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3 Lbs.

(Rated TV-PG, Drama, Starring Stanley Tucci, Mark Feuerstein, Armando Riesco, Where to watch: CBS, Online)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Brainy medical drama has moving moments.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The main characters are generally good people, though one is sometimes rude and insensitive and a heavy flirt. A secondary character is deceitful for his own gain. Secondary characters are racially diverse, and two doctors are women. People with disabilities are regularly shown in a positive light.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Angry verbal encounters between doctors and patients; some blood in the operating room (but not as much as some other medical shows).

  • Sex:

    Heavy flirting; sexual innuendo; mention of affairs, some sexual activity.

  • Language:

    Occasional crude language, like "ass" and "hell."

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Discussion of drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About 3 Lbs.

Parents need to know that this mature medical drama deals with intense subjects like grave illness and death. Adult relationships, including allusions to casual sex, are a part of the subplot. Characters sometimes yell at one another or debate fiercely about controversial subjects, like the rights of fetuses. Some adult language is used.

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