It is either harmless but a total waste of time, or it is harmful. It is harmful when it repeatedly injects negative thoughts into your brain. For example, a typical child is exposed to 8,000 murders on television by the time he or she finishes elementary school. A typical teenager sees 200,000 acts of violence on TV by age 18. The vast majority of people in normal life are exposed to zero murders and very few violent acts.
TV makes violence seem normal and acceptable.
These items are a waste. See Chapter 29 for details. You will see a vast wasteland a procession of game shows, violence, audience participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families blood and thunder mayhem, violence, sadism, murder private eyes, more violence, and cartoons and, endlessly, commercials many screaming, cajoling, and offending. This quote was made by FCC chairman Newton N. Minow to the National Association of Broadcasters. What is funny about this quote is the fact that it was made in 1961.