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Originally Posted by tchs_drummer06
I don't know anything about TV ratings. Explain.
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You'll often hear 3 numbers... Rating/Share/Viewers
Viewers is the number of sets tuned to a show.
Rating is the percentage of ALL TVs tuned to a program.
Share reflects the percentage of TVs actually in use that are tuned to a program. So if you're out to dinner and you're TV is off, you don't get counted.
In 2010 there were about 116 million television households in the US. So 1 rating point = 1.16 million.
Ratings have gone down over the years as people have more entertainment options. In the 1950s when people only had 2 or 3 channels it wasn't unusual for a show to get a 40-50 rating. Now with hundreds of channels to choose from, the ratings are much lower. Monday Night Football averages about 13. And when comparing ratings you have to take into account what else was on that night. A crapy show might get a decent rating on the right night. But even a great show is gonna bomb against the SuperBowl.