How do TV shows know how many viewers they have?
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It's all done by computers now. I'm pretty sure we have relatively live tracking for stats to see how many people are watching. I work for one of the largest cable providers in Atlantic Canada. Unfortunately I don't know much about the cable side. I deal only with telephone.
Digital cable has sort of changed the stat tracking though. Since digital cable is 2 way (ie you can send requests to the cable provider for stuff...in other words on demand) the stat tracking is a lot easier and relatively instant.
Digital cable has sort of changed the stat tracking though. Since digital cable is 2 way (ie you can send requests to the cable provider for stuff...in other words on demand) the stat tracking is a lot easier and relatively instant.
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Yeah, I was just taking a blind guess there, but the rest of it is founded in some sort of reality. 
I have only heard one person I ever knew say "Oh, were a Neilsen House!" and I never pursued it any further. So, yeah I guess it would be a little weird to see some lab-coat / horn rimmed glasses wearin' statistician sitting on your sofa 24/7 lol!
Regards,
Thomas
I have only heard one person I ever knew say "Oh, were a Neilsen House!" and I never pursued it any further. So, yeah I guess it would be a little weird to see some lab-coat / horn rimmed glasses wearin' statistician sitting on your sofa 24/7 lol!Regards,
Thomas
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It's all done by computers now. I'm pretty sure we have relatively live tracking for stats to see how many people are watching. I work for one of the largest cable providers in Atlantic Canada. Unfortunately I don't know much about the cable side. I deal only with telephone.
Digital cable has sort of changed the stat tracking though. Since digital cable is 2 way (ie you can send requests to the cable provider for stuff...in other words on demand) the stat tracking is a lot easier and relatively instant.
Digital cable has sort of changed the stat tracking though. Since digital cable is 2 way (ie you can send requests to the cable provider for stuff...in other words on demand) the stat tracking is a lot easier and relatively instant.
So, then they took away my TV Guide!Regards,
Thomas
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