Charleston, SC — TV Watch announced the redesign of its website TelevisionWatch.org today which continues to provide support for parents who want to make decisions about what their children watch on television. The website also gives voice to the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe the solution is: Parents. Not Government. The new site allows parents and concerned Americans to learn how they, not the government, can control the content on their TV.

Ninety-two percent of Americans said they want parents to decide what their kids should or shouldn’t watch on TV, not the government. In response, televisionwatch.org is providing information and tutorials to educate parents on how they can use their TV’s V-chip or other available technology to choose the shows their children watch.

The new site features an easy to follow guide to understanding the TV rating system, a tutorial to programming your TV’s V-chip, and the latest news about television content. Site visitors are also able to sign up for the monthly newsletter which delivers statistics, tips and information about how Americans can be sure that they continue to control what they see on their TV. For the 30% of households with children, TelevisionWatch.org is filling the information gap and helping parents set the rules and their TV for to meet their definition of kid-friendly viewing.

Parents have the information through the ratings to make informed decisions and the technology to enforce those decisions. Over 180 million television sets with the V-chip have been sold in the U.S. since 2000. Eighty-five percent of households have satellite or cable boxes that include content blocking technologies.

“Decisions about what our children should and shouldn't watch on television are as subjective and diverse as America. How can government possibly make these decisions and since parents have the tools - why should they," said Jim Dyke, executive director of TV Watch.

Log on and find out how you can control your TV at TelevisionWatch.com

TV Watch was launched in May 2005 and is the leading national organization to promote parental controls and individual choices as an alternative to increased government regulation of TV content. TV Watch is a nonpartisan coalition of 27 individuals and organizations including legal and entertainment experts and political and consumer organizations representing more than four million Americans. For more information about TV Watch, visit TelevisionWatch.org or contact Emily Tyner at (843) 722-9670.