Internet Might Still Change TV Language

CBS is looking to make a TV show from the blue content of a popular Twitter page. How do you recreate it for the broadcast TV industry, which is still hobbled by Federal Communications Commission rules? It's easier for cable to be blue, since it isn't under the purview of the FCC. Broadcasters still keep moving the line, much to the chagrin of TV pressure groups. But in reality, FCC rules haven't changed that much when it comes to language. Many might say that Dr. Gregory House of Fox' "House" is a foul-mouthed, frank-speaking physician. But the truth is, he's never used any profanity on the show. But no doubt viewers believe he has. There are creative ways of getting around FCC rules. CBS will, for starters, absolutely change the title. And surely, content issues will push CBS from airing it far away from the so-called early evening "family hour." Spurred on by the digital age, broadcasters are continually broadening their base of where to find the next TV hits.