CHARLESTON, SC (October 28, 2009) – Jim Dyke, Executive Director of TV Watch, released the following statement in response to the latest Parents Television Council study:

“Once again, the PTC is trying a new angle in its efforts to expand government control over what Americans choose to watch on television. Yet, this so-called 'study' is simply more of the same --an attempt to force all television content to conform to their own beliefs.

“Parents have the tools to enforce the decisions about their children's viewing. As important, they have the right to make decisions for themselves. And some of those decisions may involve a determination that the shows cited by PTC provide cautionary lessons. Whatever the basis for a decision, it is best left to parents.”

TV Watch was launched in May 2005 and is the leading national organization to promote parental controls and individual choices as an alternative to increased government regulation of TV content.  TV Watch is a nonpartisan coalition of 27 individuals and organizations including legal and entertainment experts and political and consumer organizations representing more than four million Americans.  For more information about TV Watch, visit www.TelevisionWatch.org or contact Adam Temple at (843) 722-9670.