I'm a Nielson Family for a few more days...so what do you

[ruby slippers]

want me to watch on TV for you? Right now I have CNN on but I made sure that the last few days I watched MSNBC, especially Countdown. Did you see that Rachel got the highest ratings Friday? I am glad to do my part.

Anyway, I'll watch the most requested shows tomorrow since we all know the results of the Primaries already....

Requests being taken for the next 24 hours.

(Is this the same as lobbying?)

[PBS Poll-435]

1. Watch nothing but the Food Network.

Let those (fat) cats know you are not for sale!

[iamthebandfanman]

54. lol right on n/t

[AnnieBW]

2. Did you happen to watch "Moonlight"?

If not, can you watch a rerun on Friday night? We're trying to save that show. Thanks!

[ruby slippers]

6. no, what network is it on? I'll try to turn one TV on for it.

[AnnieBW]

59. CBS, Friday night, 9 PM

It's about vampires. Thanks!

[Youphemism]

3. Make them wonder...

Alternate between 12 hours of CSpan and 12 hours of WWF wrestling.

[pkz]

4. I left one TV on MSNBC all day long

and turned them all to KO @ 8!
I like to think I singlehandedly made him a star ;)

I turned our box in last May, we were a two year family.

[ruby slippers]

5. omg, you should see my diary already....I have

five televisions in my house and only two of us to watch them. But, I have CNN going nonstop on one, the local news on another, and MSNBC on a third. And, we have watched two free movies. That is it so far, except for hubby who watched some hunting shows Sunday.

Whoever records my habits will think I am a news junkie for sure....and I probably am.

[MercutioATC]

11. Duzy award-winning post

:thumbsup:

[ruby slippers]

14. thanks. I try real hard......to be productive....

[nolabels]

12. Just leaving on the NFL channel might have the same effect

Who hell turns that crap on during the off season?

[mkultra]

7. i suggest you stop watching tv

[ruby slippers]

10. then I would only surf the internet all day....and end up an mkultra

[mkultra]

49. well, you could do that or...

you could get out and join a group of some sort and interact directly. TV is bad for humans.

i would suggest reading books but that usually comes off as pretty snotty.

[sfaprog]

8. 30 Rock / The Office

Best shows on TV right now

And if you have BBC America, include "That Mitchell and Webb look"

[ruby slippers]

9. sorry, I'm Eastern Time Zone and it is almost midnight here but

will take orders for tomorrow

[Tunkamerica]

33. Those don't come on on tuesday n/t

[cliffordu]

13. House

[ruby slippers]

15. when, what network? I don't watch regular TV so clue me in

[cliffordu]

20. It's on 13 here......Fox.

There is an Obama poster in one of the sets.

[ruby slippers]

22. OH, God, not FOX. But, if you insist. (That's why I didn't know where it was)

[cliffordu]

24. I NEVER watch fox news. I watch Bones, and House.

That's all.

NEVER faux news.

[ruby slippers]

25. yeah, I was just teasing. The only time Fox is on in our house is

on Tuesday and Wednesday nights while hubby watches that fake show called "American Idol". He is forced to the bedroom while I watch Keith on the 72 incher. He doesn't even get the surround sound but Keith does. I know, I'm terrible! But, I will leave it on for House after Idol just for you.

[cliffordu]

26. LOL I wasn't going to admit that my lovely wife watches American Idol...

:rofl:

[Tunkamerica]

35. house is on mondays now, the season finale was tonight

it's hell's kitchen tomorrow night after idol.

[ruby slippers]

37. ok, off with FOX after Idol for sure then and on to MSNBC

[Teaser]

16. Skinemax movies

all the goddamn time.

[ruby slippers]

17. I'm blocked for the grandkids, sorry.....

[RainDog]

18. Democracy Now!

It's on local cable access in many places. if you don't watch it, it's a great source of news - has information months before you'll see it (if ever) on msm. it's also online (beyond nielson stuff)

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

PBS News
Bill Moyers
Frontline

All except the two comedy central shows rely on public funding to exist. they can use the numbers from the N. ratings to help justify their existences.

[iamthebandfanman]

56. i agree with all those you listed

and second your request for those to be viewed ;)

depending on your provider Democracy Now! is on different stations... so if you dont know which one, let us know your cable/satellite person n maybe we can let ya know ;)

[grantcart]

19. dog whisperer and cspan

[petersjo02]

21. PBS

n/t

[ruby slippers]

23. OK, I will l put one TV on PBS all day long for the next two days. Good idea

...now for the other four....

