10 Banned TV Shows That Shocked The World

4. Interview Subjects Were Bribed By Producers - Escaping The KKK

A&E produced this documentary series about members of the Ku Klux Klan wishing to escape its clutches, but just three weeks ahead of its January 2017 premiere, the network pulled the show. This was following revelations that producers had paid some interviewees in exchange for access to the KKK, in firm violation of A&E's policy not to fund hate groups.

Considering A&E is co-owned by Walt Disney Co., it's little surprise the House of Mouse wanted nothing to do with this, and despite A&E retaining support for the show as a serious piece of investigative journalism, they ethically had no choice but to prevent the show from airing.

Regardless of how the docu-series could've turned out, it's an integrity move in the very least, and flies in the face of the money-grabbing soullessness we as viewers generally expect from the entertainment industry.