A Brief History of Sex on TV

A Brief History of Sex on TV
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Charlie's Angels
The '70s saw several television programs take on serious social issues, but that decade also saw the success of "jiggle TV." Shows in this loose genre included Charlie's Angels, which TIME, in a 1976 cover story, said "might be called family-style porn, a mild erotic fantasy that appeals about equally to men and women."

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