How do I read the ratings?
A Nielson rating may look like this:
8pm - NBC - TVgasm The TV Show - 10.0/18
Focus on the 10.0/18. The RATING, 10.0, on the left represents the actual number of households that watched a show. One rating point equals 1,102,000 households. The SHARE, 18, on the right represents the show's proportion of the total households watching television at that time. For example, TVgasms TV Show has a 10 rating/18 share. That means 11,020,000 households are tuned in to the show and 18% of all the households with a TV turned on are watching that show. Ratings and Share are customarily broken down for various DEMOs -- a demographic grouping of viewers, like 18-49 adults or 2-12 children or 18-34 women, etc. Advertisers, and therefore networks, covet the 18-49 adult demo, and so tend to concentrate on that number.
After the jump, find last nights (18 - 49 year old) Nielson Ratings on major networks during prime time.
Comments (6)
Why do these numbers interest me so much? Whatever it is, thanks MYL.
1 of 6 | Posted by Steve
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Posted on November 16, 2006 10:24 AM
I'm with Steve on this one... I just love looking at the ratings everyday! Thanks MYL!!
2 of 6 | Posted by realitylover
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Posted on November 16, 2006 10:30 AM
good!! so glad to hear it. I wasnt sure whether this would be useful or just a few days of...and then abandon. Glad to hear its helping someone. . . so do you guys get what youre looking at?
MYL
3 of 6 | Posted by Madeyoulaugh
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Posted on November 16, 2006 10:39 AM
Oh yeah, i get what i am looking at! My FAVE NEW SHOW from last season, Criminal Minds, is KICKING ASS! yeeeeehaaaaaaw!
4 of 6 | Posted by james_woods_rules
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Posted on November 16, 2006 12:38 PM
Yeah, I like this stuff too.
5 of 6 | Posted by Merick
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Posted on November 16, 2006 1:09 PM
Chris M.....damn thats a long name. uh, chris,
Ill try to cut it down a bit, but I want to keep the how to read on there so when people stumble onto this the first time they will know what they are looking at without having to dig into the archives.
MYL
6 of 6 | Posted by Madeyoulaugh
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Posted on November 16, 2006 2:23 PM