TV turn-offs of 2011: How Clarkson and Cocozza made the protests pour in

ITV's Dancing on Ice in second and fourth places after judge Jason Gardiner said a contestant was 'missing a couple of chromosomes'

And in its seventh year The X Factor showed no sign of letting up – with 15 entries on a list of the 100 most offensive TV and radio moments of 2011.

Frankie Cocozza’s swearing and drinking and the ‘bullying’ of Misha B by Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos stood out as the subjects of scores of complaints.

Reprimanded: Matthew Wright (left) made a callous joke when covering the murder of a Scottish teenager while Jeremy Clarkson (right) said public sector strikers should be 'executed in front of their families'

Number one spot on the list of shame went however to an episode of Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff, in which presenter Matthew Wright joked about the murder of a Scottish teenager. More than 2,200 complaints were logged.

In third place was Jeremy Clarkson, who attracted a swathe of complaints after he told The One Show that striking public sector workers should be ‘executed in front of their families’. Ofcom received 763 complaints and the BBC itself another 30,000.

ITV’s Dancing on Ice came second and fourth in the list following controversial comments by judge Jason Gardiner. He suggested that one contestant was ‘missing a couple of chromosomes’. The X Factor received 753 complaints over incidents in 15 separate episodes.

Cocozza, who was kicked off the show for his drug use, received more than 200 complaints about his behaviour, including swearing before the 9pm watershed and glamorising alcohol abuse.

Ofcom also investigated Tulisa after the 23-year-old judge was accused of breaching rules by advertising her brand of perfume on the series. The singer was seen sporting a tattoo which said ‘The Female Boss’ – an apparent reference to her scent of the same name.

Also under fire, for the second year running, was the singer Rihanna who had a swear word written on to her shoes.

This means many BBC shows were not on the list because most viewers complain directly to the corporation about its programmes instead of going to the regulator. Some ITV shows got considerably more complaints as a result of its viewers being more likely to contact Ofcom.

The controversial edition of The Wright Stuff had seen the presenter imitate the catchphrase from TV detective drama Taggart – ‘there’s been another murder’ – when talking about the killing of Liam Aitchison in the Western Isles.

A row between Dancing on Ice’s Gardiner and the show’s head coach Karen Barber prompted 784 Ofcom complaints, with a further 3,000 going direct to ITV.

Mr Gardiner, who has now left the show, was the subject of more than a thousand Ofcom complaints over two episodes.

Rhianna with the phrase 'F*** you' scrawled across her footwear while judge Tulisa Contostavlos received criticism after viewers complained she was breaking advertising rules with her tattoo 'The Female Boss'

Other incidents in the top ten were Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields and two episodes of the often explicit show, The Joy of Teen Sex, which viewers claimed was exploiting young people.

Talksport’s Danny Kelly made the top ten for an offensive remark about former Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez.

Satirical Channel 4 drama Black Mirror: The National Anthem was listed for references to bestiality and torture.

1. Channel 5's The Wright Stuff,  December 6, 2,220 complaints after Matthew Wright's joke about murdered Scottish teenager

2. ITV1's Dancing on Ice, February 6, 784 complaints after judge Jason Gardiner was offensive to contestant Johnson Beharry and head coach Karen Barber

3. BBC1's The One Show, November 30, 763 complaints after Jeremy Clarkson said public sector strikers should be shot

4. ITV1's Dancing on Ice, January 23, 253 complaints after judge Jason Gardiner said a contestant had chromosomal deficiencies

5. Channel 4's documentary Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, June 24, 176 complaints that it was biased, offensive and misleading

6. BBC2's Top Gear, January 30, 178 complaints after Mexicans were referred to as 'lazy, feckless, flatulent (and) overweight'

7. Channel 4's The Joy of Teen Sex, February 2, 164 complaints that young people were exploited by publishing private details of their sex lives

8. Channel 4's Black Mirror: The National Anthem, December 4, 145 complaints that the drama had offensive themes such as torture, terrorism and bestiality

9. Talksport's Danny Kelly, January 8, 140 complaints after presenter Danny Kelly described Rafael Benitez as a 'nonce'

10. Channel 4's The Joy of Teen Sex, January 19, 126 complaints that young people were exploited by publishing private details of their sex lives

Here's what other readers have said. Why not debate this issue live on our message boards.

The campaign to get Boyle off the telly has worked, the campaign to have Ross and Clarkson binned continues. - Gideon Webley, Wakefield, 17/12/2011 7:25 Sorry Giddy, what makes you think anything you or the other tight a**** say has had any effect on Boyle or anyones appearance on the telly. All that drives the appearance or non appearance of people or shows is the audience they generate your opinion doesn't count because as you admit you are a minority. Turn the telly off when it offends you, put the tinfoil hat back on, take the medication, and you can continue living happily in Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Frankie Cocozza doesn't ask the media to follow him around, they do it on their own acccord. Perhaps if the media lose interest he will get himself together and structure a career. He probably has a talent for acting and with a bit of guidance may surprise us all. Don't condemn someone you know nothing about.

Matthew Wright's disrepect tops them all I'm afraid. A professional presenter should have known better. My sister in Scotland was so annoyed (she was a fan of Wright) she rang me up to tell me what he said. Tongue in cheek gaffs are one thing (Clarkson) but Wright's takes the biscuit.

People must have a lot of time on their hands if they seriously call in to complain about programs. If you have a problem, don't watch jeez.

I can't believe this lowlife nobody is still getting press coverage. As much as I would like to rant about this parasite I really couldn't give a damn.

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