Family Friendly Programming Forum

The Family Friendly Programming Forum is a coalition of over 40 advertisers, all of whom belong to the Association of National Advertisers. They seek to increase the amount of "family-friendly" programming on U.S. television.

They define family-friendly programming as:

It is relevant to today's TV viewer, has generational appeal, depicts real life and is appropriate in theme, content and language for a broad family audience. Family friendly programs also embody a responsible resolution. Family friendly programs may include movies, dramas, situation comedies and informational programs.

The FFPF supports various programs and initiatives:


 * Script Development Fund
 * Student Scholarship Program
 * Annual Symposium
 * Family Television Awards

Projects that the script-development fund has helped reach the pilot stage include:


 * Gilmore Girls
 * Life Is Wild
 * The 2007 reboot of Bionic Woman
 * Chuck
 * Ugly Betty
 * Friday Night Lights
 * Brothers & Sisters
 * Everybody Hates Chris
 * Notes from the Underbelly
 * Runaway
 * Commander in Chief
 * The New Adventures of Old Christine
 * Related
 * Complete Savages
 * Clubhouse
 * 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
 * American Dreams
 * Big Time

The fund has no influence on the direction of the show further than the pilot.