\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013/09/according-to-nielsen-nobody-watched-astros-indians-game-sunday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Even funnier... Look who beat 'em! "21 Jump Street" :-O "...But none of them – not a single, solitary Nielsen household – tuned in to watch the Astros lose to the Indians for their ninth consecutive loss and their 105th defeat of the year. NASCAR’s Sprint Cup race from New Hampshire had a 1.3 Nielsen rating on Sunday afternoon in Houston. A “Law and Order” rerun on TNT between noon and 1 p.m. had a 0.9 rating. NFL Network’s screen of NFL score updates had a 0.16 rating. Formula One racing from Singapore had a 0.14 rating on NBC Sports Network. A “21 Jump Street” rerun on Channel 57 from 1 to 2 p.m. had a 0.04 rating. A “Cosby Show” rerun from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on Channel 39 had a 0.5 rating. CNN and Fox News Channel combined for a 0.3 rating from 1 to 2 p.m. But Astros-Indians? According to Nielsen, the game drew hash marks, which is the Nielsen ratings symbol for a program that does not draw a measurable audience." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 wow, that's embarrassing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Lol....Hilarious. Say what you want about Texans but they clearly cant stand bad baseball. I do like the NFL network screen though, it has a Vegas feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 wow, that's embarrassing! Extremely. That has to be the worst press on a team I can imagine. A Major League team in the 4th largest city in the country pulling a 0.00? Time for change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 WRONG!!!! I was one of the few but I watched to see the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Speaking of those nielsen meters, has anybody ever had one of those on their TV?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Speaking of those nielsen meters, has anybody ever had one of those on their TV?? We did back in the 80s. There was a little booklet that my parents filled out...I dont remember if they sent it back in or reported results over the phone, cause I was pretty young at the time. But I know they were doing that for a little while. Since then I haven't known anyone who has been involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 We did back in the 80s. There was a little booklet that my parents filled out...I dont remember if they sent it back in or reported results over the phone, cause I was pretty young at the time. But I know they were doing that for a little while. Since then I haven't known anyone who has been involved. I actually did this once. It was during my last term in college. Not sure why they had chosen a college student because I was way to busy to watch TV. A lot of help I was! I remember having to fill a booklet thing out of all the TV shows I watched and then mail it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I actually did this once. It was during my last term in college. Not sure why they had chosen a college student because I was way to busy to watch TV. A lot of help I was! I remember having to fill a booklet thing out of all the TV shows I watched and then mail it back. I just hope Nielsen never starts doing this with books...you'll skew the whole thing with those crappy Fabio books you like!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I'm surprised cable boxes don't report back viewership. Maybe it's a privacy thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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