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Swingtown on CBS

With slumping ratings, CBS’ controversial new show, Swingtown (Thursdays, 10:00 p.m.) has failed to win over viewers.  It has, however, been named Worst TV Show of the Week for the second time in its short run. Set in the mid-1970s, the July 10th episode entitled, “Friends with Benefits,” featured more of the graphic depictions of sex and suburban ennui that millions of Americans have come to ignore. 

The episode opened with Tom and Trina Decker at an airport bar playing the game, “Guess Who My Spouse Would Sleep With” while they waited for Tom’s plane to depart.  The game ended as soon as Trina’s high school sweetheart, Luke, walked through the door.  Tom wrestled with his jealousy through most of the episode -- until Trina finally soothed his insecurities just enough for him to engage in a threesome with her former beau.  The episode’s closing musical montage featured a tangle of legs in satin sheets, as the camera panned up to show Tom kissing his wife’s shoulders as she engages with Luke.  

Perhaps less graphic, though no less provocative, was the subplot involving 17-year-old high school student, Laurie Miller, and her “former” teacher, Mr. Stevens.  With the conclusion of summer school, Mr. Stevens deemed it appropriate to reciprocate Laurie’s amorous feelings.  While she removed items from the classroom bulletin board, he embraced her from behind and the two kissed passionately.  Apparently, these extracurricular activities are fine as long as class isn’t in session anymore.

For its graphic sexual depictions, Swingtown deserves the title Worst TV Show of the Week.