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Your argument is circular. these shows are around because they are marketed to succeed. Hollywood knows that PG movies get more money than R movies, but they put the sex n violence in because it's their way. It's also their way to sell moral degeneration 9 times out of 10, and to copy those kinds of shows, yet a successful show eg "touched by an angel" gets no copycats.

If you check the MRC (www.mrc.org) web site, they have plenty of stories of how hollywood will do the 'left' thing and the morally degrading thing even when it HURTS their ratings. Not to mention their bullying moralisms that they shove into the nooks and crannies of any show they can:

http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2003/col20031126.asp

I never argued that the studios don't inject their biases into otherwise neutral shows.. I agree with you there. It should also be noted that movies and TV are not run by the same people.. They may have the same mindset, but the creative process is totally different. Hollywood makes R rated movies because they want to capture the teen/adult market.. I haven't seen a PG movie since I was 10, and if there were only PG movies I'd probably never see one again. I don't laugh at comedies that are 'clean,' I don't respond to dramas that are violence-free, and I don't respond to romances at all, but if I did I'd want there to be some sex. Sue me, but I think that's the average mindset of a male in his 20s.

Anyhow, this argument isn't really going anywhere.. Surely some 'wholesome' shows have done well, because there is a market for those shows. I just think it is dwarfed by those who want to see people eat cow testicles (fear factor) or see gays make jokes of themselves (queer eye).