KEY POINTS
  • The Federal Communications Commission hit CBS with a $272,000 proposed fine for misusing the Emergency Alert System in an episode of "Young Sheldon." 
  • ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and AMC's "Walking Dead" saw similar fines last month. 
A scene from "Young Sheldon" on CBS.

CBS' "Young Sheldon" is the latest television show to see a proposed fine from the Federal Communications Commission for misusing the Emergency Alert System.

An episode of the show that aired on April 12, 2018, included a tornado warning sound effect that violated the rules of the FCC, the federal regulator said in a statement. The FCC proposed a $272,000 fine against CBS.