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9 Series Raised Frequent Concerns and 7 Raised Occasional Concerns Last Season
5 Series Raised Frequent Concerns and 8 Raised Occasional Concerns This Season
2. Series Raising Frequent Concerns Last Season and Their Current Status
Walker, Texas Ranger Still Raises Frequent Concerns
Mantis Canceled at the End of Last Season
Fortune Hunter Canceled at the End of Last Season
VR-5 Canceled at the End of Last Season
The X-Files No Longer Raises Concerns
Lois and Clark No Longer Raises Concerns
Due South Now Raises Occasional Concerns
America's Funniest Home VideosNow Raises Occasional Concerns
Tales From the Crypt Only Aired Once This Season
3. Series Raising Frequent Concerns This Season and Their Current Status
New York Undercover Renewed
Walker, Texas Ranger Renewed
Kindred, the Embraced Canceled
Space: Above and Beyond Canceled
Nash Bridges Renewed
4. Series Rasing Occasional Concerns Last Season and Their Current Status
The Simpsons Still Raises Occasional Concerns
SeaQuest DSV Still Raises Occasional Concerns
America's Most Wanted No Longer Raises Concerns
The Marshal No Longer Raises Concerns
Rescue 911 No Longer Raises Concerns
Unsolved Mysteries No Longer Raises Concerns
Earth2 Canceled
5. Series Raising Occasional Concerns This season and Their Current Status
JAG Renewed (On Another Network)
American Gothic Canceled
Melrose Place Renewed
Seaquest 2032 Canceled
Due South Canceled
America's Funniest Home VideosRenewed
The Simpsons Renewed
Charlie Grace Canceled
14% Raised Concerns Last Season23 out of 161
10% Raised Concerns This Season20 out of 198
42% Raised Concerns Last Season50 out of 118
29% Raised Concerns This Season33 out of 113
7 Shows Were Classified as Sinister Combat Violence
4 Shows Were Classified as Sinister Combat Violence
SCENE EVALUATION FORM
Name of Program: ________________________________________________________
Date Shown: ________________________________________________________
Counter Time: ________________________________________________________
I. CONTEXT AND MANNER OF THE VIOLENCE
A. Give a brief description of the violent act. Where did the violence occur and who were the participants?
B. Was it in the past, present or future?
C. Were law enforcement officials involved? If so, did they initiate the violence?
D. What weapons, if any, were used?
E. Was the violence used as a "hook," e.g., teaser, preview, recap, or before a commercial break?
II. MOTIVATION FOR THE VIOLENCE: Why was the violence committed?
A. Was the violence premeditated, unintentional, a reaction, or a mixture? Explain. If it was premeditated or intentional, was the violence provoked?
B. Was the violence used as self defense; to help, save, or protect others; as a last resort?
C. Was there any restraint, hesitation, or refusal to engage in violence? Were alternatives considered, discussed, or explored?
III. RELEVANCE OF THE VIOLENCE TO PLOT OR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: How did the violence fit into the story line and/or contribute to the development and understanding of the characters?
A. In regard to plot development, was the violence (a) incidental, irrelevant or unnecessary, (b) significant, necessary or integral, or (c) a combination of both in some way? Explain.
B. In regard to character development, was the violence (a) excessive or unnecessary, (b) appropriate or important, or (c) a combination of both in some way? Explain.
C. In what way was the violence justified, if any? Was this adequate or a mere plot convenience?
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF THE VIOLENCE: What were the consequences of the violence?
A. Was the violence rewarded or punished? Was the reward or punishment immediate or delayed?
B. What were the physical consequences of the violence? What was the extent of these consequences? Were they minimal, moderate or extreme? Were they short-term or long- term?
C. What were the psychological consequences of the violence? What was the extent of these consequences? Were they minimal, moderate or extreme? Were they short-term or long- term?
D. Were the outcomes of the violence realistic?
V. NATURE OF THE VIOLENCE
A. Was the violence exaggerated, antiseptic, comedic, a fantasy (part of a dream or cartoon), or realistic? Explain.
B. How graphic, vivid or gory was the violence? Give a brief description. Was the graphicness of the violence excessive? If the graphicness was important to the story, could the violence have been less graphic without lessening the impact?
