A TV rating, one of several issued to TV shows in the U.S. (the others being TV-Y,
TV-Y7, TV-G,
TV-PG, and
TV-14) that is usually given to shows that are supposed to cater to mature audiences... shows whose "maturity" is two notches below Sesame Street.
When an animated show like South Park gets a TV-MA rating and can't do half the stuff that the
TV-14 rated Man Show can do, then you know something is wrong. Then again, consistency and Comedy Central
go together like
Merlot and meatloaf.