22
En
PARENTAL CONTROL
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Rating System
Grade
Meaning
G
General Audiences
Content not offensive to most viewers.
PG
Parental Guidance
Suggested
Content is such that parents may not want their
children to view the program.
PG-13
Parents Strongly
Cautioned
Program is inappropriate for preteens, with a greater
degree of offensive material suggested than a PG
rated program.
R
Restricted
Not for children under 17-contains strong element of
sex and/or violence.
NC-17
No children under
age 17
Not for children under 17-under any circumstances.
Contains strong sexual content.
X
Hard Core Films
Same as NC-17 rating.
No Rating
No Rating
MPAA did not rate.
TV Parental Guideline Rating System
Canadian
English
is
used
throughout
all
English-speaking
Canada
(E,
C,
C8+,
G,
PG,
14+,
18+).
Canadian
French
is
used
in
Quebec
(E,
G,
8
ans+,
13
ans+,
16
ans+,
18
ans+)
The
V-Chip
will
automatically
block
certain
categories
that
are
"more
restrictive".
If
you
block
TV-Y
category,
then
TV-Y
,TV-G,
TV-PG,
TV-14
and
TV-M
$
will
be
automatically
blocked.
Grade
Meaning
TV-Y
All Children
Content not offensive to most viewers.
TV-Y7
Directed to Older
Children
Considered suitable for children over 7, may
contain fantasy violence scenes.
TV-G
General Audience
Considered suitable for all audience; children
may watch unattended.
TV-PG
Parental Guidance
Suggested
Suggested unsuitable for younger children,
may contain suggestive language, bad
language, sex and violence scenes.
TV-14
Parents Strongly
Cautioned
unsuitable for children under 14, may contain
strong language, bad language, sex and
violence scenes.
TV-MA
Mature Audience
Only
Adults only, may contain strong language, bad
language, sex and violence scenes.
