New cast member of Saturday Night Live, Jenny Slate made quite an impression during her first sketch on the long running show.
She dropped a very understandable F-Bomb.
It has made Slate an Internet star, but will the Federal Communications Commission rain on her premiere parade?
The answer is no.
The indecency provisions of the FCC are designed to protect children and are enforced during those hours where little ones are likely to be tuning in.
The regs speak of a “safe harbor” time period between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time. During this “safe harbor” window broadcasters can air what would otherwise be deemed indecent.
There are, of course limitations. Obscene material is not allowed at any time.
Using the “F-Word” on SNL is different that the time NBC aired an awards show in which U2's Bono let loose with expletives.
But don't look for SNL to make profanity a regular part of their program. There are a group that the networks are far more frightened of than even the commissioners on the FCC. Their names are whispered in executive meetings and are affectionately known as... sponsors.
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