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Parents Television Council Ratings Legend and Explanation

Family Guide to Prime Time TelevisionTM

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Shows with a PTC Red Light Rating

 

Shows may include gratuitous sex, explicit dialogue, violent content, or obscene language, and are unsuitable for children.

 

Click on each show to view their PTC Family Guide to Prime Time TelevisionTM review page. Then click on the button to find out who is sponsoring each show.

 

ACCORDING TO JIM 
AMERICAS MOST WANTED 
BIG BROTHER 
BOSTON PUBLIC 
CHARMED 
COPS 
CROSSING JORDAN 
C.S.I. 
C.S.I.: MIAMI 
ER 
FAMILY GUY 
FEAR FACTOR 
FRIENDS 
HALF AND HALF 
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT 
LAW & ORDER 
LOST 
ONE ON ONE 
SCRUBS 
JUST SHOOT ME 
THE SURREAL LIFE 
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT 
THE SHIELD 
THAT 70S SHOW 
TWENTY FOUR 
WILL AND GRACE 
WITHOUT A TRACE 
LAST COMIC STANDING 
NIP/TUCK 
THE OC 
TWO AND A HALF MEN 
COLD CASE 
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 
I'M STILL ALIVE 
SEX AND THE CITY 
RESCUE ME 
BLUE COLLAR TV 
C.S.I.: NY 
NCIS 
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 
BOSTON LEGAL 
HOUSE 
MEDIUM 
NUMB3RS 
AMERICAN DAD 
GREY'S ANATOMY 
HELL'S KITCHEN 
PRISON BREAK 
REUNION 
THE WAR AT HOME 
BONES 
THRESHOLD 
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 
MY NAME IS EARL 
CRIMINAL MINDS 
THE UNIT 
THE LOOP 
MODERN MEN 
WHAT ABOUT BRIAN 
WINDFALL 
TIL DEATH 
HEROES 
BROTHERS & SISTERS 
ONE TREE HILL 
SUPERNATURAL 
GIRLFRIENDS 
UGLY BETTY 
THE GAME 
VERONICA MARS 
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 
PUSSYCAT DOLLS 
RAINES 
THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE 
CREATURE COMFORTS 
BIG BROTHER 8 
GREEK (ABC) 
FAT MARCH 
JAIL 
DECISION HOUSE 
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 
GOSSIP GIRL 
THE BIG BANG THEORY 
PRIVATE PRACTICE 
LIFE 
DIRTY SEXY MONEY 
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB 
THE BACHELOR 11 
WHACKED OUT VIDEOS 
THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES 
STREET PATROL 
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH 
DEXTER 
CANTERBURY'S LAW 
THE BACHELORETTE 4 
FEAR ITSELF 
SWINGTOWN 
BIG BROTHER 10 
AMERICA'S TOUGHEST JOBS 
JANICE DICKENSON MODELING AGENCY 
SONS OF ANARCHY 
AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL CYCLE ELEVEN 200 
FRINGE 
WORST WEEK 
THE MENTALIST 
THE EX LIST 
LIFE ON MARS 
ELEVENTH HOUR 

Ratings Legend

Show may include gratuitous sex, explicit dialogue, violent content, or obscene language, and is unsuitable for children.

The show contains adult-oriented themes and dialogue that may be inappropriate for youngsters.

Family-friendly show promoting responsible themes and traditional values.

Not yet rated by the PTC.


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