TV-PG

Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Film, Television and Theater

TV-PG
Stands forParental Guidance Suggested
CategoriesArts & Entertainment

TV-PG stands for Parental Guidance Suggested, a film, television and theater abbreviation.

US TV rating indicating that a program contains some material parents may find unsuitable for younger children, such as moderate violence, some suggestive dialogue or infrequent coarse language.

Example: This episode is rated TV-PG for some suggestive dialogue (D).

Usage notes

Content descriptors D (suggestive dialogue), L (language), S (sexual situations) and V (violence) were added in October 1997. Many prime-time sitcoms are rated TV-PG.

More film, television and theater abbreviations

  • SR – Stage right
  • SVOD – Subscription video on demand
  • THX – THX
  • TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
  • TV-G – General Audience
  • TV-MA – Mature Audience Only
  • TV-Y – All Children
  • TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children
  • TVOD – Transactional video on demand
  • U – Universal
  • UPM – Unit production manager
  • US – Upstage

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