If it sounds like bullshit it usually is.... (Reply #55)

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Response to msongs (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2017, 02:52 AM

Historic NY (36,486 posts)

55. If it sounds like bullshit it usually is....

http://www.snopes.com/change-channel-on-inauguration/

However, a boycott scheme similar to the described above would likely not be very effective regardless if whether viewers had their televisions turned on, off, or changed to something other than Inauguration Day news coverage.

The largest stumbling block to this plan is the assumption that each individual's personal viewership affects a given television program's ratings. This simply isn't the case — unless, of course, that individual is a member of a "Nielsen family."

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61 replies	Author	Time	Post
making the rounds on FB - don't turn off your Tv on inauguration day, leave it on but [View all]	msongs	Jan 2017	OP
Got it... will do!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jan 2017	#1
We have the International Channels	GP6971	Jan 2017	#2
Interesting idea. We have 4 TVs.	3catwoman3	Jan 2017	#3
What? Are you serious?	SCantiGOP	Jan 2017	#4
If you have a cable box or a smart TV then "they" know what you are watching.	jg10003	Jan 2017	#11
That's not how ratings and viewership are determined.	Goblinmonger	Jan 2017	#49
Nowadays, DVR viewing, TV on demand, and online /app viewing is included in ratings.	ecstatic	Jan 2017	#58
Are you part of the Neilson ratings family?	progressoid	Jan 2017	#5
Personally.....	Jacob Boehme	Jan 2017	#6
oh boy	Afromania	Jan 2017	#7
Me too. But don't forget the "We the People" Concert in Miami on Jan 20th...	iluvtennis	Jan 2017	#17
Isn't that the one act Trump was able to book for the inaugural gala?	lapucelle	Jan 2017	#29
Actually, i think that they are one of the acts at the inaugural	CentralMass	Jan 2017	#53
I recommend a comedy binge-watch.	Ken Burch	Jan 2017	#8
TCM - Turner Classic Movies is a good stop for your remote too. nt	TeamPooka	Jan 2017	#9
TCM is the best thing on TV, IMHO	jg10003	Jan 2017	#12
I'm with you	Ghost of Tom Joad	Jan 2017	#60
Just for the sake of truthiness, it's not an inauguration.	madamesilverspurs	Jan 2017	#10
ewwww	trc	Jan 2017	#13
Someone suggested "inorguration" for "ignore the inaguration'	csziggy	Jan 2017	#16
Are there any Obama shows that day?	Doreen	Jan 2017	#14
I don't have American television in Asia. So it wouldn't matter what I did.	Feeling the Bern	Jan 2017	#15
well its not much I know but think of it as one small step for man...one giant step for..peoplekind	msongs	Jan 2017	#18
i'll be in DC for the womens march the next day.	barbtries	Jan 2017	#19
So jealous. Would love to be a part of this history, but sadly, I am working.	AgadorSparticus	Jan 2017	#40
i'll try	barbtries	Jan 2017	#43
Have fun, stay safe, and represent!	AgadorSparticus	Jan 2017	#45
thanks AgadorSparticus!	barbtries	Jan 2017	#47
I'm in!!	C Moon	Jan 2017	#20
Mine's always on ID, PBS, or the Food Channel anyway.	sinkingfeeling	Jan 2017	#21
So watching Animal Planet is a protest but turning your tv off is not?	HoneyBadger	Jan 2017	#22
Exaggerate much?? It's only for a couple hours. Don't turn that box on for another week if it makes	AgadorSparticus	Jan 2017	#41
Every little bit matters	HoneyBadger	Jan 2017	#42
I am not arguing about that at all. But there are other ways to	AgadorSparticus	Jan 2017	#44
Great idea. He will definitely check the ratings.	Vinca	Jan 2017	#23
Right. Some mysterious "they" is monitoring every tv in the US.	cwydro	Jan 2017	#24
That's not how ratings work. nt	B2G	Jan 2017	#25
Forget it, they're rolling.	progressoid	Jan 2017	#32
Tennis Channel--Aus Open should be on around then.	spooky3	Jan 2017	#26
Watch it, take notes of any sponsors, retaliate.	randr	Jan 2017	#27
Nobody cares, unless...	Mike Nelson	Jan 2017	#28
I don't have cable so I can't do this.	old guy	Jan 2017	#30
KNR	AgadorSparticus	Jan 2017	#31
I predict...	teezy	Jan 2017	#33
Exhibit A in the case of "Misunderstanding how ratings work."	FSogol	Jan 2017	#34
I know. This is just silly.	cwydro	Jan 2017	#38
hallmark movies, and hallmark moves and mysteries is my choice.	niyad	Jan 2017	#35
If I watch my TV, it is streaming on my ROKU	LeftInTX	Jan 2017	#36
While tuning your channel away from the inorgaration (love that!) won't affect Nielsen numbers	SticksnStones	Jan 2017	#37
I want to hear the boos and hecklers, there will be some at this republicans 'day'	Sunlei	Jan 2017	#39
just leave the TV off	Takket	Jan 2017	#46
Any little thing to cheer us up.	LAS14	Jan 2017	#48
That's not how any of this works - Snopes	Hudba	Jan 2017	#50
I plan on watching any channel....	chillfactor	Jan 2017	#51
No problem here doing that. I cut them off on November 9th	still_one	Jan 2017	#52
Leave your TV off entirely.	PoindexterOglethorpe	Jan 2017	#54
Me too.	tazkcmo	Jan 2017	#56
If it sounds like bullshit it usually is....	Historic NY	Jan 2017	#55
Thank you.	cwydro	Jan 2017	#61
Got it!	blue cat	Jan 2017	#57
I want to flip back and watch the demonstrations though.	Vinca	Jan 2017	#59

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