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Motion Picture Ratings Table
NOT RATED Contains no rating. Not Rated (NR) and Not Applicable (NA) programs. Movie has not been rated or ratings do not apply.
G General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted.
X Adults only
A movie rating is dependent upon the movie that is viewed. If the movie does not carry a rating, the TV will not block it.
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Blocking NOT RATED programs may block emergency programming, sports, news, public service announcements, religious •
programs and weather.
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TV Parental Guide Ratings Table
TV-Y All children. The themes and elements in this program are specically designed for a very young audience, including children
from ages 2-6.
TV-Y7 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.
TV-G General audience. It contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested. The program may contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive
sexual dialogue and situations.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated themes, intense sexual situation, more intense violence
and intensely suggestive dialogue.
TV-MA Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes, indecent language, graphic violence, and explicit sexual
content.
FV: Fantasy/Cartoon Violence V: Violence S: Sexual Situation L: Adult Language D: Sexually Suggestive Dialogue
If you Block TV-14D, you will still permit TV-MA programs; If you block TV-14V, you will automatically block TV-MAV
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programs, but you will still permit TV-MALS programs. This means that the TV will block violence in TV-14 and higher (TV-
MA), but not language and sex.
TV program ratings are dependent on the broadcaster. If the program is not rated, the TV will not block it.•
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Canadian Ratings English Table
C Programming intended for children under age 8 - Violence Guidelines; Careful attention is paid to themes, which could threaten
children’s sense of security and well-being. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behaviour will
be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealistic in nature. Other Content Guidelines:
There will be no offensive language, nudity or sexual content.
C8+ Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own - Violence Guidelines:
Violence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conict; or encourage children to imitate
dangerous acts which they may see on television. Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity
and will show the consequences of the acts. Other Content Guidelines: There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content.
G General Audience - Violence Guidelines: Will contain very little violence, either physical or verbal or emotional. Will be sensitive
to themes which could frighten a younger child, will not depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the
effects of violent acts. Other Content Guidelines: There may be some inoffensive slang, no profanity and no nudity.
PG Parental Guidance - Programming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children. Parents
may consider some content inappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children ages 8-13. Violence Guidelines: Depictions of
conict and/or aggression will be limited and moderate; may include physical, fantasy, or supernatural violence. Other Content
Guidelines: May contain infrequent mild profanity, or mildly suggestive language. Could also contain brief scenes of nudity.
14+ Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14 - Parents are strongly
cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens. Violence Guidelines: May contain intense
scenes of violence. Could deal with mature themes and societal issues in a realistic fashion. Other Content Guidelines: May
contain scenes of nudity and/or sexual activity. There could be frequent use of profanity.
18+ Adult - Violence Guidelines: May contain violence integral to the development of the plot, character or theme, intended for adult
audiences. Other Content Guidelines: May contain graphic language and explicit portrayals of nudity and/or sex.