C. Did the show glorify the violence or make it seem exciting, or did it portray the act as heroic or "cool"?
D. Were music, slow motion, sound effects, or other techniques used to enhance, glorify, underscore, or mitigate the violence?
Aliens in the Family 2 ABC
Almost Perfect 5 ABC
Amazing Grace 1 NBC
American Gothic 12 CBS
America's Funniest Home Videos 30 ABC
America's Most Wanted 30 FOX
Before they were Stars 4 ABC
Beverly Hills 90210 12 FOX
Bless this House 5 CBS
Bonnie Hunt 7 CBS
Boston Common 4 NBC
Boy Meets World 5 ABC
Brotherly Love 6 NBC
Buddies 4 ABC
Can't Hurry Love 5 CBS
Caroline in the City 4 NBC
Central Park West 9 CBS
Champs 4 ABC
Charlie Grace 7 ABC
Chicago Hope 14 CBS
John Grisham's The Client 21 CBS
Coach 4 ABC
Cops 10 FOX
Courthouse 9 CBS
The Crew 8 FOX
Cybill 7 CBS
The Dana Carvey Show 4 ABC
Dave's World 5 CBS
Diagnosis Murder 7 CBS
The Drew Carey Show 5 ABC
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 5 CBS
Due South 16 CBS
Dweebs 4 CBS
Ellen 5 ABC
ER 11 NBC
The Faculty 5 ABC
Family Matters 4 ABC
Frasier 4 NBC
Fresh Prince 8 NBC
Friends 4 NBC
Good Company 4 CBS
Grace Under Fire 5 ABC
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 5 ABC
High Incident 6 ABC
High Society 6 CBS
Home Court 5 NBC
Home Improvement 4 ABC
Homicide 22 NBC
Hope and Gloria 4 NBC
Hudson Street 4 ABC
If Not For You 4 CBS
In the House 5 NBC
Jag 20 NBC
Jeff Foxworthy 4 ABC
The John Larroquette Show 6 NBC
Kindred, the Embraced 7 FOX
Law and Order 11 NBC
Living Single 8 FOX
Local Heroes 5 FOX
Lois and Clark 23 ABC
The Louie Show 4 CBS
Mad About You 4 NBC
Malibu Shores 7 NBC
Married With Children 5 FOX
The Marshal 10 ABC
Martin 5 FOX
Matt Waters 6 CBS
Maybe This Time 6 ABC
Melrose Place 32 FOX
Minor Adjustments 7 NBC
Misery Loves Company 4 FOX
The Monroes 4 ABC
Muppets Tonight 6 ABC
Murder One 10 ABC
Murder, She Wrote 6 CBS
Murphy Brown 5 CBS
My Guys 2 CBS
The Naked Truth 5 ABC
The Nanny 5 CBS
Nash Bridges 8 CBS
Ned and Stacey 4 FOX
News Radio 5 NBC
New York News 8 CBS
New York Undercover 26 FOX
NYPD Blue 21 ABC
Partners 4 FOX
Party of Five 4 FOX
Picket Fences 12 CBS
The Preston Episodes 4 FOX
Profit 4 FOX
The Pursuit of Happiness 5 NBC
Rescue 911 6 CBS
Roseanne 4 ABC
Sea Quest 2032 10 NBC
Second Noah 5 ABC
Seinfeld 4 NBC
The Show 5 FOX
The Simpsons 26 FOX
The Single Guy 5 NBC
Sisters 4 NBC
Sliders 8 FOX
Space: Above and Beyond 21 FOX
Step By Step 5 ABC
Strange Luck 17 FOX
Tales from the Crypt 1 FOX
3rd Rock From the Sun 5 NBC
Too Something 4 FOX
Touched By an Angel 5 CBS
Unsolved Mysteries 26 NBC
Walker, Texas Ranger 27 CBS
What's So Funny? 3 FOX
Wings 5 NBC
World's Funniest Videos 10 ABC
The X-Files 29 FOX
Cleghorne! 4 WB
Cop Files 3 UPN
Deadly Games 11 UPN
First Time Out 4 WB
Kirk 5 WB
Live Shot 8 UPN
Minor Adjustments 6 UPN
Moesha 8 UPN
Nowhere Man 23 UPN
Paranormal Borderline 8 UPN
The Parent' Hood 5 WB
