INFORMATION

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF USA (MPAA) RATING SYSTEM

 

Grade

Meaning

 

 

 

G

General Audiences

Content not offensive to most viewers

 

 

 

PG

Parental Guidance

Content is such that parents may not want their

Suggested

children to view the program.

 

 

 

 

PG-13

Parental Strongly

Program is inappropriate for preteens, with a greater degree

Cautioned

of offensive material Suggested than a PG rated program

 

 

 

 

R

Restricted viewing

Not for children under age 17.

Strong elements of sex and/or violence.

 

 

 

 

 

NC-17

No children under

Not for children under age 17 under any

age 17

circumstances. Strong sexual content.

 

 

 

 

X

Hard Core Films

Same as NC-17 rating.

 

 

 

No Rating

No Rating

MPAA Not Rated

 

 

 

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINE RATING SYSTEM

 

Grade

Meaning

 

 

 

TV-Y

Young Children

Considered suitable for all children under 7 years old.

 

 

 

TV-Y7

Children 7 and over

Considered suitable for children over 7, may

contain Fantasy Violence Scenes.

 

 

 

 

 

TV-G

Parental Audience

Considered suitable for all audiences; children

may watch unattended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Unsuitable for younger children, may

TV-PG

Parental Guidance

contain: Suggestive Dialog, Bad Language, Sex,

 

 

and Violence Scenes

 

 

 

TV-14

Parents Strongly

Unsuitable for children under 14, may contain: Strong

Cautioned

Dialog, Bad Language, Sex, and Violence Scenes.

 

 

 

 

TV-MA

Mature Audience Only

Adults only, may contain: Strong Dialog, Bad

Language, Sex, and Violence Scenes.

 

 

 

 

 

Note : The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are ‘more restrictive’.

If you block TV-Y category, then TV-Y7 will be automatically blocked.

Similarly, if you block TV-G category, then all the categories in the ‘young adult’ will be blocked(TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA).

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