CBS is fighting back against the idiots at the Parents Television Council, a right-wing lobbying group that makes it easy for people who have not watched and know nothing about TV shows to submit indecency complaints to the FCC. A repeat of an episode of _Without A Trace_ that contained a flashback to a teen orgy scene was the subject of over 4000 complaints. After reviewing all of them using an FOIA request, CBS believes that not a single one came from someone who watched the show. Their evidence is compelling. The $3.3 million fine is outrageous and idiotic to begin with, but with additional evidence that no one who saw the show actually complained, the FCC doesn’t really have a leg to stand on in this instance.
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