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The best, according to the PTC, are: CBS’ _Supergirl_, Fox’s _The Grinder_, and The CW’s _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_. Getting grounded this year: Fox’s _Scream Queens_, CBS’ _Life in Pieces_, and CBS’ _Angel From Hell_. In [a post explaining their choices](http://w2.parentstv.org/blog/index.php/2015/09/18/paleyfest-recap-the-best-and-worst-new-shows-of-2015/), the PTC wrote that _Supergirl_ topped their picks for its “delightfully cheerful and upbeat” tone, along with fantasy violence that won’t frighten children as much as other superhero shows. Plus, it’s forward-thinking. “For far too long the entertainment industry has — openly or covertly — objectified women, telling young girls that all that matters is ‘sexiness’ and appearance,” the post states. “Now at last, there is a terrific role model for young girls.” Similarly, _The Grinder_ is family-friendly for teaching PTC-approved values, by showing two brothers “learning to support and care about one another.” Perhaps most surprisingly, the PTC chose _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_ as one of the most family-friendly new series, despite the cheeky musical comedy’s envelope-pushing material (Rachel Bloom’s protagonist flies across the country in pursuit of a former flame and may be “crazy” after all). The Council noted their slight apprehension, writing: “Judging from the first episode, the program does have the potential to be a positive family show; but whether the program will follow that path, or go down a more explicit one, has yet to be seen.” As for the shows getting a talking-to from the PTC, _Scream Queens_ is, the blog writes, “more appropriate for a premium cable program,” warning that the graphic violence will be too much for children and teens. Meanwhile, _Life in Pieces_ is “totally inappropriate for families” because “the series contains four short, sex-obsessed vignettes every week — each of them horrifically wrong for primetime.” And _Angel From Hell_, the PTC bluntly writes, is “crude, obnoxious, and insulting ‘comedy.’” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/22/supergirl-scream-queens-parents-television-council-fall-tv) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4044946/parent-television-council-tv/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4044946/parent-television-council-tv/"},"headline":"The Parents Television Council Thinks Kids Should Not Be Watching These Shows","datePublished":"2015-09-22T19:11:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:09:44.014Z","description":"Warns of graphic violence and sex-based stories on TV","url":"https://time.com/4044946/parent-television-council-tv/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb00976ed00ca4efe/698864cfcd1bba27b46fd4a9/scream-queens-fox-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shirley Li / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb00976ed00ca4efe/698864cfcd1bba27b46fd4a9/scream-queens-fox-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"scream-queens-fox-cast","caption":"scream-queens-fox-cast","creditText":"Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4044946/parent-television-council-tv/","name":"The Parents Television Council Thinks Kids Should Not Be Watching These Shows"}}]}] ```