All this hand-wringing over sex and cursing is business as usual, says TIME entertainment correspondent James Poniewozik, and it's unlikely to attract much attention from network executives. "Various groups perennially cry about this every few months," he says. Blame the increase in sex and "foul language" on the market: Networks struggling to compete with "edgy" cable shows come out with their own "edgy" shows and that generally means pushing the envelope in terms of language and sexual situations.
As for the reduction in non-wrestling violence, credit that to the expense of making of shoot-'em-up, cops-and-robbers-type shows, a genre that has been in decline anyway in recent years. In fact, says Poniewozik, members of the council should look more on the bright side. "Things really look pretty good for folks who want to avoid the promulgation of violence on TV all you have to do is avoid the networks that show professional wrestling."