Radio / Television News

CBSC rules on Noovo show’s sex scenes complaint

OTTAWA — Noovo Montreal’s early evening broadcast in February of an episode of Mon ex à moi featuring sexually explicit scenes breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and the classification provision of the CAB Violence Code, says a decision released today by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). Mon ex à moi is a comedic drama about the love lives of young adults. Aired on February 22, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. ET, the episode in question was rated 13+ and had viewer advisories alerting to “mature scenes or themes”. The episode contained sexual conversations and sex...