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Post by Trublu on Jan 18, 2007 11:57:20 GMT -5
If you're wondering how to read those darn numbers that are the Nielsen ratings, here's a quick little how to: For overall ratings, numbers are usually displayed in a fraction format, rating/share. The rating number multiplied by about 1,102,000 (the number of households with TVs, subject to change) equals the number of households watching the show. The share, the bottom number, equals the total percentage of all households with TV's on at the time that were watching a particular show. For example, SVU's rating this past week (for "Outsider") was 9.2/15. This means that about 10,138,400 households watched SVU, and 15% of all households with a TV on at 10 P.M. were watching SVU. The other number that I usually refer to, the rating within the 18-49 demographic, is the percentage of 18-49 year olds who watched a particular network or show. NBC's 2.9 rating on Tuesday means that 2.9% of 18-49 year olds were watching the network that night. See the explanation here.
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Post by Finaddict on Jan 18, 2007 19:13:59 GMT -5
thanks so much Trublu. I find those rating things somewhat confusing. I am sure I am not alone in that
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