• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Reality series tries to re-brand star athlete's iffy rep.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–18

The good stuff

• Messages:

  The take-away message is that it's important to clean up your act and lead a responsible life ... although T.O. doesn't always model that message.
• Role models:

  In terms of athleticism, T.O. is at the top of his game. But when it comes to his personal life, he's a work in progress. He has a reputation as a troublemaker, but over the course of the show he at least makes an attempt to clean up his act, reconnecting with estranged loved ones and focusing on doing his new job to the best of his ability. He does like to party and goes on occasional big spending sprees (what he calls "throwing money around").

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Not an issue.
• Sex:

  Many of the women featured on the show wear revealing clothing, baring cleavage, G-strings, thongs, etc. T.O. is sometimes shirtless. T.O. tends to be flirtatious with women he finds attractive, describing them as "sexy" or "seductive," and he has physical relationships with at least three different women over the course of the series. On at least one occasion, there's a steamy make-out session in a hot tub. There are also some scenes of T.O. and his friends hanging out with Playboy bunnies and in a strip club, although no sensitive body parts are shown.
• Language:

  A good amount of audible swearing, including "damn," "ass," "country-ass" and "bitch-ass." "S--t" and "f--k" are bleeped.

• Consumerism:

  T.O. buys extravagantly from Tiffany & Co., Converse, and more. Once he signs to play for the Buffalo Bills, there's also steady promotion of the Bills brand, and the show itself is basically one big PR campaign for Owens.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Occasional consumption of beer, mixed drinks, wine, and champagne in bars and clubs or at parties. T.O. says one of his goals for the off season is "to party."

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