Also, how do the networks know how many viewers a certain show has?
2006-10-03 07:52:50 · 9 answers · asked by subzerofun 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Through the sales of advertising/commercials mainly.
How many viewers is probably determined manually via Nielsen ratings, or other 3rd party data collectors. Probably cable companies use technology to know what channel you have on.
2006-10-03 07:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by cdaraghy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They get ratings info from polling companies like AC Neilsen. They send out questionnaires to see what shows are being viewed. They also have a select group of families, individuals that meet certain demographics to keep logs of what they watch. These participants are paid a nominal fee, sometimes gifts other incentives.
2006-10-03 08:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Kainoa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
by selling advertising space. The amount of money companies pay for advertising is based on the popularity of the show which is determined largely by the neilson ratings.
2006-10-03 07:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They make money from commercials that pay them to air them during those shows. I have no idea how they know how many people watch it.
2006-10-03 07:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by Susan L 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
advertising, they charge by minutes if golden hour s like 8-10pm they will charge more that's y we keep on saw ad every 5 minutes after the show. they gain million of dollars on that.
2006-10-03 08:02:43 · answer #5 · answered by aeeyo1314 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those irritating commercials foot the whole bill. then they have chips in all cable-dish systems
2006-10-03 07:56:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COMMERCIALS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY KNOW ABOUT THE VIEWERS...IVE ASKED MYSELF THAT QUESTION ALSO.
2006-10-03 07:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by PRETTYGIRL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question!
*sits and waits for answers with you*
2006-10-03 07:55:09 · answer #8 · answered by Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from advertising
2006-10-03 09:06:53 · answer #9 · answered by valgal115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