TV-G (General Audience)

How to read it

TV-G is the first of the four TV Parental Guidelines ratings for programs made for the whole audience, not just children. The Guidelines say most parents may let younger children watch a TV-G program unattended, though the rating “does not signify a program designed specifically for children.” A TV-G program has little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations. It carries no content letters. The network or the program’s producer assigns the rating.

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TV-G and G

The MPA’s G rating for films carries the same warning: the MPA’s rules say G does not signify a children’s film. Both ratings describe how little potentially objectionable content there is, not who the program or film was made for.

Not every program is rated

News and sports are exempt from the TV ratings, and most religious and home shopping programs carry none. Commercials are not rated either. A program with no rating icon is not necessarily a TV-G program.