United States: Selecting Custom Rating Options

For the United States, the Custom Rating menu includes the following options: Movie Rating, TV Rating, and Unrated. (For Canada, see page 26.)

Movie Rating

This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels.

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Rating

Defined as

G

General audience

 

 

PG

Parental guidance suggested

 

 

PG-13

Parents strongly cautioned

 

 

R

Restricted

 

 

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted

 

 

X

Adult audience only

 

 

Movie Rating

G:

PG:

PG-13:

R:

NC-17:

X:

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TV Rating

The TV rating is divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.

 

 

 

 

TV Rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y:

 

FV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-G:

 

D

L

S

V

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

TV-PG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-14:

 

D

L

S

V

 

 

Content

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-MA:

 

 

L

S

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Age

Defined as

TV-Y

All children

 

 

 

TV-Y7

Directed to older children

 

 

 

TV-G

General audience

 

 

 

TV-PG

Parental guidance

 

 

suggested

 

 

 

TV-14

Parents strongly cautioned

 

 

TV-MA

Mature audience only

Content

Defined as

FV

Fantasy violence

 

 

D

Suggestive dialogue

 

 

L

Strong language

 

 

S

Sexual situations

 

 

V

Violence

 

 

✍The content ratings will increase depending on the level of the age-based rating. For example, a program with a TV-PG V (Violence) rating may contain moderate violence, while a TV-14 V (Violence) rating may contain intense violence.

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