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Wednesday, February 7,j
THE BATTALION
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Networks heat up television show
reports increase in sexual contend more teens engaging in intercoms
Study
Sex on TV
Television shows with sexual
content comprise 68 percent of
all programs, according to a
study released Tuesday.
Percent of all shows that contain
sexual content, by genre
Movies
89%
Sitcoms
84%
Soap operas
80%
News magazines
74%
Dramas
69%
Talk shows
67%
Reality shows
27%
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sexuaf coi^ijeflt on televi
sion has risen sharply over the past three seasons, show
ing up in two of every three prognams*iast'year, ac
cording to a study released Tuesday.
Research conducted for the Henrv J/Kaiser Family
Foundation found sexual content itf 68 percent of the
1999-2000 shows studied, compared with 56 percent
in 1997-98.
Such content includes talk aboufsex, flirting, kiss
ing, intimate touching and depictions of intercourse.
One of every 10 programs on TV is estimated to in
clude a scene in which characters engage in sex, up
from 7 percent, the report said. Fox’s “Ally McBeal”
and ABC’s soap “Port Charles” were noted as having
depicted intercourse.
“We haven’t seen a copy of the study yet, but when
we’re able to get hold of one, we’ll be happy to review
it,” said ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover.
Calls to Fox were not immediately returned.
Ten percent of programs were found to emphasize
sexual risks and responsibilities — virtually unchanged
from 1997-98.
In all, 1,114 broadcast and cable programs, includ
ing movies, series, soap operas, news magazines and
talk shows, were randomly selected and analyzed by
researchers at the University of California-Santa Bar
bara.
Ten networks or channels were studied: ABC, NBC,
CBS, Fox, HBO, PBS, TNT, USA, Lifetime and WB.
The study found that more teen characters are being
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sexual content.
That is an “impressive pattern” because TV isan
fluential force for young viewers “just developing
ideas about sex,” the report said.
Half of high school students in 1999 had engaged
sex, according to government figures cited by theft
dation. Yet few teens get information on the sub)
from parents, the report said.
“Not surprisingly, media portrayals may fill this
as the most readily available alternative,” it said.
Among sitcoms, 84 percent contain sexually ohei
ed language or action, up from 56 percent in theprt
ous study. Only movies, at 89 percent, have more
Among dramas, sexual content rose from 58 pen
to 69 percent.
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ality television was the least sexy genre: 27 percent!
such shows in 1999-2000 included sexual content,*! LARI
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Marc Anthony, wife
have first baby boy
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy
Award-winning singer-actor Marc
Anthony and his wife have a new
son, his publicist said Tuesday.
. Cristian Anthony Muniz — his
father’s given last name — was
delivered at 10:55 p.m. Monday
at an unidentified New York City
hospital, according to a three-
paragraph statement from Marc
Anthony Productions. The boy
weighed in at 7 pounds, 1 ounce.
Anthony, 32, married his 26-
year-old wife, Dayanara, on May
10 in Las Vegas. It was the first
marriage for both.
3 Doors Down singer
surprised by success
WASHINGTON (AP) — The de-
tiut song “Kryptonite” has been
a huge fiitTor 3 Doors Down. But
Brad Arnold, lead singer for the
Mississippi-based rock band,
never expected it would be.
“Kryptonite” has been nomi
nated for best rock song at the
Grammys,to be presented Feb.
21 in Los Angeles.
Despite the band’s success,
Arnold said he doesn’t believe
3 Doors Down will be around as
long as groups like the Rolling
Stones.
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The Australian Outback v won the
most viewers last week despite nar
rowly losing to “ER” in household
ratings.
Nielsen Media Research said
“ER” drew a 17.9 household rating,
which counts the number of televi
sion sets tuned to a given program.
The number was 17.4 for “Survivor.”
However, 2.5 million fewer people
actually watched “ER.” A total of 29
million people saw “Survivor,”
Nielsen said.
Nielsen explains the discrepancy
by saying more people gather around
the average TV set at 8 p.m. EST,
when CBS’s “Survivor” airs, than
are watching wheti IVBC’s drama be
gins two hours later.
CBS’s sequel to last summer’s
smash hit shoved its primary compe
tition, NBC’s “Friends,” down to
third place in the weekly rankings,
Nielsen said.
A prime-time edition of NBC’s
“Saturday Night Live,” which filled
the last 20 minutes against “Sur
vivor,” shared eighth place with the
Sunday edition of ABC’s “Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
NBC’s premiere of “XFL Football”
won a healthy 30th place for a Satur
day night, when viewership is down.
Overall for the week of Jan. 29
through Feb. 4, CBS and NBC tied in
households with a 9.2 rating and 15
share (although NBC squeaked
ahead in viewers: 13.59 million vs.
13.35 million).
In second place, ABC had 11.77
million viewers (7.9 rating, 13 share),
while Fox had 10.13 million viewers
(6.3 rating, 10 share).
The WB had 4.08 million viewers
(2.6 rating, 4 share), UPN had 3.56
million viewers (2.4 rating, 4 share),
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11.2 million viewers (8.3 rating).
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with 9.3 million viewers (7.0 rating).
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