• Mediaweek, Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:30 AM

The Parents Television Council is calling for yet another advertising boycott -- this one aimed at companies that buy time in the CBS drama "Dexter." The show, imported from cable net Showtime, is being attacked for violent content and the PTC is also calling on CBS affiliates to preempt it. The main character works as a police blood-spatter expert who fulfills his murderous desires by doing in criminals. CBS has edited the show, but apparently not enough for the scolds at the PTC.

"Despite countless public calls for restraint and corporate responsibility, CBS broke its own promise to the public that it would employ careful editing and accurate ratings guidelines for 'Dexter,' " says PTC president Tim Winter. "Depictions of violence were barely altered from the Showtime network original format." He also lambasts the net for not labeling the show for mature audiences.

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