Top Ten Best and Worst Shows for family viewing on prime time broadcast television
(October 19, 2005) - Each year, the Parents Television Council rates the best and the worst shows on primetime television on the seven major broadcast networks. The PTC Best and Worst list measures series' appropriateness for family audiences from a content perspective. The seven broadcast networks included in this listing are ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ITV, UPN and the WB. Primetime refers to 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (ET/PT), when the largest television audience is available.

The Parents Television Council announced its choices for the Top Ten Best and Worst Shows for family viewing on prime time broadcast television for the 2005-2006 season and found that the top three worst shows for families – The War at Home, The Family Guy, and American Dad – are packaged as family shows.

“We provide this analysis as a guide for parents because it’s very difficult to monitor all the shows that are appropriate for family viewing and those that are not,” said L. Brent Bozell, president of the PTC. “We were alarmed to find that the three worst shows on prime time broadcast television are being marketed as family-friendly when, in fact, these shows are none other than wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

“Families should not be deceived. The top three worst shows all contain crude and raunchy dialogue with sex-themed jokes and foul language. Even worse is the fact that Hollywood is peddling its filth to families with cartoons like The Family Guy and American Dad. These two shows have contained scenes in which characters are shown having sex and topics such as masturbation, incest, bestiality, and necrophilia are routinely discussed.

“There are several high quality shows on this list that families can watch together and not be caught by surprise over filthy dialogue or graphic sex and violence. However, it is clear that Hollywood does not care about families as evidenced by the fact that we could only cite nine shows on prime time that were deemed safe for family viewing. That is outrageous. Network executives should be ashamed and millions of families should be offended at their actions.”

This analysis is the PTC’s ninth ranking of the best and worst series on broadcast television from the perspective of family audiences. The lists are ranked based on the content of the program and the appropriateness of the show for children. The criterion for this annual ranking includes not only the frequency of foul language, sexual content and violence but also the time slot, target audience, themes and plotlines of the programs.

The Top Ten Best and Worst Shows for family viewing on prime time broadcast television are:

BEST

1. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
2. Three Wishes (NBC)
3. American Idol (Fox)
4. Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
5. Everybody Hates Chris (UPN)
6. Reba (The WB)
7. Bernie Mac (Fox)
8. Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
9. 7th Heaven (The WB)
10. Not Available (LOL)

WORST

1. The War at Home (Fox)
2. Family Guy (Fox)
3. American Dad (Fox)
4. The O.C. (Fox)
5. CSI (CBS)
6. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
7. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
8. That 70's Show (Fox)
9. Arrested Development (Fox)
10. Cold Case (CBS)

The day I go by the PTC's list of good and bad shows, someone can shoot me in the head.

lmfao, people actually take this shit seriously?

WORST

1. The War at Home (Fox)

Its funny how I don't watch anything on the Best list. But its funny how EXTREME MAKEOVER makes the list. Kids if your not happy how God made you, we can change. You want large breasts to impress Reverend Marshal?

Its also funny how GILMORE GIRLS isn't on the list anymore.

I remember the days when 24, ALIAS, BUFFY, ANGEL and CHARMED all made the list. Those were good days!