Parents Television Council - Because Our Children Are Watching

PTC Slams Explicit BET Awards

Not only did BET air an unbleeped “s-word”, the show was rated TV-PG, meaning that BET designated the show as being appropriate for children of most ages. ► more

Explicit MTV Movie Awards Proves Need for Cable Choice

MTV Knowingly Subjected the Audience to Explicit Content

During the MTV award show, Actor Sacha Baron Cohen was lowered from the ceiling to present an award and landed head first in rapper Eminem’s lap with his bare buttocks in the rapper’s face – exposing cable viewers to this sight during the live show. It was reported that this was a scripted stunt, meaning that MTV knew about this before it aired. ► more

Call Your Senators Today and Demand FCC Commissioners Who Will Take a Stand Against Indecency!
Three seats on the five-member commission are soon to be filled: The President's pick for Chairman, Julius Genachowski -- about whom we know very little, especially regarding his intent to enforce decency standards -- will almost certainly be confirmed by the Senate before the August recess. Senate Republicans will decide who will fill the remaining two seats.

Before that decision is made, your senators need to hear from you! They need to know that you, as owners of the broadcast airwaves, are demanding FCC Commissioners who will take a stand against indecency, and will vigorously enforce decency standards on the broadcast airwaves. ► more

► TAKE ACTION NOW! Call Your Senators Today!

PTC Commends YouTube for Giving Users a Way to Filter Explicit Comments

YouTube is to be commended for providing a solution to a substantial problem, which was one of our requests to the company upon finding that YouTube’s gating mechanisms did not shield kids from harmful and offensive profanity in the text commentary. Parents are grateful for YouTube’s action to protect their children. ► more

PTC: American Idol Finale Crossed the Line

The Parents Television Council™ cautioned Fox about the content on last night’s episode of American Idol and warned the network it could quickly alienate its family audience that has made Idol the most popular program on the air today. ► more

High Court Rules in Favor of Decency Again!

On April 28 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in FCC v. Fox. The Court found in favor of the Federal Communications Commission, stating that the FCC acted properly in citing the Fox network for airing the f- and s-words during awards shows. ► more

On May 4 the PTC scored yet another major victory in our fight to protect children and families from indecent content airing on the broadcast airwaves. Today the Supreme Court ordered the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reexamine its ruling that gutted the $550,000 fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against CBS. The FCC fined CBS for allowing Janet Jackson's "striptease" to be aired during the 2004 Super Bowl, which shocked tens of millions of unsuspecting families and children. ► more