Nudity, US TV, and the FCC
One other crucial difference between US and Euro TV is that in the states, local TV stations tend to be independently owned and carry programming from their network during selected hours of the day. The rest of the day, stations are free to program what they want.
The hours when this type of jiggle programming would almost certainly run, the midnight to 6 AM block is owned by the affiliates. So this show would either have to be syndicated or locally-produced. In either case, it would require a lot of local sponsorship that simply isn't there at that late of an hour. From a station's POV, it's a whole lot easier to run infomercials or televangelists in these hours then sell advertising during a show that's more likely to generate controversy than viewers.
And even if one of the six networks put on a show with boobs-and-pubes, they would have a difficult time finding advertisers for it, not to mention that many affiliates would probably exercise their right to opt out of the networks programming.
It's something of a double standard when CSI Miami treats viewers to CGI special effect of maggots emerging from a stab wound, but CBS has to apologize for Janet's titty, but unless the entire network-affiliate structure of US TV changes anytime soon, you'll just have to import ENF clips from overseas.
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