The CW has received complaints from the Parents Television Council over upcoming scenes in Gossip Girl.
According to reports, the PTC sent a letter to the network which addresses a threesome to be screened later this season.
The note read: “By now you must be aware of reports in Entertainment Weekly and elsewhere that the November 9th episode of the teen-targeted drama Gossip Girl will feature major characters in a sexual threesome.
“To include a storyline like this on a program that is expressly targeted to impressionable teenagers is reckless and irresponsible. I appeal to your highest sense of decency, respect and common sense in urging you to preempt this episode.
“Television is profoundly influential in the lives of children, especially when it comes to sexual decision making – it has even been described by one researcher as a “sexual super-peer” – signifying television’s power to amplify, many times over, the peer-pressure teens are already feeling to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors.”
PTC president Timothy F. Winter ended the complaint: “Please be advised that the PTC will monitor this episode very closely.
“Our members will not hesitate to contact local and national advertisers; and if this program violates broadcast decency law, rest assured that our members will contact the Federal Communications Commission.”
