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Show |
Rating |
PTC
Analysis |
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Dancing With the Stars on ABC |
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The episode that aired on April 7th at 8:00 p.m. ET contained a reference to pornography and a bleeped expletive, yet was only rated TV PG.
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Family Guy on Fox |
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The episode of Family Guy was rated TV14 D V L, contained a significant amount of sexual dialogue
and several sexual depictions, yet failed to carry an S-descriptor indicating
sexual content – an indicator which would enable parents to block sexually
explicit material from entering their homes.
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Keeping Up With the Kardashians on E! |
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This episode contained sexual dialogue including discussions about sex
toys, menstruation and the facts of life -- yet was only rated TV14 L.
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Just for Laughs on ABC |
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On
March 4th,
2008 at 8:00 p.m., when Just for Laughs was rated TV-PG but contained a
significant amount of obscured nudity. |
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Law & Order on NBC |
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The episode that aired on February 27th
at 10:00 p.m. ET was rated TV-14 DL despite containing several graphic
depictions of a murder victim and detailed discussions of her horrifying death. |
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Law & Order on NBC |
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The episode titled
“Executioner,” airing February 20th, 2008, was rated TV-14 with no “S” or “D”
descriptors despite containing a sex scene and references to extramarital
affairs.
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Jericho on CBS |
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The episode that aired on February 12th was rated TV-PG L, suggesting that this program is suitable most children and doesn’t contain any violence worth mentioning. |
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1 Vs. 100 on NBC |
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The February 8th
episode of 1 vs. 100 (8:00 p.m. ET), though only rated PG, featured
sexual innuendo inappropriate for the Family Hour, and particularly for young
children.
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Cashmere Mafia on ABC |
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A rating of TV-PG DL suggests that parents might not want to their young
children to be exposed to some bad language and sexual dialogue,
but ABC seems to believe that children are mature enough to handle the themes of
adultery and promiscuity, as well as the depictions of semi-nude women, that
dominated this episode.
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Carpoolers on
ABC |
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Most people would reasonably assume that a television program rated TV- PG DL
does not contain sexual content, certainly not protracted jokes about
pornography and sexual harassment. But most people would be wrong – at least,
according to the ABC network. |
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American Dad on Fox |
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The episode, in which Stan promises to introduce his son to a centerfold, also
contained other sexual situations and dialogue, but was not flagged for sexual
content.
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October Road on ABC |
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This episode was rated TV-PG
with descriptors for sex and violence, but the sexual content would certainly
have warranted a higher rating. |
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American Dad on Fox |
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The episode of
American Dad that aired on Sunday, December 16th contained gun
violence but nothing that would allow parents to protect their children from
such casual depictions of use of the weapon.
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Las Vegas on NBC |
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This episode delivered
offensive sexual content without its rating being flagged with an S-descriptor indicating depictions of Sex. |
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Bones on Fox |
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This episode of Bones was rated TV14 DL. No V descriptor indicating
violent content was present in the show’s rating, despite the fact that the
episode contained several gruesome depictions of a department store Santa Claus
brutally murdered and left to rot in a sewer.
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American
Dad on Fox |
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The November 18th episode of Fox’s vile American Dad, featured multiple “humorous” references to child molestation, as well as other
sexual innuendo. Yet the rating did not include “sex”
or “suggestive dialogue” descriptors.
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Supernatural on CW |
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What age does the
CW network consider appropriate for this bloody, dark, occult-themed mayhem?
Why, seven and up, of course. |
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Dirty
Sexy Money on ABC |
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Should
adulterous oral sex with a transsexual be rated PG? ABC thinks so. |
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Ugly Betty on ABC |
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The October 25th episode of Ugly Betty featured multiple
crassly sexualized scenes filled with lewd innuendo, the most blatant coming
even before the opening credits had aired
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Moonlight on CBS |
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The October 12th episode of Moonlight featured graphic levels
of bloodshed and gore certainly deserving of a TV-14 rating.
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Boston Legal on
ABC |
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The PG rating suggests that the discussion of rape and murder found in this
episode is suitable for children of all ages—as long as a parent is present. Do
you agree with this rating?
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC |
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With a TV-14
rating, a parent does not expect a scene of a rape, and then an intense
discussion of the rape—all before the first commercial. |
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Private Practice
on ABC |
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According to ABC, discussion about sperm, is not “intense” enough to warrant the “D” descriptor, indicating sexual dialogue, in the episode’s rating. |
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2007
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
on E! |
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There is no “L” descriptor that would indicate to parents the litany of foul
language on the program. |
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Family Guy
on Fox |
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The program had content that would have warranted all four
descriptors -- but only received two. |
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The Hills on MTV |
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There were no ratings descriptors to warn parents about or to prevent children
from hearing the harsh language used in this episode. |
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Cold Case on CBS |
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The rating descriptors V, L, and D paired with a TV-PG rating suggest that this
episode includes moderate violence
(V) infrequent coarse language (L), and some suggestive dialogue (D). But the
content in this episode was anything but moderate.
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The Knights of Prosperity on ABC |
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This episode should have been rated
TV-14 for its intense discussion of promiscuous sexual behavior. |
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Law & Order: SVU
on NBC |
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There are no descriptors to warn parents of the content that is in
this episode. |
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Greek on ABC |
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Sexual content and
dialogue in this episode are not appropriate for children under 13. |
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Damages on MyNetworkTV |
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Compared to the original FX version, this was very similar in
content. The edits made for broadcast television were minimal. |
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Greek on ABC |
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No content descriptors for sex or
dialogue. |
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