Study: TV Family Hour Anything But | Christianpost.com

Study: TV Family Hour Anything But | Christianpost.com: "Study: TV Family Hour Anything But By Nathan Black Christian Post Reporter Fri, Sep. 07 2007 11:38 AM ET [-]Text[+] E-mail Print RSS More on Topic AddThis Button Family hour on prime time television is no longer the family hour parents can enjoy with their children without concerns over objectionable content, a new study found. Once every 3.5 minutes of non-commercial airtime, the first hour of prime time is 'assaulted' by violence, profanity and sexual content, said the Parents Television Council (PTC) in their study. During the 2006-2007 study period, almost 90 percent of the 208 television shows reviewed contained objectionable content. FOX, the most watched network among young adult viewers, was listed as the worst among broadcast networks overall with 20.78 instances of violent, profane and sexual content each hour, which is nearly double the amount of similar content shown on the five other major broadcast networks in the study. 'Our study clearly demonstrates that corporate interests have hijacked the Family Hour from families,' said PTC president Tim Winter. 'This early prime time block was once reserved for programs the whole family could enjoy but it is now flooded with shows that contain adult programming. 'The Family Hour was once lauded by the en"