Televised sexuality is examined in the context of gender stereotypes for three recent, "new adult" programs which have been billed as departures from traditional treatments of sex roles and/or sexuality: "All That Glitters,""Soap," and "We've Got Each Other." Using these examples, the paper focuses on three main areas: (1) characters and settings are described with reference to sex roles on television; (2) interpersonal relations between women and men are examined; and (3) sex and gender are analyzed in reference to sex stereotypes in television characters and their interaction. (Author)