It sounds like that the cable companies are monitoring what TV programs you are watching.
2006-12-30 11:02:54 · 4 answers · asked by jewelsthomas 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Some people are signed up with Neilson (a company that tracks what you watch). They get the numbers from them. The people who are with Neilson are only a small representation of the population, but that's how they get it. They know all about the people who are signed up....how old they are, how much money they make, what race they are....and they use that to represent the rest of us.
EDIT**-- Why did I get a thumbs down? My answer is right. The only other guy who answered can't even spell or write English.
EDIT-- Okay, this is insane. Now I have TWO thumbs down!! Did you want the right answer or not? Because I could have just been like "I don't know." or "i dunt no."
2006-12-30 11:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
the Nielsen rating people called me one day and asked if my family would keep a chart for 2 weeks..they sent us a chart for each T.V. It had the time, we had to put in what we were watching, who was watching, and how long each of us watched. Then it was mailed back to Nielsens and somehow they decide how many people watched each program..maybe figure 1000 people for everyone that watches. They asked our ages, but nothing more.
2006-12-30 19:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by jst4pat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are lieing, or they see how much signal is needed for broadcasting at the same freqvency, and so the find wich is viewed the most
2006-12-30 19:06:47 · answer #3 · answered by Apollo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know. kinda scarey, is'ntit?
2006-12-30 19:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by big foot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