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The V-Chip TV-Rating System

—A system designed to identify and rate "sexual, violent and other indecent materials about which parents should be informed before it [sic] is displayed to children"

—Does not include news, sports or unedited movies.

—Program producers, networks, cable networks assign the ratings.

—Oversight Monitoring Board

—First television sets with V-Chips to be available by July 1999.

TV-Y All Children

  • Program is suitable for all children. It shouldn't frighten younger children.

TV-Y7 Older Children

  • Designed for children age 7 and older. Program may contain mild physical or comedic violence that may frighten children under 7.

TV-G General Audience

  • Program is appropriate for all ages. It contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested

  • Program may contain limited sexual or violent material that may be unsuitable for younger children.

TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned

  • Program may contain some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

TV-M Mature Audience Only

  • Program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

Content Labels

  • FV - fantasy violence (TV-Y7 only)
  • S - sexual situations
  • V - Violence
  • L - coarse language
  • D - Suggestive dialogue

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