Pinky and the Brain 6 WB
Savannah 11 WB
The Sentinel 8 UPN
Simon 4 WB
Sister, Sister 4 WB
Star Trek: Voyager 8 UPN
Swift Justice 9 UPN
Unhappily Ever After 4 WB
The Wayans Brothers 6 WB
Abducted: A Father's Love 3/31/96 NBC
Alien Nation: "Body and Soul" 10/10/95 FOX
Alien Nation: "Millennium" 1/2/96 FOX
All She Ever Wanted 4/14/96 ABC
Angel Flight Down 4/29/96 ABC
Annie: A Royal Adventure 11/18/95 ABC
The Babysitter's Seduction 1/22/96 NBC
The Barefoot Executive 11/11/95 ABC
The Beast (Parts I and II) 4/28, 4/29/96 NBC
Beauty's Revenge 9/25/95 NBC
Bermuda Triangle 4/4/96 ABC
Blue River 11/21/95 FOX
Born Free: A New Adventure 4/27/96 ABC
The Boys Next Door 2/4/96 CBS
Breathing Lessons 12/19/95 CBS
Brothers of the Frontier 4/6/96 ABC
A Brother's Promise 2/14/96 CBS
Bye Bye Birdie 12/3/95 ABC
Cagney and Lacey: "True Convictions"1/29/96 CBS
Cagney and Lacey:
"The View Through the Glass Ceiling"10/25/95 CBS
The Canterville Ghost 1/27/96 ABC
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story4/14/96 CBS
A Case for Life 2/18/96 ABC
A Child is Missing 10/1/95 CBS
The Christmas Box 12/17/95 CBS
Christmas on Division Street 12/24/95 CBS
Coed Call Girl 2/6/96 CBS
The Cold Heart of a Killer 1/9/96 CBS
Columbo: "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" 12/24/95 ABC
Columbo: "It's all in the Game" 11/9/95 ABC
The Commish: "Father Image" (Parts I and II)12/7, 12/14/95ABC
The Commish: "In the Shadow of the Gallows"11/30/95ABC
The Commish: "Redemption" 1/11/96 ABC
Condition: Critical 10/4/95 NBC
Criminal Behavior 5/23/96 ABC
Dalva 3/3/96 ABC
Danielle Steel's "Mixed Blessings" 12/11/95 NBC
Danielle Steel's "No Greater Love" 1/1/96 NBC
Danielle Steel's "Zoya" (Parts I and II)9/17, 9/18/95 NBC
Dare to Love 12/17/95 ABC
Dazzle (Parts I and II) 10/15, 10/17/95CBS
Dead By Sunset (Parts I and II) 11/19, 11/20/95NBC
Dead Man's Island 3/5/96 CBS
Dead Man's Walk (Parts I and II) 5/12, 5/13/96 ABC
Deadly Family Secrets 12/4/95 NBC
Deadly Pursuit 1/8/96 NBC
Deadly Web 4/15/96 NBC
Deadly Whispers 12/26/95 CBS
Deceived By Trust: A Moment of Truth10/23/95 NBC
Degree of Guilt (Parts I and II) 10/29, 10/30/95NBC
The Deliverance of Elaine 4/10/96 CBS
Divas 9/19/95 FOX
Double Jeopardy 1/30/96 CBS
Dr. Who 5/14/96 FOX
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes 10/22/95 CBS
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice 2/18/96 NBC
An Element of Truth 9/26/95 CBS
Encino Woman 4/20/96 ABC
Escape to Witch Mountain 5/25/96 ABC
Eye of the Stalker: A Moment of Truth12/18/95 NBC
Eyes of Terror 10/28/95 NBC
Face of Evil 4/9/96 CBS
The Face on the Milk Carton 12/6/95 CBS
A Face to Die For 3/11/96 NBC
A Family of Cops 11/26/95 CBS
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald 10/22/95 NBC
Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story 10/2/95 NBC
For Love Alone 1/7/96 CBS
