Violent programming needs more viewer advisories, says CBSC

OTTAWA – The failure of Séries+ to air sufficient viewer advisories on violent programming breached codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.At issue were four episodes of CSI: Miami that aired at 5:00 pm on June 3, 4, 7 and 8, 2010 with a rating of 13+. A viewer advisory alerting viewers to “scenes that may not be suitable for some viewers” (without any reference to violent content) was only provided at the start of the program.The CBSC received a complaint from a viewer who was concerned that the program was too violent for the 5:00 pm time...