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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:  March  14,  2005  Janice  Wise:  (202)  418-  8165 
 janice.  wise@  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  DENIES  INDECENCY  COMPLAINTS  AGAINST  SEGMENT  INTRODUCING  NOVEMBER  15,  2004 
 “MONDAY  NIGHT  FOOTBALL”  BROADCAST 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  complaints  alleging  that  affiliates  of  the  ABC  Television  Network 
 aired  indecent  material  during  a  November  15,  2004  segment  that  introduced  ABC’s  “Monday  Night  Football”  telecast.  The  segment  featured  a  locker  room  encounter  between  Philadelphia 
 Eagles  wide  receiver  Terrell  Owens  and  actress  Nicollette  Sheridan  from  ABC’s  “Desperate  Housewives”  program. 


 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  episode  is  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  deemed  indecent. 
 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  issuing  a  separate  statement,  Martin  and  Adelstein,  FCC  04-  0342,  March  14,  2005. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Janice  Wise  or  Lisa  Fowlkes  (202)  418-  7450 
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