A recent study conducted by The Neilsen Company revealed that FX’s hit biker series “Sons of Anarchy’s” extreme graphic nature and disturbing storylines has surpassed Netflix as the number one reason Americans nationwide have decided to cancel their cable subscription.

According to a spokesperson for The Neilsen Company, following Tuesday’s sixth season premiere of “Sons of Anarchy,” in which a porn star was tortured by Iranians, a man was drowned in a bathtub filled with urine, a child murdered his classmates with an assault weapon, and the character of Otto, played by “Sons of Anarchy” creator and showrunner Kurt Sutter was brutally raped in his prison cell, over three million Americans immediately decided they no longer needed cable in their homes.

“I had to take two showers after watching ‘Sons of Anarchy’ just to feel clean again,” said Peter Richardson, a 44-year-old man from Burlington, Vermont, who cancelled his cable subscription Tuesday night. “If I wanted to see a showrunner have anal sex on cable, I would have paid extra for HBO so I could watch Lena Dunham on ‘Girls.’ ”

For years, “Sons of Anarchy,” which was inspired by “Hamlet,” has continued to push the envelope from a father being forced to witness his daughter being burned alive, cooking a severed head in chili, having a woman stabbed to death with a crucifix, and having a character bite off his own tongue. But for millions of cable viewers, the sixth season premiere finally crossed the line.

“I’m not the biggest Shakespeare reader, but I don’t remember in ‘Hamlet’ where a guy drowned in a bathtub full of urine,” Richardson told Hollywood & Swine.