Chet, what you described on the part of the TV execs. is "pandering"... catering to and exploiting the weaknesses of others. Your example fits my point exactly. Just because something is legal (and in this case, even profitable) does not make it ethically good. The way in which television "news" has changed from objective, intelligent journalism to tabloid pandering in order to get high ratings and fill 24 hours of air time, shows how greed has motivated editorial decisions. We are allowing our culture and our children's minds to be filled with junk, just because someone is making a profit from it. We have lost ethical principals to govern our conduct.

alice