Has anyone else noticed that within the past few weeks the on-screen television ratings — meant to help enable parental control over programming in concert with v-chip technology — have increased in size? Additionally, on some networks they seem to appear at the start of each show's segment after a commercial break.
I apparently need to do some reading to see if the FCC regulations have been modified recently to affect this change.
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The constant reminder of the TV ratings makes me laugh. It seems arbitrary to me, but I would be interested in what defines each rating (like how many times can one show get away with cursing to maintain a more family friendly rating?)
Yes, I have noticed. They're huge!
Not sure about that one either, Erica. I will see what I can find.