Closed captioning management system

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory storing instructions to execute a method, the method comprising:
• generating a sound profile for a media content file;
• generating an environmental noise profile based on environmental noise;
• determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream, wherein determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream includes comparing spectral components of the environmental noise profile and temporal characteristics of the environmental noise profile to the sound profile of the media, wherein determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience includes determining whether the environmental noise exceeds both a loudness and temporal threshold, wherein temporarily loud events that exceed the loudness threshold but not the temporal threshold are categorized as not having an adverse impact on the viewing experience;
• and
• automatically activating closed captioning for a video program in the media stream upon determining that the environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions to execute a method, the method comprising:

• generating a sound profile for a media content file;
• generating an environmental noise profile based on environmental noise;
• determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream, wherein determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream includes comparing spectral components of the environmental noise profile and temporal characteristics of the environmental noise profile to the sound profile of the media, wherein determining that environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience includes determining whether the environmental noise exceeds both a loudness and temporal threshold, wherein temporarily loud events that exceed the loudness threshold but not the temporal threshold are categorized as not having an adverse impact on the viewing experience;
• and
• automatically activating closed captioning for a video program in the media stream upon determining that the environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience.