Editing Shit (section)

===United States===
The word has become increasingly acceptable on American [[cable television]] and [[satellite radio]], which are not subject to [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] regulation. In other English-speaking countries, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, the word is allowed to be used in [[broadcast television]] by the regulative councils of each area, as long as it is used in late hours when young people are not expected to be watching. It has appeared on [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]' ''[[20/20 (US television show)|20/20]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}

"Shit" was one of the original "[[Seven dirty words|Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV]]", a comedy routine by the American comedian [[George Carlin]]. In the United States, although the use of the word is censored on broadcast network television (while its [[synonym]] ''[[wikt:crap|crap]]'' is not usually subject to censorship), the [[FCC]] permitted some exceptions. For example:

* The 14 October 1999 episode of ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' is the first show (excluding [[Documentary film|documentaries]]) on U.S. network television to contain the word ''shit'' in uncensored form. 
* The word also is used in a later ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' episode, "[[On the Beach (ER)|On the Beach]]" by Dr. [[Mark Greene]], while experiencing the final stages of a deadly [[brain tumor]]. Although the episode was originally aired uncensored, the "shit" utterance has since been edited out in syndicated reruns.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}

An episode of ''[[South Park]]'', "[[It Hits the Fan]]" (original airdate 20 June 2001), parodied the hype over the ''Chicago Hope'' episode. In it, "shit" is used 162 times, and a counter in the corner of the screen tallies the repetitions (excluding the 38 instances of the word's use in written forms, raising the total to an even 200). ''South Park'' airs on American cable networks, which are outside the FCC's regulatory jurisdiction and whose censorship of vulgar dialogue is at the discretion of the cable operators.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.reason.com/news/show/116787.html |title=South Park Libertarians |magazine=Reason Magazine |access-date=14 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202113449/http://www.reason.com/news/show/116787.html |archive-date=2 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since that episode, the word (as well as many on-screen depictions of feces, as well as defecation) has become a mainstay of ''South Park''. Various episodes also feature a character, [[List of recurring South Park characters#Mr. Hankey|Mr. Hankey]], who is a sentient piece of excrement. Other [[Comedy Central]] series, along with programming on other cable networks including [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], [[Turner Broadcasting System|TBS]], and as of March 2014, [[Adult Swim]], also regularly employ the word shit. Episodes of ''[[Graceland (TV series)|Graceland]]'', on the [[USA Network]], do also.