By David Bauder
The Associated Press

Barraged by accusations from conservatives that it was distorting the legacy of a president, CBS announced Tuesday it was pulling The Reagans miniseries, which was scheduled to air Nov. 16.

The network said that after seeing the finished film, executives decided to license it to Showtime, a pay cable network with different broadcast standards that, like CBS, is owned by Viacom.

"Although the miniseries features impressive production values and acting performances, and although the producers have sources to verify each scene in the script, we believe it does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience," the network said in a statement.

Supporters of the 92-year-old former president, who has Alzheimer's disease, are concerned the miniseries contained numerous inaccuracies. There has been a concern, after part of the script was published in the New York Times last month, that Reagan was portrayed as being uncaring and judgmental toward people suffering with AIDS.

The former president's son, Michael Reagan, told ABC's Good Morning America Tuesday that he wanted CBS to "show Ronald Reagan for what he is."

"What they've done is try and strip the heart of Reagan away," he said. "The great thing about my father is his big heart."