TV Rating System

TV Rating System

Constructing and using a wide spread television rating system was a wise decision made by the television industry.   This television rating system is good and should be used by parents who have impressionable children who watch lots of television programs.   Parents are able to tell how exciting and action packed a television show is, as well as controlling the amount of violence that their children see, and to help stop the negative effects that television has on children and their parents.
    Whenever a person begins to watch a television program in today's world, they will see a little box appear in the corner of their television screen.   This box contains number and / or letters which tell the viewing audience what age group of people that the following program is, for lack of a better word, "O.K."   Some possibilities for the number / letter combination include Y, Y-7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA or TV-M.   The box seen with a Y means that the following program is made for all children and that it contains no violence, strong language, or sexual content.   A Y-7 means that the following program is intended for children 7 years and older.   TV-G means that the following program is intended for all viewing audiences.   TV-PG means that parental is suggested and may contain some coarse language, violence, and suggestive talk or situations.   TV-14 means that the following program is just not suitable for children under the age of 14 and that it may contain sophisticated themes, strong language, and some sexual content.   TV-MA or TV-M stands for mature audiences only and that the following program contains profane language, graphic violence, and explicit sexual content. (Televisionplus, pg. 4)    
    Some people are interested only in the content that makes a show rated TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA.   By flipping through the channels, it is possible to see if a program is action packed or not, thanks to this little box.   Normally, these people have very few other things...