Station 19

Many emergencies on each show, and the lives of both main and walk-on characters (including children) are often in mortal danger. Expect to see injuries: burns, victims who choke, cough, cry in pain. Firefighters are often called upon to do very dangerous things like walking into rooms or buildings on fire or jumping from high windows.

Characters are young adults, single, and frisky. Expect lots of make-out sessions, both same- and opposite-sex, during which participants often take off their shirts (men in particular) and then have implied sex off-camera. Colleagues talk about sex in terms of getting "laid" and "sex swagger."

Language is infrequent, usually emphatic in nature, and includes "damn," "ass," "hell."

Adults drink beer at home, parties, dinners; no one acts drunk.

Parents need to know that Station 19 is a drama about a Seattle fire station and the quirky characters who work there. It was created by the same team as long-running medical soap Grey's Anatomy, and includes a character spun off from that show. It's also very similar in content and tone to Grey's. Several fire or other emergencies take place on each episode; expect to see injuries, burns, blood, and characters in pain or mortal danger, including children. Firefighters must frequently do dangerous things like climbing buildings on fire or jumping out of high windows. When they're not fighting fires, characters are often engaging in romantic antics: hooking up, cheating, breaking up. There are same- and opposite-sex pairings with passionate kissing that sometimes progresses to characters removing their clothes (no nudity) and having implied sex off-camera. Language is mild: "damn," "ass," "hell." Adults drink alone at home and at social occasions; no one acts drunk. Like on Grey's, the cast is racially and ethnically diverse, includes women in powerful central roles, and has openly gay characters.