List of TV-MA rated television series
The following is a list of TV-MA rated television series in the United States. A TV-MA rating, usually issued by either the programming network or the FCC, means the program may be inappropriate for viewers younger than age 17. The FCC originally named this rating TV-M in early 1997, but was changed because of a trademark dispute and to remove confusion with the ESRB's "M for Mature" rating for video games. A program rated TV-MA may contain extreme graphic violence (V), strong profanity (L), overtly sexual dialogue (D), nudity and/or strong sexual content (S). The vast majority of television shows that carry this rating are on cable or satellite TV. The film Schindler's List was the first network TV airing to display this rating when it was aired on NBC in 1997 and 1999, and the pilot episode of the CBS police drama Brooklyn South made this series the first network TV series to display the rating. It is important to note that, for many of these series, not all episodes are rated TV-MA; some receive TV-14 or, on occasion, TV-PG, for certain episodes. In addition, certain programs may receive different ratings under certain circumstances, depending on the opinions of the network or FCC rating authorities. This is not an exhaustive list of all television series that receive TV-MA ratings in America. In addition, pay-per-view shows and movies, films released for TV, live televised events, and so on that receive TV-MA ratings do not appear in this list.
0-9
- 1st & Ten
- 12 oz. Mouse (some episodes)
- 12 Monkeys (two episodes)
- 1000 Ways to Die (some episodes)
A
- Action
- All About Sex
- The Almighty Johnsons (most episodes)
- The Americans
- American Horror Story
- American Dad (uncensored episodes)
- Angry Boys
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (some episodes, post-season 4)
- Archer
- Arli$$
- Assy McGee
- Attack on Titan (only on the FUNimation Entertainment DVD release)
B
- Baccano!
- Badass
- Banshee
- Bates Motel (one episode)
- Beggars and Choosers
- The Big C
- Big Love
- Bitten (most episodes)
- Black Blood Brothers
- Black Dynamite
- Black Jesus
- Black Lagoon
- Black Sails
- Blood+ (when broadcast on Adult Swim)
- Bloodline
- Boardwalk Empire
- BoJack Horseman
- The Boondocks
- The Borgias
- Boss
- Breaking Bad (some episodes)
- Brickleberry
- The Bridge
- Brooklyn South (pilot only)
- Brotherhood
- Boiling Point
- Blue Mountain State
- Blue Gender
C
- Californication
- Carnivale
- Casshern Sins (only on the FUNimation Entertainment DVD release)
- Cathouse: The Series
- The Chair
- Chappelle's Show (some and uncensored episodes)
- Cheaters (uncensored episodes on DVD and Pay-Per-View)
- Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (some episodes)
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
- Childrens Hospital (some episodes)
- China, IL (some episodes)
- Chozen
- The Chris Isaak Show
- The Chris Rock Show
- Claymore
- The Cleveland Show (uncensored episodes)
- The Comeback
- The Comedians
- Comedy Central Roast
- Crayon Shin-chan (some episodes)
- Cowboy Bebop (uncensored episodes)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (some episodes)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (outside of syndication)
D
- Da Ali G Show
- Damages
- Daredevil
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Deadman Wonderland
- Deadwood
- Death Note (final episode only when broadcast on Adult Swim)
- Def Comedy Jam
- Dennis Miller Live
- Deon Cole's Black Box
- Dexter
- Dominion (most episodes)
- Drawn Together
- Dream On
- The Drinky Crow Show
E
- Eagleheart
- Eastbound and Down
- Entourage (outside of syndication)
- The Eric Andre Show (some episodes)
- Excel Saga
- Eureka Seven (one episode)
- Elfen Lied
F
- Family Guy (uncensored on DVD release, 3 episodes on Adult Swim)
- Family Tree (most episodes)
- Fat Actress (most episodes)
- Father Ted (some episodes)
- Fargo
- Flight of the Conchords (some episodes)
- Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
- Frisky Dingo
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (episodes 14, 19, 26 on Adult Swim, however FUNimation Entertainment lists the entire series as TV-14)
- Funny or Die Presents
- Future Diary
G
- Game of Thrones
- Gantz
- Getting On
- Gigolos
- Girls
- The Girls Next Door (some episodes)
- Girls Bravo
- Godanner
- Gungrave
H
- Haganai
- Happyish
- Happy Tree Friends (most episodes)
- Hard Knocks
- The Heart, She Holler
- Hello Ladies
- Hellsing
- Helix (some episodes)
- Hellsing Ultimate
- Hemlock Grove
- Homeland
- Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked
- High School DxD
- High School of the Dead
- High School USA! (some episodes; reruns classify the series under TV-14)
- House of Cards
- House of Lies
- Hung
- Hot Package
- Hetalia: Axis Powers
- How to Make It in America
- Hunted
I
- In Treatment
- IS
- Is This a Zombie?
