• 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?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Whip-smart cop comedy is too hot for kids.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  From tampering with evidence to goofing around at crimes scene, these petty, incompetent small-time cops won't inspire anyone to pursue a career in law enforcement. Still, the officers' moral blunders rarely produce positive results.
• Violence:

  Since this is a show about law enforcement, guns are a regular part of the action. But all violent acts are committed in the name of comedy.
• Sex:

  Officers regularly encounter prostitutes, strippers, and cross-dressers as part of their daily beats. Nudity (of the breasts and buttocks variety) is sometimes implied but always blurred out.
• Language:

  Minor swearing ("pissed," "damn," "whore," "bitch," etc.) is frequent, but usually used for comic effect. More serious infractions ("s--t," "f--k," "motherf----r") are also frequent but are bleeped out.
• Consumerism:

  In Reno, "the biggest little city in the world," gambling is a visible cash cow.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Drug busts involving cocaine, crack, and marijuana pop up on the police scanner from time to time. Cops are also occassionally called in to break up drunken brawls -- and sometimes take part in them, too.

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