Forgotten Sins 3/7/96 ABC
Freaky Friday 3/2/96 ABC
Frequent Flyer 3/10/96 ABC
A Friend's Betrayal 5/19/96 NBC
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert10/15/95 NBC
Generation X 2/20/96 FOX
Gone in the Night (Parts I and II) 2/25, 2/27/96 CBS
The Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story 2/21/96 CBS
The Great Mom Swap 9/23/95 ABC
Gridlock 1/14/96 NBC
Gulliver's Travels (Parts I and II) 2/4, 2/5/96 NBC
Harvest of Fire 4/21/96 CBS
The Haunting of Helen Walker 12/3/95 CBS
Have You Seen my Son? 1/8/96 ABC
Her Deadly Rival 9/19/95 CBS
Her Hidden Truth 11/12/95 NBC
Her Last Chance 4/8/96 NBC
Here Come the Munsters 10/31/95 FOX
Hijacked: Flight 285 2/4/96 ABC
A Holiday to Remember 12/12/95 CBS
A Husband, a Wife, and a Lover 3/17/96 CBS
If Looks Could Kill 2/6/96 FOX
In the Blink of an Eye 3/24/96 ABC
In the Lake of the Woods 3/5/96 FOX
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice10/1/95 NBC
In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 2/11/96 NBC
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy9/12/95 FOX
Inflammable 11/28/95 CBS
The Innocent 1/24/96 NBC
Innocent Victims (Parts I and II) 1/21, 1/22/96 ABC
The Invaders (Parts I and II) 11/12, 11/14/95FOX
It was Him or Us 11/21/95 CBS
Journey 12/10/95 CBS
Journey to Mars 3/25/96 CBS
Just My Imagination 10/14/95 NBC
Justice for Annie 1/15/96 NBC
A Kidnapping in the Family 2/26/96 ABC
Kidz in the Wood 5/25/96 NBC
Kiss and Tell 1/15/96 ABC
LaVyrie Spencer's "Home Song" 3/20/96 CBS
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story10/3/95 FOX
Legend of the Ruby Silver 1/13/96 ABC
Man Next Door 1/18/96 ABC
A Mother's Instinct 3/13/96 CBS
Murderous Intent 10/24/95 CBS
My Son is Innocent 5/6/96 ABC
My Very Best Friend 3/27/96 CBS
Neil Simon's "Jake's Women" 3/3/96 CBS
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story 4/2/96 CBS
Never Say Never: The Diedre Hall Story 12/10/95 ABC
No One Could Protect Her 2/11/96 ABC
No One Would Tell 5/6/96 NBC
Nothing Lasts Forever (Parts I and II) 11/5, 11/7/95 CBS
Our Son, the Matchmaker 5/8/96 CBS
Picture Perfect 10/14/95 ABC
The Price of Love 11/28/95 FOX
Prince for a Day 10/6/95 NBC
Princess in Love 5/15/96 CBS
Project: Alf 2/17/96 ABC
A Promise to Carolyn 1/16/96 CBS
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah 3/19/96 CBS
Radiant City 3/31/96 ABC
Remember Me 11/19/95 CBS
The Rockford Files: "Friends and Foul Play"4/25/96CBS
The Rockford Files: "Godfather Knows Best"2/18/96CBS
The Rockford Files: "If the Frame Fits" 1/14/96 CBS
Ruby Ridge (Parts I and II) 5/19, 5/21/96 CBS
Saved by the Light 12/12/95 FOX
A Season in Purgatory (Parts I and II) 5/5, 5/7/96 CBS
A Secret Between Friends 2/19/96 NBC
The Secretary 9/12/95 CBS
Seduced By Madness (Parts I and II)2/25, 2/26/96 NBC
Shadow of a Doubt 12/3/95 NBC
Shattered Mind 5/27/96 NBC
She Fought Alone 11/6/95 NBC
