Watershed television

Watershed is a term used to describe a time in television schedules beyond which it is permissible to show a television programme which have an 'adult content', i.e. nudity, explicit sexual intercourse, violence, strong language, etc. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the specified Watershed time is 9pm.

It is known in the US as "Safe Harbor", and begins after 11pm


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