buy buy buy baby eighteenth episode american television series eighth season written directed series producer episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states march guest stars buy buy baby include britney_spears episode jack talk completely revamped right wing conservatives gay network new owners hire ultra conservative spears new host jack jack deciding stand new bosses desires baby seeing grace happy pregnancy karen decides wants baby offers pay carry airing buy buy baby press release nbc revealed episode include scene spears hosted christian cooking segment called segment met protest christian groups accused mocking jesus network canceled segment criticism buy buy baby received generally mixed reviews according nielsen ratings watched million households original broadcast plot jack learns gay television network employed bought large corporation talk host widen audience favor idea jack agrees meets host britney_spears episode jack stunned realize bought right wing conservatives changes including renamed thrilled idea jack told compromise amber admits jack lesbian merely pretending ultra conservative christian world asks job jack gets board informs guest actor network asked reveal gay tells jack let pushed stand jack takes advice compromise ultimately costs job grace pregnancy prompts baby pays cricket carry child grace idea karen having baby suspects reason having karen dismisses idea cricket begins second thoughts karen following karen strange behavior karen admission husband stanley raise child prompts cricket quit karen revealing grace reason wanted baby help marriage admits thought leaving husband production buy buy baby written directed series producer february confirmed singer britney_spears guest star rehearsed cast february recorded lines live audience february february spears appearance acting performance prime time television television appearance giving birth child september creators thought surprisingly good job march announced actor appear episode support issues coming gay addition actress appears cricket episode aired nbc united_states march according press release buy buy baby released nbc february episode air april thursday day good friday jesus press release nbc said episode include scene spears hosted christian cooking segment called segment met controversy christian groups called jesus according pressure nbc caused nbc cancel segment episode air date nbc stated segment erroneous information mistakenly included press release idea episode written nbc spokesperson stated reference storyline contain christian characterization value viewers regret offended responded claiming network lying claim segment episode statement website read attempt confuse public network issued intentionally misleading statement left impression lied supporters nbc said script written didn tell story board completed offensive material scheduled episode story board contains outline program reason detailed description episode issued nbc initial press release line actions taken online supporters like caused rewrite episode remove offensive segment reception original american broadcast buy buy baby watched approximately million households according nielsen ratings episode achieved key demographics adults eighth highest rated nbc network week airing episode received mixed reviews television critics said spears appearance sydney morning herald commented spears right wing host miss proves talk avoid furniture dimensional character feels like stunt low opinion thing saved episode message finding courage sea sounds chicago_tribune thought spears bombed episode disliked southern accent performance commented granted episode wasn written spears place karen sensitivity herald sun reviewer thought gave final season send deserved said problem spears performance impossible accept role headline self thought appearance fun watch positive spears performance commenting especially remember dismal crossroads trent pink said great spears television researcher author book complete cable shows commented spears role good way comedy type playing celebrity
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