Parents guide

Female breast, body & buttocks nudity is shown throughout in sexual contexts with some infrequent & nonsexual bare chested males.

Public female breast nudity with lengthy sexualized close camera buttocks nudity of a sister stripping nude in front of her brother & many other male workers to bathe outdoors in front of them.

Females are frequently shown removing their clothes, showering & bathing nude, as well as scantily clad in only skimpy bras & panties. Ample female cleavage is also frequently focused upon.

Frequent scenes of explicit female Nudity throughout the series, as well as mild and infrequent male nudity.

A woman repeatedly insults a man's genitalia.

In season one a woman is shown showering, her bottom is briefly shown. The scene happens out of nowhere.

The naked bodies of two men are hung up on a character's porch. Their butts are showing.

A woman and a nurse comment on the size of a man's penis. The man is later shown walking in a hospital gown with his buttcrack visible.

Car accidents lead to bloody injuries and bodies.

Characters are attacked or killed, e.g. beaten up, punched, kicked and shot.

Animals are killed, e.g. a horse is shot and a wolf is run over.

Several men and one woman are branded throughout the show. Some of these scenes are quite painful to watch.

There are several brutal fistfights throughout the show with strong impact.

Several shootouts throughout with bloody images.

Lots of violence some more graphic than others

Two dead mutilated corpses are hung outside a mans home as retaliation for a brutal rape.

An explosion happens in a meth lab leading to a gruesome aftermath. One man suffers severe burns, as well has having his leg blown off. He is then shot in the head.

Kevin Costner shoots a horse dead.

Several uses of the F-word, as well as other uses of strong and mild language.

Pretty much every episode uses strong language.

Infrequent uses of "cocksucker" and "cunt"

Jesus used as swear word many times

Overuse of the f word and other profanity.

Seasons 4 & 5 up the language to about 40-50 f words per episode.

Strong language.

The CBS Broadcast Version removes all the major curses.

Multiple blasphemous uses of GD in every episode.

Characters are seen drinking and smoking in many places, e.g. clubs and bars.

Beth can be seen smoking and drinking in several scenes, her character's recurring theme alcoholism, which is briefly explored in some episodes.