Four Fox network programs top the list of the 10 worst shows for family viewing on prime-time broadcast television, according to an annual report by the Parents Television Council (PTC) measuring series’ appropriateness for family audiences.
“The War at Home,” “The Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The O.C.” lead the list of shows the council is warning against.
Such analysis is done as a guide for parents who lack the time to monitor all shows themselves, said Brent Bozell, president of PTC.
Bozell said the council was alarmed to find that three of the worst shows are packaged as family shows when actually they are “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
“Families should not be deceived. The top three worst shows all contain crude and raunchy dialogue with sex-themed jokes and foul language.
“Even worse is the fact that Hollywood is peddling its filth to families with cartoons like ‘The Family Guy’ and ‘American Dad,’” he said, adding that those two shows have contained scenes in which characters are shown having sex and deviant sexual topics are routinely discussed.
The report also includes a list of the most family-friendly broadcast television shows with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Three Wishes” and “American Idol” as the top three.
Also on the list of 10 worst shows for families were “C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Two and a Half Men,” “That ‘70s Show,” “Arrested Development” and “Cold Case.”
The list of nine best family-friendly shows also included “Ghost Whisperer,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Reba,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Dancing with the Stars,” and “7th Heaven.”
For more information, including reasons for the rankings, visit www.parentstv.org.
(BP)
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