers were looking for some very specific children. They, of course, were looking for the antagonists like

Previously on Kid Nation: Taylor wanted to kill all the ugly chickens. After returning to her former difficult nature, Taylor‘s punishment was not being allowed in the arcade, so she worked hard and finally showed a little change. The whole town slowed down when the kids spent all their time in the arcade, so the Town Council padlocked it, then elected

We are less than two weeks away from the season finale of CBS‘ social experiment, Kid Nation.  Many gold stars have been handed out, a few kids have opted out and headed home, and we‘ve seen the best and worst in just about every member of Bonanza City.  Council members have come and gone, rewards have been won and lost, and only the pretty chickens are roaming the town.  The main reason the show took 40 kids and put them in this abandoned town was to answer a simple question.  Could the children build a better city than the adult pioneers who failed long before them?  The answer?  Nope.

Kid Nation, a CBS reality series that revolves around 40 children trying to run a society with minimum adult supervision, has been at the receiving end of much criticism since it premiered in September.  The network has been accused of exploiting the young cast members, but executive producer Tom Forman has defended the series, saying that they made sure the show would not go beyond ethical boundaries.