A television having a program rating function according to a set-up value
of a program rating set up by a user and a method for controlling the
same. The television has: a judgment unit for judging the program rating
based on a program rating signal included in a received broadcasting
signal; a set-up value storage unit for storing the set-up value of a
program rating set up by the user; a display unit for displaying the
program rating judged by the judgment unit; and a control unit for
controlling the display unit to display the program rating judged by the
judgment unit, when there is no set-up value in the set-up value storage
unit. Therefore, when the programs are broadcasted in a situation in
which the user has not set up the set-up value of the program rating due
to the inconvenience of a V-chip (Violence-Chip), it is reported to the
user that the television includes the above function through a display
unit. Accordingly, programs can be watched by a suitable audience and the
practical usage of the television having the function of the program
rating is improved.