Television itself has been around for at least half a century. At first, television showed wholesome family programs like Lucy, The Honeymooners, Andy Griffith, and others. It was a fantasyland for viewers, but as time went by they wanted different programs. In the late seventies and eighties, stations started to make detective shows with mild violence like Magnum PI, Magyver, and Knight Rider. From there, TV stations started to appeal to what their viewers want. Their (TV station) job is to make the viewer happy. By doing this they pole random people to get an idea of what type of show to air at "Prime Time"(8p.m. to 10p.m.). The kinds of programs that some stations show are only appropriate for certain types of audiences. They are filled with a lot of sexual content, extreme violence, and vulgar language. Audiences between the ages of four and twelve shouldn't be exposed to this type of content. At this age, it's a proven fact that they are in the most influential !
             stage of their lives. Also, some from the older audiences shouldn't be watching this programs either. They're like children, they take what they see and try to perform or act what they see, but this doesn't mean that television controls our society. Television is doing what it's supposed to do, entertain us.
             Television is a business. It appeals to the group of consumers that buys or watches the most TV. The generation that does this gets the type of programs that it wants to see. Which are sex, violence, and bad language chosen by our teenage generation. When you appeal to just one group, conflicts will arise. Children these days stay up at later times, and at these times they see the half naked women, people shooting each other, and kids talking back to their teachers. That's why parents should crack down on what younger kid's watch. TV is not to blame for what children watch, parents are. Kids ...