Television censorship

Television censorship is the censorship of television content, either through the excising of certain frames or scenes, or outright banning of televisions in their entirety. Television censorship typically occurs as a result of political or moral objections to a television's content; controversial content subject to censorship include the depiction of graphic violence, sexual situations, or racial themes. Censorship standards vary widely by country, and can vary within an individual country over time.

Rating systems

A Television content rating system is designated to classify television with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of obscene content. A particular issued rating can be called a certification, classification, certificate.

By country

China

The Chinese government has repeatedly censored anime shows that the country considers immoral, especially those that include bloody and violent scenes. Blood-C, a Japanese anime television series, has been banned since it includes a "particularly bloody" scene which may cause "extreme discomfort". In 2021, China announced to ban violent, vulgar, and bloody children's TV shows. A statement released by the National Radio and Television Administration said that "the content of broadcasts should be healthy and progressive and should promote truth, good, and beauty in cartoons".
The battle part of first episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones is cut in China.

List of banned television series

For nearly the entire history of television production, certain televisions have been banned by television censorship or review organizations for political or moral reasons or for controversial content, such as racism, copyright violation, and underage immorality. Censorship standards vary widely by country, and can vary within an individual country over time due to political or moral change.
Many countries have government-appointed or private commissions to censor and rate productions for film and television exhibition. While it is common for television to be edited to fall into certain rating classifications, this list includes only television that have been explicitly prohibited from public screening. In some countries, television are banned on a wide scale; these are not listed in this table.

China

Date	Title	Notes
2014	The Big Bang Theory	Banned due to copyright violations problems of clause 16 of the rules of online broadcasting.
2014	The Good Wife	Banned due to copyright violations problems of clause 16 of the rules of online broadcasting.
2014	NCIS	Banned due to copyright violations problems of clause 16 of the rules of online broadcasting.
2014	The Practice	Banned due to copyright violations problems of clause 16 of the rules of online broadcasting.
2015	Afro Samurai	Banned due to extremely violent scenes.
2015	Another	Banned due to gore scenes.
2015	Attack on Titan	In 2015, the series was banned by the Chinese Military of Culture due to gore and violence scenes.
2015	Blood-C	Banned due to bloody violence.
2015	Corpse Party	Banned due to bloody violence.
2015	Date A Live II	Banned due to sexually explicit scenes.
2015	Deadman Wonderland	Banned due to graphic violence.
2015	Death Note	Banned due to violence.
2015	Devilman Lady	Banned due to explicit nudity and violence.
2015	Devil May Cry: The Animated Series	Banned due to graphic violence.
2015	Elfen Lied	Banned due to extreme violence and nudity.
2015	Ergo Proxy
2015	Highschool of the Dead	Banned due to bloody violence and sexually explicit scenes.
2015	Inferno Cop	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	Mnemosyne
2015	Parasyte: The Maxim	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	Psycho-Pass	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	School Days	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	The Skull Man	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	Strike the Blood	Banned due to strong violence and nudity.
2015	Sword Art Online II	Banned due to strong violence.
2015	Terror in Resonance	Banned due to the portrayal of terrorism based on real life.
2015	The Testament of Sister New Devil	Banned due to graphic sex and nudity scenes.
2015	Those Who Hunt Elves
2015	Tokyo ESP
2015	Tokyo Ravens
2015	Tokyo Ghoul √A
2016	Doctor Who
?	Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
?	High School DxD	Banned due to many nudity scenes.
2018	Peppa Pig	Banned due to characters being used subversively.
2019	South Park	After the episode Band in China aired in Hong Kong, the series was completely banned from deleting all Chinese websites that they were apologizing to their series.
2020	My Hero Academia	Banned due to horrific war crime characters' names referencing Unit 731.
2023	The Simpsons