After an episode of a new reality series, "Married by America" aired on Fox, the station was in turn slammed with a $91,000 fine by the F.C.C. This particular episode of the show, which has now been canceled, showed scenes from a bachelor and baccalaureate party, that had the F.C.C. saying, "many of the activities at the parties constitute sexual activities." Originally, Fox and it's 169 affiliates that aired the show were going to be fined a total of $1.2 million, but instead, they charged $7,000 to only the 13 stations that broadcast in areas that complained about the episode. Fox is going to appeal the fine and Scott Grogin, the company’s senior vice president for corporate communications said in the article, “Fox believes that the F.C.C.’s decision in this case was arbitrary and capricious, inconsistent with precedent and patently unconstitutional.”
So after doing some research, I found out that this show aired at 9:00 PM, which is when most shows start to get a little more mature. I don't know just how graphic the scenes were, but oh my lord, when will the F.C.C. stop??? I understand children watch TV, and some things aren't appropriate for children, but when approximately 750,000 teen pregnancies occur each year in the U.S., I think it's safe to say kids are having sex. If they are old enough to have it, they are old enough to watch "sexually suggestive" things on TV.
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I agree with you. Usually around 9:00 p.m. is when the more mature shows come on and the children are supposed to be in bed. Do most households in the U.S. have TV rating system in televisions to block off what is inappropriate for children, anyway? I think the F.C.C. are trying to get rid of all of the mature materials shown on television to clean up what we watched on television. A friend once told me if you don't like what you see, turn the channel or turn the TV off and do something else.
I agree with the 9pm mark for more mature shows. With technology that allows you to block certain shows by a grading scale, parents need to be more active and use such devices. I don't think tv stations are going stop such shows anytime soon, time for parents to take actions in to their own households.
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