diff --git a/mkt/websites/management/commands/import_tv_websites_from_csv.py b/mkt/websites/management/commands/import_tv_websites_from_csv.py
index c13cea67ab7..49cc44628d3 100644
--- a/mkt/websites/management/commands/import_tv_websites_from_csv.py
+++ b/mkt/websites/management/commands/import_tv_websites_from_csv.py
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ def set_featured(self, instance, row):
             "BD Featured 1-7 \n"
             "(# featured apps 1-7; the remainder, leave blank)")
         if featuredNum:
-            instance.update(tv_featured=abs(int(featuredNum) - 8))
+            featuredNum = abs(int(featuredNum) - 8)
+        else:
+            featuredNum = None
+        instance.update(tv_featured=featuredNum)
 
     def parse(self, filename):
         try: