Apparently, bloody crime victims, cartoon nudists and stay-at-home moms who keep prisoners in their basement don’t make for good family TV.
The Parents Television Council singled out “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Family Guy” and “Desperate Housewives” on its annual list of the worst prime-time shows for family viewing.
The watchdog group went after Fox’s lineup the hardest, declaring “The War at Home,” “Family Guy” and “American Dad” the three “worst” shows, with its president, L. Brent Bozell, lamenting that “Hollywood is peddling its filth to families with cartoons.”
Three other Fox shows, “Arrested Development,” “That ’70s Show” and “The O.C.,” made the list. Meanwhile, ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and NBC’s “Three Wishes” ranked among the most family-friendly.
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Edited by RedEye staff (ritaredeye@tribune.com)
