Are Nielsen ratings accurate at all?

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Nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems to determine the audience size and composition of television...

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Demographics & Nielsen ratings

TV filter: I'm a media studies major and I'm trying to find a reliable source for A.) Nielsen ratings & B.) Detailed Demographics for specific shows. TV filter: I'm a media studies major and I'm trying to find a reliable source for A.) Nielsen ratings...

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The "reliable source" is Nielsen. You pay them for access and you get the data. They create...

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What would happen if everyone turned down being a Nielsen ratings house? Can cable companies track what you watch?

Theoretically, if everyone turned down being a Nielsen ratings house, how would they gather ratings?

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Cable and satellite companies can easily track what you watch, and do, especially any movies or special...

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Nielsen Ratings

Where do I find a current listing of the complete Nielsen television ratings. I have found a listing of the "Top 20" shows but I need the complete listing for ALL shows (50? 100?)including whatever show comes in dead last of all shows. Thanks...

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Joew94.. Thanks for your question about the Nielsen ratings. The Nielsen ratings are handled by Nielsen...

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Where can you find Nielsen Ratings for TV shows?

I'm interested in what the Nielsen Ratings are for SurvivorMan, and compair them to Man vs Wild, does anyone know where I can find the information online?

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http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/ top 10 shows only http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/to…

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What are the benefits in volunteering for Nielsen Ratings?

I wanted to know what rewards, if any, you receive for volunteering for Nielsen Ratings. Also do you get cash for it?

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If you get picked to fill out a ratings diary, you get a few dollars from Nielsen. They also have a...

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What kinds of information does Directv/Dish Network capture on my viewing habits? Aren't they sitting on much more data than Nielsen Ratings?

What kinds of information does Directv/Dish Network capture on my viewing habits? Aren't they sitting on much more data than Nielsen Ratings?

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Even if they do capture all your tv-watching data, consider that the demographic that has a satellite...

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How would you improve Nielsen ratings?

Many people accuse  Nielsen ratings of being inaccurate, and not including all of the information to truly gauge the popularity of a show.  Though to be fair, advertisers generally won't pay for DVR viewings that don't happen the same day as broadcast...

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I was a "Neilsen household" a few months ago, and it floored me that they were still collecting...

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Why is there any processing time required for live Nielsen ratings?

In this day and age, why do people wait for the "overnights"? How is it not more or less an automatic process? I understand the concept of ratings being adjusting due to DVR viewing etc., but as far as live ratings go, why is there such a long...

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Assuming they could publish the ratings every hour, what good would it do to publish the 9pm ratings...

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Nielsen Ratings

I need to know what the yearly Nielsen rankings were for the two shows, The dukes of hazzard, and Dallas. How did the shows do against each other?

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Hi tnut: Detailed Neilsen Ratings information is available (for purchase) from the Neilsen website...

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