She Woke Up Pregnant 4/28/96 ABC
Sins of Silence 2/20/96 CBS
Spencer: "Pale Kings and Princes" 12/7/95 ABC
Staying Afloat 10/13/95 NBC
The Stepford Husbands 5/14/96 CBS
Stolen Innocence 10/3/95 CBS
Stranger Beside Me 9/17/95 ABC
A Stranger to Love 3/24/96 CBS
A Streetcar Named Desire 10/29/95 CBS
Streets of Laredo (Parts I and II) 11/12, 11/14/95CBS
Summer of Fear 4/3/96 CBS
The Surrogate 10/22/95 ABC
Sweet Temptation 3/6/96 CBS
Terminal 2/12/96 NBC
Terror in the Family 4/16/96 FOX
Terror in the Shadows 10/16/95 NBC
This Can't Be Love 12/31/95 CBS
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (Parts I and II)2/11, 2/13/96CBS
Thrill 5/20/96 NBC
To Dance With the White Dog 1/28/96 CBS
To Sir with Love II 4/7/96 CBS
Tornado! 5/7/96 FOX
Trail of Tears 10/9/95 NBC
Trial By Fire 10/1/95 ABC
Twisted Desire 5/13/96 NBC
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent10/17/95 NBC
The Ultimate Lie 3/18/96 NBC
An Unfinished Affair 5/5/96 ABC
Unforgivable 4/30/96 CBS
The Unspoken Truth 9/24/95 NBC
Visitors of the Night 11/27/95 NBC
Voice From the Grave 4/22/96 NBC
A Walton Thanksgiving 11/17/95 CBS
W. E. I. R. D. World 9/26/95 FOX
West Side Waltz 11/23/95 CBS
Whose Daughter is She? 9/24/95 CBS
Wiseguy 5/2/96 ABC
The Wrong Woman 3/26/96 CBS
Addams Family Values 5/13/96 FOX
Another Stakeout 3/19/96 FOX
Batman Returns 3/24/96 NBC
Beethoven 10/11/95 FOX
Benny and Joon 12/25/95 NBC
The Beverly Hillbillies 4/30/96 FOX
Boiling Point 2/8/96 ABC
Bram Stoker's Dracula 11/7/95 FOX
Captain Ron 10/8/95 NBC
City Slickers 10/15/95 ABC
Cliffhanger 2/13/96 FOX
Coneheads 1/21/96 FOX
Consenting Adults 2/29/96 ABC
The Crush 9/6/95 FOX
Deceived 1/28/96 ABC
Demolition Man 1/9/96 FOX
Dennis the Menace 11/25/95 NBC
Die Hard 2 3/12/96 CBS
The Distinguished Gentleman 12/10/95 NBC
Dragnet 5/4/96 ABC
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 3/3/96 NBC
Ernest Rides Again 12/30/95 ABC
Edward Scissorhands 10/31/95 CBS
Encino Man 9/16/95 ABC
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial 12/25/95 CBS
Falling Down 1/4/96 ABC
Father of the Bride 11/2/95 ABC
A Few Good Men 5/12/96 NBC
Final Analysis 12/31/95 NBC
Fire in the Sky 12/19/95 FOX
The Firm 5/19/96 ABC
Forever Young 3/17/96 NBC
Free Willy 11/24/95 CBS
The Fugitive 5/5/96 NBC
The Good Son 4/9/96 FOX
Groundhog Day 11/26/95 ABC
Grumpy Old Men 4/28/96 CBS
Guilty as Sin 10/24/95 FOX
Hard Target 5/18/96 NBC
Hocus Pocus 10/28/95 ABC
Home Alone 11/23/95 NBC
Homeward Bound 12/23/95 ABC
Honeymoon in Vegas 11/13/95 NBC
Hook 12/9/95 ABC
Hot Shots! Part Deux 1/30/96 FOX
Housesitter 12/26/95 FOX
The Hunt for Red October 4/23/96 CBS
In the Line of Fire 3/3/96 FOX
Indecent Proposal 11/12/95 ABC
Iron Will 1/6/96 ABC
It's a Wonderful Life 12/16/95 NBC
Jurassic Park 11/26/95 NBC
Last Action Hero 3/17/96 ABC
The Last of the Mohicans 1/14/96 ABC
