since tv shows get paid by commercials and all..what if noone watches it. someone tell me why a show gets cancelled and stuff
2007-06-14 07:45:46 · 18 answers · asked by shabalaba-ding dong 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Talk Shows
The Nielsen company selects households to have their viewing habits monitored. A representative comes to the house, and attaches the Nielsen equipment to the television so that viewing information can be collected. At night while the residents sleep, the information is uploaded to their computers.
The whole system is premised on the idea that if you know what a representative percentage of people are doing, you can conclude that most people are doing the same thing.
2007-06-14 07:50:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
nielsen ratings are one method of determining if shows are being watched. shows get cancelled if it is determined that people (buying people) are not watching. television shows are backed up by advertising dollars. if shows can not get their stations to back them up with commercial air time, odds are they will get bumped around until ultimately cancelled. two shows i watched were just recently bumped. happy hour on fox was given the heave ho after about six shows. the class is another one that recently got cut. what the networks try to do is place a show along with successful ones in the hopes that viewers will bind with them and stay on the air. don't know how the class got cut (even tho i didn't like it) as it was sandwiched between how i met your mother and two and a half men.
happy hour (i liked a lot) was mired in between til death (this show sucks) and the oc (o no). don't know why it got cut, didn't even have a chance, but there you go. for this reason, i won't watch a show until it's been around for a few seasons. i can't tell you how many times i've tried to watch a show only to get cancelled (bill engwall, here we go)
2007-06-15 12:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by gonzo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ratings determined by the tracking done by cable & satellite companies. You know that box next to your tv? It's a computer, and it doesn't simply provide tv for your viewing... it tracks what you watch & sends that information back to a centralized information hub.
If you're watching tv through an antennae, then nobody is paying attention to your viewing habits, and only recently have the internet streaming episodes made any impact in the rating system.
Example: Jericho was canceled for low ratings, even though i had critical aclaim... but it was the most streamed show on CBS's website & fans of the show demanded it be brought back.... CBS brought it back.
2007-06-14 14:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Look up Nielsen Ratings, it will explain it.
In a nut shell, a handful of people have special boxes on top of their TV that reports what they watch. It's a pretty small sample though.
Sometimes I wonder how long until digital cable boxes report back what we're watching.
2007-06-14 14:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by DrDebate 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
some homes have the nielsen box or are nielsen families...i do not agree with that. Let's say your television is on CBS, but you are not home. The nielsen box makes a note on what a family is watching at a certain time. but you are not home...yet you are given credit for watching Yes dear
2007-06-14 15:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by tonya j 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They know everything. Check your closets before turning on the tv and be sure to wear that tin-foil hat so they can't scan your brain.
Or it's the neilsen families. DishNet and TIVO type providers also track what's being accessed through their boxes.
2007-06-14 14:54:00 · answer #6 · answered by JoeB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nielsen ratings.
Though, that way is flawed, because they are "random", therefore, you actually don't get an accurate tally of who watches what show and who watches what commercial.
2007-06-14 14:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ratings are determined in several ways: including surveys, and electronic boxes that monitor a person's/family's viewing habits. People agree (volunteer) to take part in these activities.
2007-06-14 14:49:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mel W 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ratings - the neilson ratings mostly - select house holds are fitted with a monitoring device that transmits back to neilson what they are watching - then a mathmatical equation says what % of house holds are watching each show.
Shows get cancelled mainly because of poor ratings.
2007-06-14 14:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Pinkus 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Only Neilson homes know for sure. Or if you call one of those 900 or 800 numbers.
2007-06-14 14:49:01 · answer #10 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