Study Finds Prime Time More Filthy
CBNNews.com
September 10, 2007
CBNNews.com - A new study shows that prime time TV, or the family hour of TV, is not so family-friendly anymore.
The Parents Television Council study found an incident of violence, profanity, or sexual content once every three and half minutes.
Click Play to hear more from Melissa Henson, senior director of programs for the Parents Television Council.
And that's during the first hour of prime time alone.
"Our study clearly demonstrates that corporate interests have hijacked the Family Hour from families," PTC President Tim Winter. "This early prime time block was once reserved for programs the whole family could enjoy but it is now flooded with shows that contain adult programming."
Winter continued, "The Family Hour was once lauded by the entertainment industry and members of Congress as a solution for parents who do not want their children to be exposed to graphic content for at least one hour each night. Shockingly, this data shows that parents cannot trust what is on during the so-called Family Hour for even a minute."
More than 200 shows were observed during the 2006-2007 study period, and almost 90 percent of them contained objectionable content.
The PTC found that Fox is the worst broadcast network overall, noting its 20.78 instances of violent, profane, and sexual content each hour -- nearly double the amount of similar content shown on any of the five other major broadcast networks.
By contrast, the CW Network featured the cleanest programming overall.
Winter continued, "The Family Hour was once lauded by the entertainment industry and members of Congress as a solution for parents who do not want their children to be exposed to graphic content for at least one hour each night. Shockingly, this data shows that parents cannot trust what is on during the so-called Family Hour for even a minute."
By comparing this new 2006-2007 study period to a former PTC Family Hour report covering the 2001-2002 television season, the PTC found that incidences of sexual and violent content have increased by 22.1 percent and 52.4 percent, respectively.
"The Family Hour needs to be restored. We are calling on the broadcast industry to return to the time-honored principle of airing mature-themed content only at later times of the evening; and to provide parents with a consistent, objective and meaningful content ratings system. We are calling on the advertising industry to underwrite only time-appropriate content with their media dollars. And we are calling on parents across the country -- and their public servants -- to speak out in defense of the Family Hour," Winter concluded.
Source: The Associated Press
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