
Adult Swim programming begins at 8 PM Central Time. But its shows including King of The Hill, Family Guy, American Dad!, Baby Blues, God the Devil and Bob, and The Venture Bros accounted for 95% of the sexual references, 65% of sexual depictions, 85% of the explicit language, and 100% of the drug references and depictions PTC’s analysts found in 123 episodes of programs on the four networks studied in March and April. The group also says that Cartoon Network “failed to use the ratings system to warn parents about sexual content, suggestive dialogue and explicit language 100% of the time.” PTC found that 32% of the TV-PG and TV-14 rated cartoons that aired in prime time on the four networks included ads for TV-MA shows and DVDs, and R-rated movies. Winter says that television’s rating system “fails parents and families when it comes to accuracy, consistency, transparency and accountability.” Responding to the PTC report, a Turner representative says: “Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are two distinct networks, targeting the age groups of 6-11 and 18-34, respectively. All shows are carefully reviewed and given the appropriate parental guideline rating and content descriptors with each network being properly identified.”