U.S. TV Program Ratings Chart
The TV Parental Guidelines has seven levels of age-
based ratings that can be selected. These seven levels
are split into two age-based groups:
Age-based
Age-based
Group
Ratings
NR
TV-NR
(Not Rated)
Youth
TV-Y
TV-Y7
Guidance
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
FV: Fantasy/Cartoon Violence
V: Violence
S: Sex
L: Offensive Language
D: Dialogue with sexual content
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Possible Content
Selections
Viewable
■
Blocked
■
Viewable
■
Blocked
■
FV Blocked
■
Viewable
■
Blocked
■
Viewable
■
Blocked
■
D,L,S,V
■
(all selected)
Any combination
■
of D,L, S, V
D,L,S,V
■
(all selected)
Any combination
■
of D,L, S, V
D,L,S,V
■
(all selected)
Any combination
■
of D,L, S, V
youth age-based ratings and guidance age-based
ratings. Some of these age-based ratings can also
have content-based ratings, denoted as D (dialogue),
L (language), S (sex), and V (violence). The table
below shows the age-based ratings selection.
Description
Not Rated. See CAUTION under "Canadian French
Ratings Chart" on page 53.
All children. The themes and elements in this program
are specifically designed for a very young audience,
including children from ages 2–6.
Directed to older children. Themes and elements in
this program may include mild physical or comedic
violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7.
General audience. It contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or
situations.
Parental guidance suggested. The program may
contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence,
some suggestive sexual dialogue and situations.
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain
sophisticated themes, sexual content, strong language
and more intense violence.
Mature audiences only. This program may contain
mature themes, profane language, graphic violence,
and explicit sexual content.