Subject: Re: ^ t p ^: ratings plateau? From: rand@merrimack.edu Date: 1990-04-30, 02:48 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <12758@ttidca.TTI.COM>, lester@ttidca.TTI.COM (jim) writes: > > In article jym@eris.berkeley.edu (Jym Dyer) writes: >> >>.-. >> >>|T|he thing to do is make sure all your Neilsen family friends get >> >>`-'addicted to the show. And talk it up to all your friends, in >> >> particular, your friends who don't like television! > > Right! Seemingly lots of folks watch Cheers and tape Peaks, since Peaks > > is an instant classic and we'll want to watch it over and over (sometimes > > my mind bends back). Can Nielson or other ratings determine if Peaks is > > being watched (on tape delay), or are they only attuned to the channel sel- > > ector for live broadcast? We were a 'Nielson household' last year. Here's how it works. You are RANDOMLY selected. They ask you if you're willing to do it. They send you a 'scorecard'. You mark what you watched. NB: the directions state you should mark a show as watched even if you tape it and watch it later. I can't remember if they had ua do this for a week or a month. IMHO, we should bring r.a.t and a.t.t-p to the network execs attention. It's a free guage of what 'technically-oriented' people watch. Whether you're a student or someone in industry, face it, we have (or will have) above average incomes. Sony, BMW, and Sam Adams' don't want to advertise to shoe salesmen.