I'm Kim Masters, host of KCRW's The Business, and this is the latest installment of our monthly TV podcast, The Spinoff.

Now here's host Michael Schneider of TV Guide magazine.

Thanks, Kim.

This is The Spinoff, and joining me here in the studio is A.J. Marischel, a variety.

Hey, AJ.

Hi.

Good to see you again and of course

from the studios of k unv in las vegas nevada hitting the slots we've got joe adalion of vulture dot com

hey joe buenos dees so uh first we must take a moment here to say how grateful we are to

everyone every listener who made suggestions on what to call this damn thing.

In the end, we went with The Spin-Off.

And starting this week, you'll be able to subscribe to the spin-off through iTunes or wherever you download podcasts.

It will also still be found in the podcast queue of KCRW's The Business as well.

Makes it for a great holiday gift.

Yes, and free.

So on the list today, we're going to be discussing big event programming.

The Sound of Music Live, Bonnie and Clyde, and a lot more.

If it's December, it must be event programming time.

We're also going to be talking about violence on TV.

So we've all seen those

letters used to identify or rate TV shows content up on the corner of your screen. Do the audience

heed them? Is there a difference in how broadcast TV networks assess violent content and cable shows?

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