Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council is calling on Fox to move sophomore drama Boston Public out of the so-called "Family Hour."
PTC executives have sent a letter and signatures from over 20,000 "concerned" families to Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman asking for Fox to move the David E. Kelley drama out of its Monday 8 p.m. ET/PT time slot. PTC Founder Brent Bozell says he is also calling on the nation's top 100 advertisers to pull advertising from the series until its moved into a more appropriate time slot.
"Episodes of Boston Public this past television season included story lines featuring a female candidate for class president performing oral sex on her male counterpart in exchange for his support; cheerleaders performing routines you wouldn't see in a Las Vegas stage show," says Bozell. "This kind of vulgar programming has no business being aired during the Family Hour, period."
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Fox executives had no comment. Boston Public is returning this fall for its second season, leading into fellow Kelley drama Ally McBeal at 9 p.m. - Joe Schlosser
