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Research on sex, violence, and profanity on Television
  
 TV Bloodbath: Violence on Prime
Time Broadcast TV
A PTC State of the Television Industry
Report
Statistical Appendix
Quantitative
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8:00 - 9:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'00
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D'00-'02
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'02
|
|
ABC |
.13 |
138.5%▲ |
.31 |
545.2%▲ |
2 |
1,438.5%▲ |
|
CBS |
.79 |
26.6%▲ |
1 |
79%▼ |
.21 |
73.4%▼ |
|
Fox |
3.22 |
10.6%▲ |
3.56 |
31.2%▲ |
4.67 |
45%▲ |
|
NBC |
.36 |
147.2%▲ |
.89 |
43.8%▼ |
.5 |
38.9%▲ |
|
UPN |
2.71 |
47.6%▲ |
4 |
87.5%▲ |
7.5 |
176.8%▲ |
|
WB |
2.5 |
16.8%▼ |
2.08 |
94.7%▼ |
.11 |
95.6%▼ |
|
TOTAL |
1.61 |
14.3%▲ |
1.84 |
23.4%▲ |
2.27 |
41%▲ |
|
9:00 - 10:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'00
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D'00-'02
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'02
|
|
ABC |
.31 |
54.8%▼ |
.14 |
1,121.4%▲ |
1.71 |
451.6%▲ |
|
CBS |
5 |
12.8%▼ |
4.36 |
49.1%▲ |
6.5 |
30%▲ |
|
Fox |
3.63 |
86.8%▲ |
6.78 |
47.5%▲ |
10 |
175.5%▲ |
|
NBC |
3.14 |
65.6%▼ |
1.08 |
23.1%▲ |
1.33 |
57.6%▼ |
|
UPN |
.13 |
2,876.9%▲ |
3.87 |
70.5%▲ |
6.6 |
4,976.9%▲ |
|
WB |
1 |
118%▲ |
2.18 |
207.3%▲ |
6.70 |
570%▲ |
|
TOTAL |
2.41 |
35.7%▲ |
3.27 |
72.8%▲ |
5.65 |
134.4%▲ |
|
10:00 - 11:00
|
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'00
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D'00-'02
|
Violence(Per Hour)
|
% D '98-'02
|
|
ABC |
2.36 |
66.1%▼ |
.8 |
275%▲ |
3 |
27.1%▲ |
|
CBS |
5.88 |
19.9%▼ |
4.71 |
72%▲ |
8.1 |
37.8%▲ |
|
NBC |
2 |
150%▲ |
5 |
28.6%▼ |
3.57 |
78.5%▲ |
|
TOTAL |
3.53 |
7.4%▲ |
3.79 |
51.7%▲ |
5.75 |
62.9%▲ |
Violent
Content by Type
|
8:00-9:00 p.m.
ET/PT |
1998 |
2002 |
|
|
Fight |
44% |
32% |
|
Blood |
0% |
9% |
|
Guns &
Other Weapons |
29% |
38% |
|
Crashes, Explosions, Fire |
6% |
5% |
|
Threats of Violence |
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