TV-PG Rating Not Working, Says Study

By: American Decency Staff

A television content watchdog group has released a study arguing that the television rating TV-PG does not adequately shield children from graphic content.

The Parents Television Council released the study, titled "What Kids Can See When It's Rated TV-PG," last week. Their research focused on primetime television content during a two-week period in 2011.

Melissa Henson, PTC's director of communications and public education, told The Christian Post that the TV-PG rating is ineffective in providing a good indicator of the graphic content in a program.

"98 percent of what airs on primetime broadcast television is rated either TV-14, or TV-PG. Assuming most parents allow the least restrictive of the two ratings, the PTC found that a child would still be exposed to objectionable content roughly every five minutes," said Henson.

"It's time to scrap the system and go back to the drawing board. We need a ratings system that is consistent, accurate, and transparent."

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/tv-pg-rating-not-working-says-study-82323/#hQBuFOkmHtl0chU3.99

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