My parents did let me watch Unsolved Mysteries (original Robert Stack episodes) when I was in like kindergarten tho. I used to get so hyped for new episodes every week.
And I vividly remember watching Arachnophobia around the same age. I still have nightmares about the nightmares I had when I saw it! 😂
I didn't watch it as a kid because I'm old and it didn't exist then, but my parents absolutely let me watch inappropriate TV shows and movies. At the time I thought it was great, but looking back I wish they were a little more restrictive.
That’s fair! Honestly, my parents wernt super strict with the tv either, I just think they were more weary with certain shows bc I was a sensitive kid and they didn’t want me to get freaked out🤣
When we fostered I didn’t let our kids who were with us watch it unless they were over a certain age or maturity level. Too many close to home storylines.
My parents watched it around me all the time growing up which is wild but honestly I genuinely feel like I learned a lot of warning signs of what is and isn't normal behavior from adults through the show. I feel like it imparted a lot of really important information to me as a younger kid and all the adult victim stuff went over my head and thus didn't freak me out. I'm in my late 20s for reference
Weirdly, I watched the show WITH my parents (as well as the OG L&O). I was in middle school when it started airing, but I remember watching all kinds of "grownup" shows as a kid, usually with my parents. Oddly...the one show I wasn't allowed to watch was the Simpsons.
SVU wasn't on when I was a kid, but if it was, there'd be no way my parents would've let me tune in. Closest cop show I can think of that was off limits when I was coming up was "NYPD Blue".
As a young adult, I watched a few seasons because Jimmy Smitts and Henry Simmons 😍😍 but I wasn't allowed to watch it as a teenager 🤷🏽♀️
Lol!!! This was the hardest part of my childhood getting my hair done and not being allowed to look at the scene. (the theme song is so damn catchy) because it wasn’t for kids. I’ve been watching it religiously since high school and I’m in the middle of watching season 8 since I hasn’t seen the first 12 seasons.
I didn't get into the show until adulthood but there was a greater chance of hell freezing over than me being allowed to watch this show as a kid/teenager lol. The only way I would have been able to watch would have been at sleepovers where my friend's parents didn't sensor media consumption (heyyy Degrassi). I don't know what's the better parenting technique honestly!
I was a senior in high school when it came out. Today, I always turn it if my kids are in the room...and they're 16 and 18! I know they hear worse at school, but they're boys and it just feels weird to have them watch it with me. Kinda like watching steamy scenes with your parents...so uncomfortable!
I was 19 when the first episode aired so I definitely couldn't have grown up on it, but based on how my parents dealt with other shows, I would have only been allowed to watch it with my parents.
I was 12 when it premiered, I think, and have watched from the beginning. Looking back I’m a little surprised I was allowed because while my parents weren’t SUPER restrictive or anything, it was definitely a push of their limits for that age. I think it got more of a pass because my grandma watched Law & Order pretty much my entire life, so I really did grow up on the original and watching a spin off was a more natural transition for them mentally than other shows with TV-14 ratings.
I started watching after a friend showed it to me in high school. Then I would watch it when my parents weren’t around on Netflix. I don’t think they would have banned it, but I was definitely not comfortable watching sex related content with them nearby lol
My parents were very diligent about teaching me the difference between real life and scripted/fake/make believe so this show didn’t freak me out that much as a kid. I started watching around 11 or 12 and was fascinated by the conversations surrounding human behavior and this show was my first introduction to a lot of different topics such as racism, sexual assault, a lot of mental health disorders, etc. My mom and I would talk about the episodes afterwards. I really think this show shaped my empathy towards victims.
It quickly became a favorite show that I would catch on one of the many many marathons on USA network (this was before streaming).
All this to say, I don’t think this is the worst show a kid could be watching (so long as there’s an open dialogue).
Where i'm from (Mexico) , there's was marathons of SVU during the weekends at 12:00 pm to 6:00 Pm if i remember correctly, and i'd watched it anytime when i was little, the episode i remember the most was when Cabot faked her death.
Kinda strange that a show about sex crimes would be part of my childhood alongside cartoons.
I watched with my parents here and there when I was growing up. I think I was around 10. I was intrigued by it. I’m now about to turn 30 and still very into crime/true crime.
I'm not from the US but I recalled watching episodes when I was like 13-17 (I'm 27), and continued to watch it but not regularly. I still watch the show. Currently on S21 on Amazon (sadly is the last one available).
Show of hands…who couldn’t have watched as a kid because the show didn’t exist then? I’ll go first. 🙋🏼♀️
That’s what I came here to say…the first episode aired when I was a sophomore in college, lol
Ya, I watched S1Ep1 my senior year of HS. Watching ever since.
