• Broadcasting & Cable, Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:30 AM

NBC may have taken top honors, but ABC is creeping up fast on first prize for the most prime-time violence, according to the Parents Television Council.

According to a study from the pressure group about the 2006 season called "Dying to Entertain," NBC had the most violent incidences per hou--at 6.79, an 83% rise from the previous season. While ABC had just 3.8, that is an increase of 155%.

"We have not yet reviewed the report," says ABC. "But we are confident that our extensive standards review of all of our programming insures acceptable content for our diverse viewing audiences."

The PTC claims that the 2005-2006 season was the most violent since its last study in 1998, with a 75% increase in the number of violent instances.

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