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Originally posted by dean007
has there numbers always been so low or is this something recent
Originally posted by lernmore
Of course Arthur will be winning hands down.
I mean, if you have a Nielson box hooked up to your set, you're more than likely already part of a bubble gum fan boi pop-culture to begin with.
I seriously doubt any of those statistics could represent the actual majority of "average" Americans.
Sure, maybe back when times were different, before the "novelty" of even having a TV SET wore off, (probably back in the 50's) but most people I know wouldn't want anything to do with one of those things.
Originally posted by Avenginggecko
Nielson ratings are still accurate and still a reliable source of information,
Originally posted by lernmore
Of course "Lost" will be winning hands down.
I mean, if you have a Nielson box hooked up to your set, you're more than likely already part of a bubble gum fan boi pop-culture to begin with.
I seriously doubt any of those statistics could represent the actual majority of "average" Americans.
Sure, maybe back when times were different, before the "novelty" of even having a TV SET wore off, (probably back in the 50's) but most people I know wouldn't want anything to do with one of those things.
[edit on 28-10-2009 by lernmore]
(bold emphasis mine)
Originally posted by shrike071
Nielsen has moved to a digital monitoring system and once you give permission - it's quickly forgotten (and that's what they want...)
Originally posted by j2000
Here are the real viewer numbers. News has always been a smaller audience than most anything else which is what the OP is trying to say.
Trying to twist it around that Fox is not on top for news is very misleading at best.
Nielsen has moved to a digital monitoring system and once you give permission - it's quickly forgotten (and that's what they want...)