[otohara]

27. The Tudors

Office, 30 Rock.

[ruby slippers]

28. oh sure, you had to bring that one up...we don't get Showtime this year...but

we watched the Tudors religiously last season. Is is good? I can't wait until some reruns. Darn, I miss that show. One of the best!

[and-justice-for-all]

29. Free Speech Tv. nt

[ruby slippers]

30. is there such a thing? Sh, don't tell Rupert.

[TheDonkey]

31. MSNBC! COUNTDOWN!!

They are the only fair channel/show covering this primary (except Race for the WH and anything with Scarborough of course).

[ruby slippers]

34. Don't worry. I have them covered. MSNBC on all night long on one

Tv and all day on the other.

[City Lights]

51. I suggest turning M$NBC off during Morning Joe, and anytime Buchanan

is on.

Just MHO, of course. :-)

[Writer]

32. ruby - are you filling out a diary for May sweeps?

[ruby slippers]

36. I don't know. It started last Thursday and ends this Thursday. Is that it? Oh

and would someone explain how Keith Olbermann and Dan Abrams knew their ratings for last Friday already? Are there some other kind of polls out there for that?

[Tunkamerica]

38. Numbers come out nightly, they used to post them

at the last station I worked at. It's was a WB, when there was such a thing, affiliate so it was always pretty disheartening.

[ruby slippers]

40. but how do they know the numbers. Don't you have to mail them?

I haven't sent them any info yet on last Friday, so again, how would they know? What do they use 'nightly'?

[Tunkamerica]

42. Home Units are hooked to the phone line

besides that, i don't know, it is just an average of an average, the more precise numbers are probably done with the diaries.

[ruby slippers]

44. I have Comcast and that is hooked to the phone so I am always

wondering if they are watching what I am watching anyway....But, keeping this one has been crazy. They did send me 5.00, though, and I almost threw it away as I thought it was junk mail. There it was, 5.00 in an envelope. I wonder how many people DO throw them away.

[Tunkamerica]

39. oh and may sweeps is April 24 - May 21, 2008 n/t

[ruby slippers]

41. so I DO count for sweeps, then? Great!

Good luck MSNBC....

[Ddan]

43. They post the ratings daily and well as annually

There are some families that have digital boxes called people meters. They hook it up to your TV and give you a special remote tailored to the demographics of your family. You press a button to determine who you are (ex. 18-24 female) and then you have to press another button to prove that you actually watching the program. That information goes directly to Nielsen and is posted daily. Although ads are now purchased based off of "ratings plus" which includes recorded programs watched within 7 days of the initial recording. It's fascinating stuff really . .


read more:


http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?newSearch=yes&allAsCB=on&displayNum=10&searchPubDate=A0&sort=relevance&allRmCB=on&allFmCB=on&rrmfCB=%252FSearch%252FVideo&fromWhom=t19&y=5&x=33&vgnextoid=b49f0b9337325110VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD&searchBox=news&fmCB=application%252Fpdf&searchTitle=

[ruby slippers]

45. gee, I'm not sure I would want to do all that. IT was hard enough for a week just

keeping track of the two of us (one who works 40 hours still) and then having five TV's....

[scheming daemons]

46. Please watch the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on Versus..... the league needs your help... plus....

The Penguins and Red Wings will be a hell of a series....

[ruby slippers]

48. I'll look for it and turn the TV in the Sunroom on for it.....

and I'll put you down as "Guest" for watching it, ha ha.

[ruby slippers]

47. 2:00 Time to kick for Keith Olbermann again...and then I'm off to bed for

the night. Will take all your programs into consideration and help save PBS!!!!

[LTR]

50. Please don't watch "American Idol"

Just make it go away!

[Abacus]

57. lol, I just posted the same :) /nt

[Renew Deal]

52. Olberman and The Daily Show

Those are the two big ones for me.

[DangerousRhythm]

53. Doctor Who and/or Torchwood

Should be on BBC America or the Sci-Fi Channel or even a local PBS channel. :D

I haven't been a part of the Nielson survey since the 80s!

[Abacus]

55. Anything but American Idol

That show needs to go

[BlooInBloo]

58. Charmed!

mmmm.... Alyssa Milano.... THAT'S what this country needs more of!

:P