How Do TV Ratings Work?

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9 жыл бұрын

The future of your favorite TV shows hinges on their ratings - but what is a rating, and where does it come from?
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@Lerkero 9 жыл бұрын

For reference, I have been watching more Discovery Network content on KZfaq than I have on the Discovery channel.

@Borzogo 9 жыл бұрын

That question is really effective to produce comments. Firefly, Pushing Daises, Samurai Jack, Futurama. A lot of shows, really.

@mararahl6132 8 жыл бұрын

FIREFLY! The best show to ever be cancelled because FOX didn't know what they had and kept moving the time slot, switching the days, airing them out of order, and Nielsen's Ratings are totally bs.

@Armoterra 9 жыл бұрын

The best way to measure what people watch so by looking at the popularity list of streaming sites that host links to pirated tv shows and movies, by far.

@ratherbefishing4225 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video, I knew that advertising space was valued based on ratings, and that the networks were getting some kind of feedback from viewers, but I did not know about Nielsen and the black boxes. This cleared it up👍

@erickavila9881 9 жыл бұрын

We want that 70's show back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@FyberOptic 9 жыл бұрын

Two shows which I feel were screwed up due to early cancellations were Enterprise and Dollhouse. I think they could have gotten much more fitting endings if they hadn't rushed a conclusion together, even if the shows themselves weren't particularly amazing to begin with. I also would have liked to have seen how Ringer would have ended.

@OsirisMalkovich 9 жыл бұрын

Does anyone under 50 still watch TV shows when they

@ziplinepanda6877 9 жыл бұрын

The fact that they kept the SIMPSONS... and CANCELLED FUTURAMA proves its not accurate

@Kakkarot211 9 жыл бұрын

Firefly

@kenmaddex6939 6 жыл бұрын

True Blood, Heroes, and Charmed. All favorites I'd love to see come back

@celestialvision5073 3 жыл бұрын

Early edition!

@BloodRider1914 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that we all agree that Firefly should come back on.

@Kissarai 9 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more of The 4400. I loved that show so much.

@TheEnlightenedFool 8 жыл бұрын

Please more on the streaming/dvr/downloaded ratings related aspects.

@2SixGraders 8 жыл бұрын

Definitely Rome. Season 2 had to rush through so many years it felt like a mess, but it was still great.

@bungaindah1713 6 жыл бұрын

terimakasih informasinya sangat bermanfaat

@duncanmcpherson6071 7 жыл бұрын

The Quest. Only got one season on ABC but it was fantastic. Hard to get even that one season anywhere nowadays though. I think it's on Google Play and the apple store.

@billiemurray8268 5 жыл бұрын

I'm curious, do they still work out ratings from these 'black boxes' or do new tv's have them in built?

@FlagstonePictures 9 жыл бұрын

If I could bring back one show, it would be either 'The River' or 'Persons Unknown.' Both left off with amazing cliffhangers and I would really like to see these shows completed.