WRAZ-TV pulled the show after its second airing on March 5. The station says the series, in which viewers help match up single men and women who then get engaged before they ever meet, "demeans and exploits the institution of marriage."

Station management says it had "serious concerns" about the content of "Married by America" before the show even premiered, and the first two episodes only confirmed those fears. Following the March 5 episode, the station "decided that the program did not reflect prevailing standards of good taste" and yanked it, according to a press release on the station's web site.

A FOX spokesman says the network is disappointed with WRAZ's decision but respects the rights of affiliates to determine what's appropriate for their markets. The Raleigh area is the nation's 29th-largest TV market.