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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  Janice  Wise:  (202)  418-  8165 
 August  9,  2004 


 FCC  DENIES  COMPLAINTS  FILED  AGAINST  NOVEMBER  20,  2001,  EPISODE  OF  “BUFFY  THE  VAMPIRE  SLAYER” 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  a  complaint  by  Parents  Television  Council  alleging  that  various 
 television  station  licensees  airing  UPN  programming,  including  the  licensee  of  Station  WDCA(  TV),  Washington,  DC,  aired  indecent  material  during  the  “Buffy  the  Vampire  Slayer” 
 program  on  November  20,  2001.  The  complainants  alleged  that  the  “Buffy  the  Vampire  Slayer”  episode  at  issue  included  a  scene  in  which  the  characters  Buffy  and  Spike  engage  in  sexual 
 intercourse. 
 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  “Buffy  the  Vampire  Slayer”  program  at  issue,  as  described  by  the  complainants,  was  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  indecent.  The  Commission 
 noted  that  there  was  no  nudity,  and  there  was  no  evidence  that  the  activity  depicted  was  dwelled  upon,  or  was  used  to  pander,  titillate  or  shock  the  audience. 


 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin  and  Adelstein,  FCC  04-  196,  August  9,  2004. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Janice  Wise  or  Elizabeth  Valinoti  (202)  418-  7450 
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