Hey Everybody-Andrea Mitchell is coming on-Switch the Channel!

[redstateblues]

If nobody watches her maybe they will fire her. She is not a real journalist.

[sarae]

1. That's what I do whenever I see her face on TV...

*click*

[yeoman6987]

2. Only if you have a Nielsen box

If not, we don't affect anything.

[redstateblues]

3. It will affect my mental state!

[yeoman6987]

6. Well that is true. Mine too. Awesome point.

[Ohioblue22]

9. I was told that all cable companies keep track of what you watch and record and Whether

Or not you actually watched what you record and how many days passed before you watched your recorded material

[yeoman6987]

10. I wish but that's false.

[Ohioblue22]

11. Well read this from the fine print

Of course many cable companies are doing this. They are monitoring your TV viewing habits down to the minutest detail, including individual button clicks on your remote control. Technically they have your permission—you probably just didn't notice it buried in the fine print. For example, here's what you agree to when you sign up for cable TV via Virgin Media:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgin Media
By having the services provided by us installed in your home and/or by using them you are providing your consent to use your personal information together with other information for… profiling your usage and viewing (for example, the types of programmes you watch), how you use the television services (e.g. pausing, fast-forwarding or rewinding programmes, whether you save programmes to watch later, if you tend to skip the adverts, watch programmes on demand) and your purchasing preferences (for example, responding to advertisements or promotions)
They also sell this data to third parties. Again, all in the fine print.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719078
This isn't where I heard it first but it is an exampl

[yeoman6987]

12. Thanks! I have no doubt they would do this but ratings are different

What does count is DVR 3-day and 7-day payback.

[Stellar]

4. On MSNBC...they rarely fire Republic0ns. Ask Morning Joke. nt

[Madam45for2923]

5. Totally avoiding her like the plague

[Mika]

7. So, if audience #'s count, why did msnbc fire Phil Donahue?

Ratings don't mean anything. Keeping the corporate messaging in the incestuous nooz loop/ echo chamber is paramount, irrespective of ratings.

[HipChick]

8. Thanks!...let me know when it is safe to switch back