The closest thing Americans have probably gotten to Fifty Shades of Grey on broadcast TV is some SNL sketches.
An additional couple of people called to give negative feedback after the sexually charged movie aired at 9:30 p.m. on the network.
In the States, Fifty Shades of Grey and other programs are available on pay-cable channels, but the idea of an ABC Sunday Night movie or something like PBS airing the Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson starrer without some major censoring is unthinkable here.
Per The Sun, RTE did get one formal complaint after the movie’s airing, and RTE says it will respond within 20 days, which is apparently how formal complaints are usually handled.