Mark Burnett's 'Genius' Put on Hold

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Upcoming Mark Burnett reality/competition Our Little Genius, which was originally scheduled to debut on Wednesday, Jan. 13 out of a 75-minute edition of American Idol, has been put on hold indefinitely. 

Said Burnett in a prepared statement: “I recently discovered that there was an issue with how some information was relayed to contestants during the preproduction of Our Little Genius. As a result, I am not comfortable delivering the episodes without reshooting them. I believe my series must always be beyond reproach, so I have requested that Fox not air these episodes.”

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