TV-Y7 (Directed to Older Children)

How to read it

TV-Y7 is the second of the two children’s ratings in the TV Parental Guidelines. The Guidelines say it “may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality,” and that its themes and elements may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence, or may frighten children under 7. Programs whose fantasy violence is more intense or more combative than other TV-Y7 programs are rated TV-Y7-FV. As with every TV rating, the network or producer rates the program.

Also searched as: tv y7, tv-y7-fv.

TV-Y7-FV

FV stands for fantasy violence, and it is the only content letter used on children’s programs. The Monitoring Board describes TV-Y7-FV as marking a program with “fantasy violence” that may be more intense or combative than other TV-Y7 programs. The other letters, D, L, S and V, are not used with TV-Y7 (see content letters).

Why the line is at 7

The Federal Trade Commission’s 2000 report on marketing violent entertainment says the television industry, consulting educators, children’s advocacy groups and medical and psychological experts, designed the Guidelines partly to recognise the developmental changes that occur at age 7.

TV-Y7 and TV-Y

TV-Y is for all children, including the very youngest, aged 2 to 6, and is not expected to frighten them. TV-Y7 is for children 7 and older.