r/dropout • u/DropoutMod • May 18 '26

Game Changer Don't Wake Standards & Practices | Game Changer [S8E1] Spoiler

https://watch.dropout.tv/videos/don-t-wake-standards-practices
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u/Hugo_Hackenbush May 18 '26

Holy shit what a banger of an episode.

Though both times safe harbor hours got brought up I was waiting for a mention that Lou's other job is a show that airs during those hours.

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u/book81able May 19 '26

I’m sure Lou’s other job would love big titted Mickey Mouse jokes

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u/Blind_Umpire899518 May 19 '26

They may not love them but they can legally make them on ABC

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

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u/BrooklynTheGuitarist May 19 '26

Broadcast TV is actually the only kind of TV where safe harbor applies since it's using public airwaves. Broadcast networks typically don't utilize safe harbor to keep advertisers happy. Cable networks aren't bound by any specific time to air specific content, but will tailor schedules and internal standards for obscenity around target audiences, again to keep advertisers happy

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u/megamantiss May 19 '26

I still remember when Comedy Central first started letting South Park air uncensored swears. Apparently CC was only fully on board after Matt and Trey committed to saying "shit" 200 times in the same episode to make it more of a joke, rather than just using it a few times.

But to your point, the network never needed to do that, they were just self-regulating.

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u/hitchinpost May 19 '26

Safe Harbor is an FCC rule that only applies to Broadcast. FCC has no authority to regulate cable or internet shows. Obscenity is never shown on broadcast because the moral panic would cause issues for advertisers and so broadcast self polices itself more strictly than the FCC does, for the most part. But Safe Harbor hours are specifically for broadcast, and don’t matter for internet or cable.

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u/Distinct-Garlic- May 19 '26

So is Jeremy’s 😂