Table of Contents

PART I. Introduction

A. Overview

B. Historical Background

PART II. The Study

A. Background

B. Independence

C. The Scope of the Monitoring

D. Methodology

1. Rationale and Definitions of Violence
2. The Monitoring Process
3. The Weekly Meetings
4. Criteria

E. Operating Premises and Stipulations

PART III. Findings in Broadcast Network Television

A. Overview

B. Prime Time Series

1. Comparison with Last Season
2. Programs with Frequent Concerns
3. Programs with Occasional Concerns
4. Interesting Violence Issues in Prime Time Series
5. Programs that Deal with Violence Well

C. Television Specials

D. Made for Television Movies and Mini-Series

1. Leading Examples of MOWs and Mini-Series that Raised Concerns
2. Other Titles Raising Concerns about Violence
3. Issues Raised by Made-for-Television Movies and Mini-Series

E. Theatrical Motion Pictures on Broadcast Network Television

1. Theatrical Films that Raise Concerns
2. Additional Theatrical Films that Raise Concerns
3. Issues Arising out of Theatrical Films on Television

F. On-Air Promotions, Previews, Recaps, Teasers and Advertisements

G. Children's Television on the Broadcast Networks

H. The Emerging Broadcast Networks

PART IV. Findings in Other Television Media

A. Local Independent Television Programming and Syndication

B. Public Television

C. Cable Television

1. Home Box Office (HBO)
2. Showtime
3. The Disney Channel
4. Nickelodeon
5. Music Television (MTV)
6. TBS (The Atlanta Superstation)
7. The USA Network
8. Turner Network Television (TNT)

D. Home Video

E. Video Games

PART V.Conclusions and Recommendations

A. Conclusions

B. Status of Last Year's Recommendations

C. New Recommendations

PART VI. Appendix

A. Four Broadcast Network Comparison: 1994-95 and 1995-96

B. Scene Sheet 202 C. Television Series Monitored on the Broadcast Networks

D. Television Series Monitored on UPN and WB

E. Television Movies Monitored on the Broadcast Networks

F. Theatrical Films Monitored on the Broadcast Networks

G. Home Video Rentals Monitored

H. Description of the Center for Communication Policy

Television Violence Monitoring Report

Staff:

Jeffrey Cole, Director

Marde Gregory, Associate Director

Michael Suman, Project Coordinator

Phoebe Schramm, Administrative Specialist

Jim Reynolds, Assistant Project Coordinator / Chief Researcher

Scott Davis, Assistant Project Coordinator

Monitors:

Hani Abdelsayed

Jedrix Aquino

Whitney Boole

Ashley Byock

Carla Casmero

Rachel Chang

Eli Cotham

Iman Dakhil

Lina Davidian

Julie Edmunds

Sherif El Dabe

Solmaz Ghassemi

Lisa Gild

Paula Gild

Abigail Goodman

Laura Hiser

Jennifer Hsyu

David Jordan

Gretchen Krebs

Laura Ling

Joseph Love

Michael Marion

Kendra Mayfield

Danielle Pillet

Megan Redford

Romus Lamont Reece

Jean Roh

Jeff Shore

Linh Truong

Ed Valtierra

Anna Wang

Cherry Wichayanuparp

Jenna Wiggenhorn

Conny Wu