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (outside of syndication)
J
- Jackass (most episodes)
- Ja'mie: Private School Girl
- The Jerry Springer Show (Pay-Per-View specials only)
- Jersey Shore (uncensored episodes)
- Jonah from Tonga
- Justified
K
- K (when broadcast on Neon Alley, the entire series on DVD is rated TV-14)
- Kill la Kill
- King Star King
- Kingdom
- Korgoth of Barbaria
- The Knick
L
- Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (Season 1 only, Season 2 is rated TV-14)
- The Larry Sanders Show
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The L Word
- The League
- The Leftovers
- Legit
- Life's Too Short
- The Life & Times of Tim
- Loiter Squad (some episodes)
- Looking
- Lost Girl (most episodes)
- Louie
- Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
- Lucky Louie
M
- Mad TV (some episodes)
- Magic City
- Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Strikers
- Mahoromatic
- Manswers (some episodes)
- Man Seeking Woman
- Marco Polo
- Married
- Maron (most episodes)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
- Masters of Horror
- Masters of Sex
- Metalocalypse
- Millennium
- Minoriteam
- The Missing (one episode)
- Morel Orel
- Mob City
- Mozart in the Jungle
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Mr. Pickles
- Mrs. Brown's Boys
- Murder in the First
N
- Nana
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (final episode only)
- The Newsroom
- Nip/Tuck
- Nurse Jackie
O
- Off The Air (some episodes)
- Orange Is the New Black
- Orphan Black (most episodes)
- The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
- Outlander
- Over There
- Oz
P
- Paid Programming
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
- Playmakers
- Penn and Teller: Bullshit!
- Penny Dreadful
- The Pete Holmes Show
- Power
- Powers
- Psycho-Pass
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (when broadcast on Neon Alley)
- Puni Puni Poemy
Q
R
- Ray Donovan
- The Real L Word
- Real Sex
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Rescue Me
- Red Shoe Diaries
- The Ricky Gervais Show
- The Rising Son
- Robot Chicken (most episodes)
- Rogue
- Rome
- Rosario + Vampire
- Rude Awakening
S
- Salem
- Santa Diabla (some episodes)
- Saul of the Mole Men
- Saving Grace
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl
- Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
- Sex and the City (outside of syndication)
- Sexiest (some episodes)
- Sealab 2021 (some episodes)
- Shameless (also applies to British version)
- Shuffle!
- The Shield
- Silicon Valley
- Six Feet Under
- Skins (also applies to British version)
- Sleeper Cell
- South Park (most episodes)
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Sopranos (outside of syndication)
- Soul Food
- Space Dandy (only on the FUNimation Entertainment Hulu)
- Spartacus
- Spicy City
- Squidbillies (some episodes)
- Starved
- The Strain
- Stone Quackers
- Strike Back
- Stripperella
- Stroker and Hoop
- Summer Heights High
- SuperFuckers
- Superjail!
- Survivor's Remorse
T
- Tales from the Crypt
- Tell Me You Love Me
- Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar
- Tenacious D
- The Killing (Netflix-exclusive final season only)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (some episodes)
- Titan Maximum (pilot only)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn
- Togetherness
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (3 episodes)
- Tosh.O (uncensored episodes; one episode, however reruns of the episode are rated TV-14 DLS)
- Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
- Treme
- Trailer Park Boys
- Transparent
- Trinity Blood
- Tripping the Rift (some episodes)
- TripTank
- True Blood
- True Detective
- The Tudors
- Tyrant
U
- United States of Tara
- Unsupervised
- Ugly Americans (some episodes)
V
- Veep
- The Venture Bros. (some episodes)
- Vice (most episodes)
W
- The Walking Dead (since February 2013; outside of syndication)
- We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year
- We Without Wings
- Weeds
- The White Queen
- The Whitest Kids U' Know
- Wild On (uncensored episodes)
- Wilfred
- The Wire
- Wonder Showzen
- Workaholics (some episodes)
X
- Xavier: Renegade Angel
- The X-Files (some episodes)
Y
- Young Person's Guide to History
- Your Family or Mine
- Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
- You're the Worst