Recent studies seem to confirm that it is.
One study found that 61 percent of TV shows in 1997 depicted violent acts while only 58 percent did in 1995. The study also found that viewers were watching an average of six acts of violence an hour. Vulgarity has also increased. The Parents Television Council found that during family hour, there had been a 47 percent jump in vulgarities in the last two years. They found that Disney-owned ABC led the pack with 3.47 sexual references per hour.