An organization advocating for responsible entertainment claims a new study reveals that the current TV rating system is inadequate. Parent's Television Council conducted the survey and has this report.
The Parents Television Council's study, "What Kids Can See When It's Rated TV-PG," examines the type and amount of explicit content in PG-rated television shows that aired during primetime within a two-week period in 2011.
Dan Isett, PTC's director of public policy, says the study shows that the ratings in many instances were inadequate and failed to reflect the type or amount of adult-themed content within the show.
"Nearly 11 times an hour, shows would contain certain types of explicit adult-level type of material, whether that be sexual and violent or language," he tells OneNewsNow. "So unfortunately, we still have the situation where the rating system is in dire need of reform."
PTC has sent letters to Congress and the Federal Communication Commission, expressing concern about the rating system.
"It's time for the FCC and Capitol Hill to look more closely at these issues to say, Ok, here we are 15 years after the fact. Are parents really better off than they were? And if not, what better solutions can be offered?" Isett suggests. "It's time really to have a national discussion about this lingering problem of all-too-graphic content on television and how to protect children from it. It's really that simple."
During a two-week period surveyed, PTC found that a child would have been exposed to explicit adult content every five and a half minutes.