PTC Calls NBC Family Hour Pledge Hypocritical

Only a week after applauding NBC’s public commitment to family-quality programming during the “Family Hour,” the Parents Television Council today condemned NBC for what it called an “abrupt about-face, as evidenced by a number of recent graphic scenes during Family Hour broadcasts.” The PTC challenged NBC to defend its recent commitment to the Family Hour after it aired episodes of 30 Rock, which contained bleeped expletives and women removing their bikini tops, and My Name is Earl, which featured three scenes depicting a man groping women’s breasts. Both shows aired during the traditional Family Hour, 8 to 9 p.m. ET/PT, which NBC recently announced it would reserve for families. PTC President Tim Winter said: “This is NBC’s new standard for family programming? Using terms like ‘MILF’ and showing men groping women’s breasts? I guess NBC thinks that if a standard is good, a double-standard must be twice as good."
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