(Parents Television Council) Survey Says: Majority Wants Indecency Regs

[alp227]

According to a Zogby poll commissioned by the Parents Television Council, 75% of Americans say there is too much sex, violence and coarse language on television and a majority (56%) supports preserving the FCC's ability to regulate it.

The percentage of those who want to regulate it drops sharply for the 24 and under set (30.7%). A federal appeals court earlier this year ruled that the FCC's indecency enforcement regime was unconstitutionally vague and, after getting two extensions from the Supreme Court, the FCC and Justice Department have until April 21 to file an appeal of that decision.

Full story: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466509-PTC_Survey_Says_Majority_Wants_Indecency_Regs.php

Interestingly, the PTC hasn't published any new reviews of TV shows (their "Best/Worst Program of the Week" feature) since February.

And wow...if 75% of Americans really believe that TV is too violent, then why are Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, and The Big Bang Theory among the top 10 TV programs of last week? Furthermore, this is a Zogby poll commissioned by a group with an agenda, all the more reason to be skeptical of the results.

Meanwhile, Television Watch, a group countering the PTC's pro-regulation position, commissioned a survey with the Luntz group (not really better right?) showing in 2007 that most parents take control of their kids TV viewing.

[meegbear]

1. And Fox has more in the Worst program column than the best ...

go figure.

[Drale]

2. Well when you let your kids watch HBO and Showtime

of course your going to think that. Until parents start taking responsibility for their own children again, we are fucked.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. I don't get the point about violence and 'the Big Bang Theory'

could you explain what you mean?

[zalinda]

4. I doubt they ever watched the show n/t