In June of 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals canceled the fines imposed by the FCC. The ruling was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In June of 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court also rejected the fines. (Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.)
January 29 2007 - The Federal Communications Commission has fined ABC television stations $1.43 million for broadcasting indecent programming on "NYPD Blue." It was the second-largest indecency fine against a television broadcaster ever. The agency proposed a $27,500 fine against 52 ABC-owned and affiliate stations in the Central and Mountain time zones, which broadcast the episode before 10 p.m.-the cutoff for the FCC's authority to police the airwaves. The episode, shown Feb. 25, 2003, included a scene featuring a woman and a young boy. In the scene, the woman disrobes in a bathroom.