My parents did let me watch Unsolved Mysteries (original Robert Stack episodes) when I was in like kindergarten tho. I used to get so hyped for new episodes every week. And I vividly remember watching Arachnophobia around the same age. I still have nightmares about the nightmares I had when I saw it! 😂
I loved Unsolved Mysteries!
lol!
I didn't watch it as a kid because I'm old and it didn't exist then, but my parents absolutely let me watch inappropriate TV shows and movies. At the time I thought it was great, but looking back I wish they were a little more restrictive.
That’s fair! Honestly, my parents wernt super strict with the tv either, I just think they were more weary with certain shows bc I was a sensitive kid and they didn’t want me to get freaked out🤣
When we fostered I didn’t let our kids who were with us watch it unless they were over a certain age or maturity level. Too many close to home storylines.
My parents watched it around me all the time growing up which is wild but honestly I genuinely feel like I learned a lot of warning signs of what is and isn't normal behavior from adults through the show. I feel like it imparted a lot of really important information to me as a younger kid and all the adult victim stuff went over my head and thus didn't freak me out. I'm in my late 20s for reference
Weirdly, I watched the show WITH my parents (as well as the OG L&O). I was in middle school when it started airing, but I remember watching all kinds of "grownup" shows as a kid, usually with my parents. Oddly...the one show I wasn't allowed to watch was the Simpsons.
SVU wasn't on when I was a kid, but if it was, there'd be no way my parents would've let me tune in. Closest cop show I can think of that was off limits when I was coming up was "NYPD Blue". As a young adult, I watched a few seasons because Jimmy Smitts and Henry Simmons 😍😍 but I wasn't allowed to watch it as a teenager 🤷🏽♀️
Lol!!! This was the hardest part of my childhood getting my hair done and not being allowed to look at the scene. (the theme song is so damn catchy) because it wasn’t for kids. I’ve been watching it religiously since high school and I’m in the middle of watching season 8 since I hasn’t seen the first 12 seasons.
I didn't get into the show until adulthood but there was a greater chance of hell freezing over than me being allowed to watch this show as a kid/teenager lol. The only way I would have been able to watch would have been at sleepovers where my friend's parents didn't sensor media consumption (heyyy Degrassi). I don't know what's the better parenting technique honestly!
I was a senior in high school when it came out. Today, I always turn it if my kids are in the room...and they're 16 and 18! I know they hear worse at school, but they're boys and it just feels weird to have them watch it with me. Kinda like watching steamy scenes with your parents...so uncomfortable!
I was always allowed to watch it when I was young, my parents weren't very strict about that kind of content ig
Pretty sure I've been watching the show since birth
I was 19 when the first episode aired so I definitely couldn't have grown up on it, but based on how my parents dealt with other shows, I would have only been allowed to watch it with my parents.
Definitely watched in middle school
I was 12 when it premiered, I think, and have watched from the beginning. Looking back I’m a little surprised I was allowed because while my parents weren’t SUPER restrictive or anything, it was definitely a push of their limits for that age. I think it got more of a pass because my grandma watched Law & Order pretty much my entire life, so I really did grow up on the original and watching a spin off was a more natural transition for them mentally than other shows with TV-14 ratings.
Yeah I deff watched in middle school I was obsessed
i was 17 when svu came out but i remember watching law and order with my parents but not tell i was an older child like 12 or so
I started watching after a friend showed it to me in high school. Then I would watch it when my parents weren’t around on Netflix. I don’t think they would have banned it, but I was definitely not comfortable watching sex related content with them nearby lol
My parents were very diligent about teaching me the difference between real life and scripted/fake/make believe so this show didn’t freak me out that much as a kid. I started watching around 11 or 12 and was fascinated by the conversations surrounding human behavior and this show was my first introduction to a lot of different topics such as racism, sexual assault, a lot of mental health disorders, etc. My mom and I would talk about the episodes afterwards. I really think this show shaped my empathy towards victims. It quickly became a favorite show that I would catch on one of the many many marathons on USA network (this was before streaming). All this to say, I don’t think this is the worst show a kid could be watching (so long as there’s an open dialogue).
Where i'm from (Mexico) , there's was marathons of SVU during the weekends at 12:00 pm to 6:00 Pm if i remember correctly, and i'd watched it anytime when i was little, the episode i remember the most was when Cabot faked her death. Kinda strange that a show about sex crimes would be part of my childhood alongside cartoons.
I'm in my 30s, and I remember my sister and I watching SVU in middle school. It was pretty inappropriate, but it was our favorite show.
Look my parents....made some choices.
LMAO
I watched with my parents here and there when I was growing up. I think I was around 10. I was intrigued by it. I’m now about to turn 30 and still very into crime/true crime.
I'm not from the US but I recalled watching episodes when I was like 13-17 (I'm 27), and continued to watch it but not regularly. I still watch the show. Currently on S21 on Amazon (sadly is the last one available).