Teen Viewers Want to See Less Sexual Content in Movies, TV Shows, Report Finds

More than 60 percent of teens and young adults surveyed said sexual content is not needed in plotlines.

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Research from the University of California—Los Angeles (UCLA) indicates that younger audiences are increasingly favoring television shows and movies that do not contain sexual content.

The newly published report, titled “Teens and Screens,” found that 62.4 percent of teenagers and young adults aged 14 to 24 believe that sexual content is not required to advance the plot of television programs and films.