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G General Audience
8 ANS + Not recommended for young children
13 ANS + Programming may not be suitable for children under
the age of 13
16 ANS + Programming is not suitable for children under the age
of 16
18 ANS + Programming restricted to adults
C Children
C8+ Children 8 years and older
G General Audience
PG Parental Guidance
14+ Viewers 14 years and older
18+ Adult Programming
FV Fantasy Violence
V Violence
S Sexual Situations
L Adult Language
D Sexually Suggestive Dialogue
TV-Y FOR ALL CHILDREN:
Content specifically geared to young viewers ages 2-6.
TV-Y7
FOR AGE 7 AND OLDER:
May contain mild physical or comedic violence which may frighten
children under 7.
TV-G
GENERAL AUDIENCE:
Contains little or no violence, strong language, or sexual dialogue
or situations.
TV-PG
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
May contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence, some
suggestive sexual dialogue and situations.
TV-14
PARENTS CAUTIONED:
May contain sophisticated themes, sexual situations, strong
language, and more intense violence.
TV-MA
MATURE AUDIENCE:
May contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence,
and sexual situations.
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GGENERAL AUDIENCE:
All ages admitted.
PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13 PARENTS CAUTIONED:
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
RRESTRICTED:
Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult.
NC-17 OVER AGE 17 ONLY:
No one 17 and under admitted.
X ADULTS ONLY:
<Canadian French Rating>
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1 Enter your secret code.
(See page 31.)
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and/or CANADIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE and/or
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retained and will be in effect when V-Chip Control is
activated again.)
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