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The Enten Scale
Season 1 · Episode 19
America's Profanity Boom
0.05mMarch 3, 2026
CNN’s Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten examines a new American tradition: Swearing. The number of people who are fine with cursing in public has climbed 65% over the last 30 years. It’s permeated our shows, movies, and even our politicians. But should it?
Episodes
- Episode 1Reading TV
- Episode 2Trump's Third Term?
- Episode 3Planes, Pains, and All of the Feels
- Episode 4Money Lines
- Episode 5No Thanks Given
- Episode 6Chasing Likes, but Catching Feelings
- Episode 7NewsTok
- Episode 8Chicken vs. Beef
- Episode 9It's A Wonderful Lie
- Episode 10Could Tailgating Cure America?
- Episode 11New Year, Same You
- Episode 12The NFL's Cold, Hard Truth
- Episode 13'Til Debt Do Us Part
- Episode 14The Sleep Trap
- Episode 15Gold or Gridiron?
- Episode 16No Pedigree, No Problem
- Episode 17Live and Let Dial
- Episode 18Clock Blocking
- Episode 19America's Profanity Boom
- Episode 20There's No "I" In Team
- Episode 21Driven by Distraction
- Episode 22Underdogs Are The Real "America's Team"
- Episode 23Moonshot
- Episode 24Open Your (Third) Eyes
- Episode 25Hot or Not?
- Episode 26Slice of Life
- Episode 27Where Did All The Limos Go?
- Episode 28Why Is America Dressing Down?
- Episode 29Reel to Real
- Episode 30Episode 30