The Public Broadcasting Service announced Wednesday that it has postponed the upcoming third season of "Finding Your Roots," and won't commit to a fourth until the show improves its editorial guidelines. PBS determined that the show violated PBS standards by allowing Ben Affleck to influence content that ultimately aired in an episode about the Oscar winner's lineage. Affleck has an ancestor who owned slaves, and the actor requested that all mention of it be removed from the show. The Affleck episode will also be removed from all of PBS' methods of distribution, including DVDs and digital platforms.
Henry Louis Gates, the host of the show, said in a statement that he was working with PBS on a new set of guidelines to ensure increased transparency.
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