A method of restricting access to television programs comprising:</claim-text> inputting cursor movement and selection commands; displaying a two dimensional matrix composed of rows and columns of tiles, wherein either the rows of tiles or the ns of tiles correspond to overall program ratings and either the rows of tiles or the columns of tiles correspond to specific program content indications and depicts highlighting of individual tiles or groups of tiles based on the cursor movement commands; and blocking or allowing viewing of television programs based on the overall program ratings and specific content ratings of the rows and columns corresponding the highlighted tiles when a selection command is entered into the input. view more

The method of claim 11 further comprising activating or deactivating a title corresponding to one of the overall program ratings to block or enable a particular program rating.