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Study: NFL TV ads full of violence, sex, alcohol |
Half of the commercial breaks during NFL telecasts show at least one advertisement featuring sex, drugs or alcohol, according to a study by a nationwide nonprofit group.Common Sense Media, which provides ratings and reviews of TV shows, movies and video games to parents, released the results Thursday. CSM said its staff watched 50 NFL games this season and logged more than 5,000 commercials.Among its findings:- 40 percent of games showed ads for erectile dysfunction drugs.- 46.5 percent of the sexual or violent advertisements were promotions by the broadcast networks for their own programs.
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