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REPORTS
The Blue Tube: Foul Language on
Prime Time Network TV
A PTC State of the Television Industry
Report
Statistical Appendix
|
8:00
- 9:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
%
D
'98-'00 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
%
D
'00-'02 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
%
D
'98-'02 |
|
ABC |
2.4 |
▼22.9% |
1.85 |
▲109.7% |
3.88 |
▲61.7% |
|
CBS |
1.29 |
▲279.8% |
4.9 |
▲50.4% |
7.37 |
▲471.3% |
|
Fox |
7.44 |
▼1.5% |
7.33 |
▼23.9% |
5.58 |
▼25% |
|
NBC |
3.82 |
▲ 51.3% |
5.78 |
▲41.9% |
8.2 |
▲114.7% |
|
UPN |
1.71 |
▲2.3% |
1.75 |
▲100% |
3.5 |
▲104.7% |
|
WB |
1.5 |
▲133.3% |
3.5 |
▲23.4% |
4.32 |
▲188% |
|
TOTAL |
2.91 |
▲55% |
4.51 |
▲25.7% |
5.67 |
▲94.8% |
|
9:00 - 10:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'98-'00 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'00-'02 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'98-'02 |
|
ABC |
3.85 |
▼18.4% |
3.14 |
▼40.8% |
1.86 |
▼51.7% |
|
CBS |
3.20 |
▲56.2% |
5.00 |
▲32% |
6.60 |
▲106.2% |
|
Fox |
3.00 |
▲40.7% |
4.22 |
▲24.6% |
5.26 |
▲75.3% |
|
NBC |
4.95 |
▲49.1% |
7.38 |
▲6.9% |
7.89 |
▲59.4% |
|
UPN |
1.63 |
▲120.9% |
3.60 |
▲188.9% |
10.4 |
▲538% |
|
WB |
2.00 |
▲236.5% |
6.73 |
▲21.4% |
8.17 |
▲308.5% |
|
TOTAL |
3.18 |
▲59.7% |
5.08 |
▲30.9% |
6.65 |
▲109.1% |
|
10:00 - 11:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'98-'00 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'00-'02 |
Foul Language
(Per Hour) |
% D
'98-'02 |
|
ABC |
6.00 |
▼30% |
4.2 |
▲11.2% |
4.67 |
▼22.2% |
|
CBS |
4 |
▲135.8% |
9.43 |
▼67.1% |
3.1 |
▼22.5% |
|
NBC |
4.38 |
▲43.6% |
6.29 |
▲90.8% |
12 |
▲174% |
|
TOTAL |
4.65 |
▲48.2% |
6.89 |
▼6.4% |
6.45 |
▲38.7% |
OVERALL
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
1 Curses, oaths, and intensives |
44% |
48% |
46% |
|
2 Offensive epithets |
16% |
14% |
6% |
|
3 Scatological language |
26% |
29% |
32% |
|
4 Sexually indecent language |
14% |
8% |
14% |
|
5 Censored language |
<1% |
<1% |
1% |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
1 Curses, oaths, and intensives |
49% |
48% |
53% |
|
2 Offensive epithets |
14% |
4% |
12% |
|
3 Scatological language |
23% |
32% |
25% |
|
4 Sexually indecent language |
15% |
11% |
9% |
|
5 Censored language |
0 |
1% |
<1% |
|
10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
1 Curses, oaths, and intensives |
37% |
57% |
64% |
|
2 Offensive epithets |
24% |
14% |
13% |
|
3 Scatological language |
34% |
27% |
30% |
|
4 Sexually indecent language |
3% |
8% |
6% |
|
5 Censored language |
1% |
0 |
0 |
NETWORK BY NETWORK
ABC
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
67% |
50% |
52% |
|
Offensive epithets |
5% |
8% |
9% |
|
Scatological language |
11% |
33% |
26% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
17% |
0 |
13% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
8% |
0 |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
60% |
50% |
62% |
|
Offensive epithets |
0 |
5% |
15% |
|
Scatological language |
24% |
18% |
8% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
16% |
14% |
15% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
13% |
0 |
|
10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
21% |
57% |
64% |
|
Offensive epithets |
36% |
5% |
7% |
|
Scatological language |
30% |
24% |
21% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
9% |
14% |
7% |
|
Censored language |
3% |
0 |
0 |
CBS
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and
intensives |
22% |
55% |
46% |
|
Offensive epithets |
17% |
8% |
4% |
|
Scatological language |
50% |
27% |
37% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
11% |
10% |
10% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
3% |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and
intensives |
50% |
42% |
41% |
|
Offensive epithets |
19% |
9% |
14% |
|
Scatological language |
28% |
36% |
38% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
3% |
13% |
8% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and
intensives |
50% |
55% |
35% |
|
Offensive epithets |
9% |
11% |
23% |
|
Scatological language |
38% |
30% |
35% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
0 |
5% |
6% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fox
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
51% |
48% |
48% |
|
Offensive epithets |
15% |
18% |
3% |
|
Scatological language |
22% |
26% |
39% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
12% |
6% |
9% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
1% |
1% |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
63% |
61% |
54% |
|
Offensive epithets |
17% |
5% |
10% |
|
Scatological language |
8% |
26% |
24% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
13% |
8% |
10% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
2% |
NBC
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
31% |
54% |
51% |
|
Offensive epithets |
14% |
12% |
9% |
|
Scatological language |
33% |
31% |
35% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
19% |
13% |
9% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
1% |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
31% |
54% |
51% |
|
Offensive epithets |
21% |
4% |
17% |
|
Scatological language |
31% |
29% |
24% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
17% |
13% |
8% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
40% |
45% |
54% |
|
Offensive epithets |
26% |
23% |
11% |
|
Scatological language |
34% |
23% |
30% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
0 |
5% |
6% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UPN
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
33% |
57% |
62% |
|
Offensive epithets |
25% |
14% |
10% |
|
Scatological language |
33% |
29% |
10% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
0 |
0 |
19% |
|
Censored language |
8% |
0 |
0 |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
46% |
41% |
62% |
|
Offensive epithets |
0 |
19% |
12% |
|
Scatological language |
15% |
37% |
19% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
38% |
4% |
8% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WB
|
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
33% |
57% |
62% |
|
Offensive epithets |
25% |
21% |
5% |
|
Scatological language |
17% |
31% |
22% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
25% |
7% |
41% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Curses, oaths, and intensives |
69% |
46% |
55% |
|
Offensive epithets |
6% |
7% |
10% |
|
Scatological language |
13% |
35% |
24% |
|
Sexually indecent language |
13% |
12% |
10% |
|
Censored language |
0 |
0 |
1% |
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