This is Nipplegate — and then some.

A TV watchdog group is calling for an end to the proliferation of reality TV shows featuring completely naked people.

The three “naked” reality shows now on TV — VH1’s “Dating Naked,” TLC’s “Buying Naked” and Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid” — air when children are likely watching and should not be, according to the Parent Television Council.

“We’re not TV haters, we’re not prudes — we’re just trying to protect children,” PTC boss Tim Winter said.

The watchdog group has been putting pressure on advertisers such as McDonald’s by handing out fliers in stores and calling on the company to end its financial support for “Dating Naked.”

The three shows featuring naked people are on rotation throughout the day on cable even though they have a TV-14 rating and have their initial airing at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., Winter said.

On Thursday, VH1 is set to air “Dating Naked: The Wedding.” The show was renewed for a second season Monday after averaging 1 million total viewers during its first season and attracting a half-million streams.

The show is the subject of a $10 million lawsuit by contestant Jessie Nizewitz, who alleges her crotch wasn’t pixelated during some wrestling on the beach.

Winter also takes issue with TLC’s “Buying Naked,” a real estate show that is set in a nudist community. The show artfully covers private parts with such things as vases and flowers.



Discovery’s “Naked and Afraid” tosses people dressed in loincloths into the wilderness to test their survival skills.

Winter sent out a call for financial support from members using the naked reality shows as evidence of the general degradation of TV.

He said McDonald’s hasn’t been seen on “Dating Naked” in recent weeks despite an initial heavy presence when the show first launched — though he can’t say if it’s a result of PTC’s campaign.