Why TNT Can Air The Pitt Without Censoring The Show’s Nudity, Swearing, And Graphic Content

“The Pitt” is bringing blood, nudity and bad language to basic cable — but how can they get away with that?

Season 1 of the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical drama starring Noah Wyle is getting a second airing on TNT, beginning Monday, Dec. 1 at 9/8c with the first three episodes. (Three episodes will then air each Monday through Dec. 29.) And if you didn’t catch it the first time on streaming, you won’t miss a thing: TNT will air “The Pitt” exactly as it aired on HBO Max, uncut and uncensored, with all of the “graphic medical imagery, including nudity” intact.

TNT says…