TV-Y
Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Film, Television and Theater
| Stands for | All Children |
|---|---|
| Categories | Arts & Entertainment |
TV-Y stands for All Children, a film, television and theater abbreviation.
US TV Parental Guidelines rating for programs designed to be appropriate for all children, including those ages 2 to 6. It appears in a box at the top left of the screen at the start of a show.
Example: Streaming filter: show only TV-Y and TV-G titles on the kids profile.
Usage notes
The guidelines were adopted by broadcasters and cable networks in January 1997 to work with the V-chip, which the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required in new televisions. News and sports programs are not rated.
Related abbreviations
More film, television and theater abbreviations
- SVOD – Subscription video on demand
- THX – THX
- TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
- TV-G – General Audience
- TV-MA – Mature Audience Only
- TV-PG – Parental Guidance Suggested
- TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children
- TVOD – Transactional video on demand
- U – Universal
- UPM – Unit production manager
- US – Upstage
- VFX – Visual effects