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Parents Television Council

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    U.S. Version of Skins: "Most Dangerous" Show Ever

    via MTV: Skins.tv​MTV's new series Skins, an American remake of the drugs-and-sex-filled British series, has been declared by the Parents Television Council "the most dangerous television show for children" that they have ever seen. The New York Daily News quoted the PTC's president Tim Winter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Should We Expect More Butts and Boobs on TV After Another FCC Fine Gets Tossed?

    ​NYPD Blue, which ran on ABC from 1993 until 2005, is probably best remembered not as the home of Mark-Paul Gosselaar's comeback, but as the primetime place where naked butts became common. Drop-the-towel scenes (pictured) were trademark teases, as were the glistening upper-body sex scenes tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Don't Blame "Smackdown" for Jumping Boy's Death: You Might Get Sued

    The tragic death of nine-year-old Damori Miles, who jumped off a Brooklyn apartment building roof Tuesday with a parachute he crafted from string and a plastic bag, is being attributed to the wrestling video game "WWE Smackdown." The Daily News reports: Shakar, Damori's best friend, said his pal ... More >>

  • Music

    March 29, 2005

    Bluenosed

    FCC prudes get vaguer, but satellite radio's no answer

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