I've always been intrigued by the rise of euro-synthpop in the US in the early 80s. MTV didn't have enough domestic videos keep in rotation, so they had to play stuff like Der Kommissar. I doubt that people would have gravitated music like that normally, but the forced exposure and the perceived coolness of MTV made it succesful.

If the gloves were really off, Spike would be showing GYN exams.

My local cable provider stopped carrying the Independent Film Channel because they got too many customer complaints about boobies and bad words. Only when they finally implemented digital service did it return.