Fox Broadcasting is refusing to pay a fine over an indecent reality TV show. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) originally fined the network $1.2 million; it later reduced it to $91,000.
"There's some real hubris here," said Daniel Weiss, senior analyst for media & sexuality at Focus on the Family Action. "These networks do not care what America's standards for decency are."
In a separate case, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox have sued the FCC. The case is before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"What they want to do, is do away with any rules," said Dan Isett, director of Corporate and Government Affairs at the Parents Television Council. "They want the ability, the 'right,' to air indecent programming, in front of every child in America."
Weiss said broadcast television can legally air some pretty raunchy material — after 10 p.m.
"They're choosing to do it during prime time, when millions of kids are in the audience," he said, "and they're doing it because they think they can make more money that way."
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