Family TV Shows

Man oh man..I think my hubby and I have this conversation all too often!! Even shows on Disney channel, which could fall into this category (like Drake and Josh, Wizards of Waverly Place, etc..) bother us..there is too much name calling and bratty behavior for my tastes!! We really dont watch a lot of t.v., esp as a family, but one thing my kids have gotten interested in is on TLC. They will watch "Little People, Big World" or "Jon and Kate plus 8", or the Duggar family show "17 and Counting". It is not perfect, I sure do miss the days of Family Ties and The Cosby Show..but it is better than a lot of other things!! BTW, dont forget "Full House" if you ever see that in reruns..the kids get a kick out of it sometimes! Ahh..the good old days...~A.~

Sad to say, I don't really think there are any scripted prime time shows that are appropriate family viewing, especially not on broadcast nets. I used to work in Audience Research for PAX TV and it is truly funny how everyone claims to want family friendly fare, but it just doesn't get the ratings now that it used to. If it did, I'd still have my job!!! :) You may be interested in the Parent's Television Council http://www.parentstv.org/ I am not a member, and to be honest I think they take things a little too far sometimes, but they are a good group to watch for getting a heads up on this kind of thing. Viewers For Quality Television was a much better group, however is now defunct. Good luck finding what you are looking for.

My daughter and I watch nickelodeon at night for repeats of George lopez, home improvement, fresh prince, etc. Other channels ha e old Cosby shows, really old timer andy Griffith on tv land

We enjoy a lot of regular shows together as well . Watching oscars now!!!

After seeing your response, I must have misunderstood. I thought you meant with your child. As for me, I LOVE the CSI shows, we watch a lot of History and Discovery channel, and reality tv. I don't get into teh shows when are often "continued" like Desperate Housewives or a soap because I like to see it and be done with it. I never know what the next week holds for me on my time so I don't like to get hooked on a show. I prefer 1 that is shown and done the same night.

Your tastes in TV shows is much like mine, and to be honest I really dislike a LOT of what is on TV nowadays.

I DVR shows like The Cosby Show and Little House on the Prairie so we can watch them when we want. In addition, Verizon (our cable carrier) has On Demand so I can play Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Tigger & Pooh for her whenever I feel like it :)

TV nowadays is too scary to watch (LOL).

We have started watching TLC and Discovery at night. My little boy loves Dirty Jobs, How its Made, and Destroyed in Seconds. Hope that helps. :)