Are Nielsen ratings accurate at all?

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?

• Answer:

  Hi tnut: Detailed Neilsen Ratings information is available (for purchase) from the Neilsen website: Historical Reports http://www.vnuemedia.com/nielsenmediaresearch/store/product_purchase.jsp?category_name=Historical+Reports&range_start=1&range_end=10&pattern_type=1 However, that's an expensive route to go. I was able to find some information about Top 20 shows for the years that both shows were on the air together (1979 - 1985) for full seasons. It certainly shows that Dallas outdid the Dukes quite consistently. 1979 - 1980: Dallas #5, Dukes #8 1980 - 1981: Dallas #1, Dukes #3 1981 - 1982: Dallas #1, Dukes #6 (Tie) 1982 - 1983: Dallas #2, Dukes not in top 20 1983 - 1984: Dallas #1, Dukes not in top 20 1984 - 1985: Dallas #2, Dukes not in top 20 This information can be found at: The Eighties Club http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id167.htm Nielsen Ratings of TV Shows in the 80's http://www.80sxchange.com/80s_charts/79-80.html Top 20 Shows of the 1980s http://home.neo.rr.com/thesharktank/top20.htm The Dukes of Hazzard http://www.tvtome.com/DukesofHazzard/ Dallas http://www.tvtome.com/Dallas/ Search Strategy (on Google): * neilsen ratings * nielsen ratings "dukes of hazzard" * "dukes of hazzard" I hope this helps. websearcher