Rating Systems
NOTE:
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A large rating icon appears in the upper left-hand corner of the television screen for the first 15 seconds of
every rated program of 30 minutes or less. For every rated program longer than an hour, a rating icon
appears in the upper left-hand corner of the screen at the beginning of each half hour. A rating icon is also
displayed after every commercial break for all rated programs.
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The ratings systems available through the television change depending on your input source.
Rating
Description
USA television age ratings
TV-Y
All children
TV-Y7
Directed to children age 7 and above
TV-G
General audience
TV-PG
Parental guidance suggested
TV-14
Parents strongly cautioned
TV-MA
Mature audiences only
USA television content ratings
FV
Fantasy or cartoon violence
V
Violence
L
Coarse or crude indecent language
S
Sexual situations
D
Suggestive or sexual dialog
USA movie ratings
G
General audience (all ages)
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 age 13)
R
Restricted (parental guidance suggested for children under age 17)
NC-17
No one age 17 or under allowed
X
No one age 17 or under allowed
NR
Not rated.
Canada English ratings
C
Children (all ages)
C8+
Children age 8 and above
G
General (all audiences)
PG
Parental guidance (some material may not be suitable for children)
14+
Viewers age 14 and above
18+
Adult (viewers age 18 and above)
Canada French ratings
G
General
8+
Not for children under age 8
13+
Not for children under age 13
16+
Not for viewers under age 16
18+
Adult (viewers age 18 and above)
34
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