General
8+ General Not recommended for young children
Programming may not be suitable for children under
the age of 13
About TV PG Rating:
The TV ratings are divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.
Age
Defined as
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
All children
Directed to older children
General audience
Parental Guidance suggested
Parents Strongly cautioned
Mature Audience only
Contents
Defined as
FV
D
L
S
V
Fantasy Violence
Suggestive dialogue
Strong language
Sexual situations
Violence
NOTE:As you block rating,all rating higher than the ones you select are blocked as well.For example,if you
choose to block the MPAA rating R,the higher ratings,NC-17 and X,are automatically blocked too.
About Canadian English
Rating
C
C8+
G
PG
14+
Children
Children eight years and older
General Programming,sui table for all audiances
Par ent s Guidance
Viewers 14 year s and older
18+
Adul t progr amming
Rating
Description
G
8 ans+
13 ans+
16 ans+
Program ming is not be sui tabl e for chi ldren und er
the age of 16
18 ans+
Program ming rest ricted to adu lts
About Canadian Frenc h
About MPAA Rating:
The Motion Picture Association of America(MPAA) uses a rating system to qualify motion picture content.
Television broadcasters employ a rating system to qualify the content of televison programs as well.
The MPAA and TV ratings work with the V-CHIP feature and allow you to block out programming above
the rating limits you determine.
Rating
Defined as
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
General audience
Parental Guidance suggested
Parents strongly cautioned
Restricted
No one 17 and under admitted
Adult audience only
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