For Immediate Release: June 22, 2026 | Contact: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, DC – In FCC reply comments, Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that the TV content ratings system must disclose sensitive content, including sex, violence, profanity, and LGBTQ themes, particularly in programs targeted to children.
The comments were submitted in response to the FCC Media Bureau’s Public Notice seeking input on whether and how the TV Parental Guidelines age ratings system and the Television Oversight Monitoring Board can be improved to better empower parents in today’s viewing environment, including streaming and on-demand platforms.
“Parents overwhelmingly want to be informed of sensitive content in children’s TV shows. Our new poll found that 87% of parents want TV content ratings to advise them of violence, sexual content, or other sensitive themes like LGBTQ messaging or characters, in children’s TV programming. Parents should be able to make informed viewing decisions for their children, but currently, parents have no way of knowing whether LGBTQ+ content is in that program. It’s time to give parents that choice,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America.
The poll also revealed that a majority (79.5%) of U.S. parents also support reforming the ratings oversight system to include more independent experts, parent groups, and child-advocacy organizations. A CWA analysis of Netflix programming rated appropriate for children revealed that 41% of G-rated series and 41% of TV-Y7-rated series contain LGBTQ+ content.
“The central question before the Commission is not whether certain viewpoints should be promoted or suppressed. A voluntary ratings system remains an important tool for parental empowerment. For that system to retain public confidence, it must be transparent, understandable, consistently applied, and genuinely accountable to the families it exists to serve,” said Nance.
“Currently, the record demonstrates that significant questions remain regarding ratings consistency, public awareness of complaint mechanisms, the representativeness of the TV Oversight Monitoring Board, and the adequacy of oversight in an increasingly streaming-dominated media environment. These concerns cannot be dismissed simply because portions of the comment record focused on a narrower controversy.
“The FCC should therefore continue its oversight of the TV Parental Guidelines and the TV Oversight Monitoring Board and pursue measures that strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of the ratings framework for the next generation of media consumers,” Nance said.
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Concerned Women for America, the largest public policy women’s organization, is dedicated to promoting Biblical values and Constitutional principles in public policy. More information is available at www.ConcernedWomen.org.
To arrange an interview with CWA, please contact Kelly Oliver at (703) 307-9404 or [email protected].
CWA Says TV Ratings System Must be Transparent and Label Sensitive Content for Children
For Immediate Release: June 22, 2026 | Contact: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, DC – In FCC reply comments, Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that the TV content ratings system must disclose sensitive content, including sex, violence, profanity, and LGBTQ themes, particularly in programs targeted to children.
The comments were submitted in response to the FCC Media Bureau’s Public Notice seeking input on whether and how the TV Parental Guidelines age ratings system and the Television Oversight Monitoring Board can be improved to better empower parents in today’s viewing environment, including streaming and on-demand platforms.
“Parents overwhelmingly want to be informed of sensitive content in children’s TV shows. Our new poll found that 87% of parents want TV content ratings to advise them of violence, sexual content, or other sensitive themes like LGBTQ messaging or characters, in children’s TV programming. Parents should be able to make informed viewing decisions for their children, but currently, parents have no way of knowing whether LGBTQ+ content is in that program. It’s time to give parents that choice,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America.
The poll also revealed that a majority (79.5%) of U.S. parents also support reforming the ratings oversight system to include more independent experts, parent groups, and child-advocacy organizations. A CWA analysis of Netflix programming rated appropriate for children revealed that 41% of G-rated series and 41% of TV-Y7-rated series contain LGBTQ+ content.
“The central question before the Commission is not whether certain viewpoints should be promoted or suppressed. A voluntary ratings system remains an important tool for parental empowerment. For that system to retain public confidence, it must be transparent, understandable, consistently applied, and genuinely accountable to the families it exists to serve,” said Nance.
“Currently, the record demonstrates that significant questions remain regarding ratings consistency, public awareness of complaint mechanisms, the representativeness of the TV Oversight Monitoring Board, and the adequacy of oversight in an increasingly streaming-dominated media environment. These concerns cannot be dismissed simply because portions of the comment record focused on a narrower controversy.
“The FCC should therefore continue its oversight of the TV Parental Guidelines and the TV Oversight Monitoring Board and pursue measures that strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of the ratings framework for the next generation of media consumers,” Nance said.
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Concerned Women for America, the largest public policy women’s organization, is dedicated to promoting Biblical values and Constitutional principles in public policy. More information is available at www.ConcernedWomen.org.
To arrange an interview with CWA, please contact Kelly Oliver at (703) 307-9404 or [email protected].
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