The Last Boy Scout 10/29/95 ABC
Lethal Weapon 2 1/21/96 CBS
Lethal Weapon 3 9/24/95 & 4/25/96ABC
Life With Mikey 2/10/96 ABC
Look Who's Talking 9/30/95 ABC
Love Potion No. 9 5/18/96 ABC
Mad Dog and Glory 1/25/96 ABC
Made in America 11/5/95 & 4/27/96NBC
Marked for Death 12/5/95 CBS
Memphis Belle 12/21/95 ABC
The Mighty Ducks 11/24/95 NBC
Mo' Money 9/5/95 FOX
Mrs. Doubtfire 5/12/96 FOX
My Cousin Vinny 10/17/95 FOX
My Girl 12/30/95 NBC
National Lampoon's European Vacation12/5/95 FOX
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 3/10/96 NBC
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation12/17/95 NBC
Necessary Roughness 12/24/95 NBC
Nowhere to Run 11/5/95 ABC
Out for Justice 3/25/96 NBC
Passenger 57 5/16/96 ABC
Patriot Games 2/1/96 ABC
Presumed Innocent 11/29/95 CBS
Pretty Woman 5/11/96 NBC
Quick Change 3/9/96 ABC
Rising Sun 3/12/96 FOX
The Rocketeer 3/16/96 ABC
The Rookie 4/21/96 ABC
Rookie of the Year 3/6/96 FOX
The Sandlot 3/30/96 ABC
Scent of a Woman 5/20/96 ABC
Sidekicks 12/23/95 NBC
Silence of the Lambs 5/1/96 CBS
Sister Act 1/29/96 NBC
Sleepless in Seattle 5/12/96 CBS
Sliver 2/15/96 ABC
Sneakers 1/1/96 ABC
Sommersby 4/7/96 NBC
The Sound of Music 12/22/95 NBC
Splash 2/3/96 ABC
Star Trek VI 4/14/96 NBC
Straight Talk 3/14/96 ABC
Striking Distance 5/21/96 FOX
Taking Care of Business 3/28/96 ABC
Tango and Cash 3/31/96 CBS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 2/24/96 ABC
The Ten Commandments 4/7/96 ABC
Terminator 2 1/7/96 ABC
Thelma and Louise 9/11/95 NBC
Under Siege 2/25/96 ABC
Untamed Heart 4/1/96 NBC
Weekend at Bernie's II 3/26/96 FOX
What about Bob? 11/25/95 ABC
What's Love Got to do With It? 5/16/96 FOX
White Men Can't Jump 11/23/95 FOX
White Men Can't Jump 5/9/96 ABC
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory12/16/95 ABC
The Wizard of Oz 5/10/96 CBS
First Quarter (August 1995)
Top Ten Rentals (According to Billboard Magazine)
1 Disclosure
2 Interview With the Vampire
3 Dumb and Dumber
4 Legends of the Fall
5 Junior
6 The Shawshank Redemption
7 Murder in the First
8 The Professional
9 Drop Zone
10 Little Women
Second Quarter (November 1995)
Top Ten Rentals (According to Billboard Magazine)
1 Pulp Fiction
2 Outbreak
3 Kiss of Death
4 Just Cause
5 Major Payne
6 Nobody's Fool
7 The Quick and the Dead
8 Circle of Friends
9 Hideaway
10 Billy Madison
Third Quarter (February 1996)
Top Ten Rentals (According to Billboard Magazine)
1 Die Hard with a Vengeance
2 Clueless
3 Crimson Tide
4 Apollo 13
5 Mortal Kombat
6 First Knight
7 Judge Dredd
8 Congo
9 Species
10 Showgirls
Fourth Quarter (May 1996)
Top Ten Rentals (According to Billboard Magazine)
1 Braveheart
2 Seven
3 Babe
4 The Usual Suspects
5 To Die For
6 Copycat
7 Assassins
8 Devil in a Blue Dress
9 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
10 Dangerous Minds
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