Kids Exposed to Sexual Dialogue

81 Percent of Family TV Comedies Expose Kids to Sexual Dialogue: Report - Christian Post

Over 80 percent of prime-time network family comedy television shows have scenes in which adult characters use sexually explicit dialogue in front of children, a conservative media watchdog has warned.

In a new report released Monday, the Parents Television Council has documented the widespread use of sexually charged language in television shows across multiple networks that the networks themselves are deeming to be family-friendly.

"What we are seeing is the frog in the boiling water, where as the temperature goes up, the frog doesn't realize how hot it has gotten," Winter told The Christian Post in an interview. "We have certainly seen over the last several years an increase in sexualizing content, especially for young girls."

Shows surveyed in the report include: "The Mick," "A.P. Bio," "Last Man Standing," "Dr. Ken," "American Housewife," "The Middle," "The Real O'Neals," "Family Guy," "Black-ish," "Jane the Virgin," "The Goldbergs," "Modern Family," "Man With a Plan," "Kevin Can Wait," "Mom," "Young Sheldon," The Simpsons," "Bob's Burgers," L.A. to Vegas," "Roseanne," "Fresh Off the Boat," "Speechless," "This is Us," "Champions" and Son of Zorn."

"ALL of the 'family comedies' aired on CBS, NBC, and Fox contained instances of sexual dialogue by adults in the presence of children, and 80 percent of ABC's 'family comedies' did," the report states. "However, ABC had the most individual instances of such content. This is largely due to the fact that ABC's schedule contains many more family-themed comedies than other networks.

The network with the second most instances was Fox. NBC was a close third, with nearly all its instances from the Spring 2018 series 'A.P. Bio.'"