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FSogol

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3. Sorry, but your idea of how tv ratings are generated is wrong.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:46 PM

Jul 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings

Unless you are logging viewing habits for Nielsen or have Nielsen equipment connected to your tv, you are not being polled. A small sampling of households are used to extrapolate viewing habits.

What you should do if email the network and tell them they are over covering Trumpy and that you promise to change the channel whenever he appears,

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If any TV network you are watching starts showing Donald Trump live you need to change the channel [View all] TeamPooka Jul 2016 OP

I've been doing that for months. n/t Tess49 Jul 2016 #1

I already do. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #2

Sorry, but your idea of how tv ratings are generated is wrong. FSogol Jul 2016 #3

Oh I've been doing that, which is why ebbie15644 Jul 2016 #4

That's not how ratings are determined 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #5

he disgusts me. spanone Jul 2016 #6

I believe the best course is to not poison your mind with any of that swill . . . Journeyman Jul 2016 #7

TV Ratings don't work that way. Statistical Jul 2016 #8

Have been changing channels Kathy M Jul 2016 #9