A process and network able to restrict a video appliance equipped with
either a single tuner or with multiple tuners, from receiving and
subsequently displaying video image signals represented by an
accompanying broadcast discretionary control data to include a high level
of objectional content. A multi-tuner television receiving appliance may
be constructed with at least two tuners receiving a program; a viewing
restricting portion detecting a discretionary control data of the program
received through one of the tuners and blocking AGC signals of the tuner
receiving the program when the discretionary control data is greater than
a discretionary threshold; a control portion blocking AFT signals of the
other tuners when the viewing of the program received the receiving tuner
is restricted.