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CONTENT LABELS
TV Parental Guidelines may have one or more letters added to the basic rating to let
parents know when a show contains higher levels of potentially, offensive material.
Note that the content label should be considered in light of its associated rating.
For example, a "V" is likely to designate considerably more intense violence when
associated with a TV-MA rated program than when it is associated with a TV-PG rated
program.
V Violence D Suggestive dialogue
S Sexual situations FV Fantasy violence
L Coarse or crude indecent language
NOTE
You do not need to block each TV parental guide rating individually.
The TV-Y and TV-Y7 ratings are handled as a group, and the TV-G, TV-PG, TV-
14, and TV-MA Ratings are handled as a group.
For example, if you choose a program with a TV-14 rating, the V-chip will
automatically also block TV-MA rated programs.
In the same manner, passing (unblocking) the TV-MA rating would automatically
also pass TV-14 rated programs.
Also note that you have the option of passing or blocking programs based on their
content label (D,L,S,V,FV) without necessarily blocking all programs that carry a
specific rating.
For example, you may pass some TV-PG programs, but not those which also
carry a "V"(moderate violence) content label.
In this case, the V-chip would automatically block TV-14 and TV-MA rated
programs which carry the "V".
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TV-14 (D/L/S/V: Parental caution recommended): This rating contains some material
that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
Parents are strongly urged to exercise great care in monitoring the programs and are
cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended.
TV-14 rated progams contain one or more of the following:
Intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse
language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-MA (L/S/V: Mature audience only): This rating is specifically designed to be viewed
by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.
TV-MA rated programs contain one or more of the following:
Graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude
indecent language (L).
TV PARENTAL GUIDE
N/A
TV-Y BLOCKING VIEW
TV-Y7 FANTASY V
----
TV-G VIOLENCE VIEW
TV-PG SEXUAL VIEW
TV-14 LANGUAGE VIEW
TV-MA DIALOG VIEW
: SEL. + : SET :PREV.
TV PARENTAL GUIDE
N/A
TV-Y BLOCKING VIEW
TV-Y7 FANTASY V
----
TV-G VIOLENCE VIEW
TV-PG SEXUAL VIEW
TV-14 LANGUAGE VIEW
TV-MA DIALOG
----
: SEL. + : SET :PREV.
