Twelve years after pulling it from the air under protest, FOX is preparing to finally air O.J. Simpson’s pseudo confessional interview special If I Did It, which has been retitled O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? Simpson, of course, went from famous to infamous overnight in June of 1994 when the NFL Hall of Fame running back-turned-actor/celebrity was arrested by police in connection with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Previously, the Goldmans released the companion book for If I Did It in 2007 but re-titled it If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer, and as for O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? sources tell THR that both the Goldmans and Browns have approved the release of the TV special.
According to THR, FOX will air O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? opposite ABC’s debut of American Idol, a reboot of the reality competition show that ironically used to air on FOX.
Now, in an apparent move to attract ratings, FOX – the network that pulled If I Did It from the air in 2006 – will air the long-shelved special on Sunday, March 11.