The freedom enjoyed by cable television is the envy of some top creative writer-producers who must contend with network television's standards and practices departments.

"My script got cut by the standards and practices department," Mr. Day reports.

The standards and practices department argued that, because the game had never been featured on a television series before, it was unsuitable for broadcast.

Resulting from the quiz show scandals, game shows have been closely monitored by network standards and practices departments for possible irregularities.

Internally, the networks rely on watchdog standards and practices departments to vet shows.

Networks required game shows to be heavily monitored by their standards and practices departments.

Actually, many censors skipped town more than a decade ago, as the broadcast networks drastically reduced the size of their internal standards and practices departments.

Fox's standards and practices department was uncomfortable with the screenplay, because it featured a 12 year-old girl being kidnapped.

Deadline also commented that it "squeaked past the Fox standards and practices department but is sure to raise as many eyebrows."

Because "The Calusari" was heavy in terms of violence, Fox's standards and practices department took issues with several scenes.