Parents Television Council. Learn more how you can get involved and help to protect your children from entertainment’s negative effects.

Arm Yourself with Information

The PTC aims to provide parents with the tools they need to make informed television viewing decisions. They do this by monitoring primetime television shows on broadcast TV and reviewing many PG and G rated movies. They log all content that could be considered questionable by parents and give them traffic light ratings according to the amount of sex, violence, and profanity incorporated into the series or film.

PTC also writes a short summary of the series or film and list specific content examples to let parents know what they can expect when viewing the show or movie with their children. However, their traffic light ratings are not meant to take the place of the parents’ discretion. Each parent should carefully… Learn more about PTC