PTC Is Bleeping Happy With CBS Grammy Coverage

The Parents Television Council has fired off a letter to CBS to thank it for its coverage of the Grammys.

PTC said CBS had "struck an excellent balance" that both "honored the artists and their creativity" and "demonstrated respect for the large number of families in the audience." With rap numbers and the unpredictable Lady GaGa in the lineup, CBS bleepers were kept busy during some portions of the Jan. 31 show (post-Jackson/Golden Globes, "live" awards shows are routinely on a several-second delay for just that purpose). "The network's effort to ensure a safe broadcast for families was an excellent demonstration of corporate responsibility," PTC said.

CBS was criticized by Fordham Media Professor Paul Levinson, who told the Los Angeles Times that history would look "with ridicule upon CBS' ham-handed handling of the Grammys."