Woody'sGirl, have any idea how they might factor in DVR's? Use to the Neison REatings were viewers who filled out a chart for a week on everything they watched. Not certain it's still done that way.
But i know there are a great many times I wait until the game is over before watching. I'd rather speed through the commercials.
So essentially someone could watch two events at the same time, although it would be later.
Any idea?
I don't think it matters if one records it. The DVR still is on the internal tuner.
However, that doesn't matter if it's still the way it used to work.
And I think the ratings are based on people tuned in for a certain period of time. when it first starts.
There are a cross section of people that they take the ratings from, or used to be. It's not like they use the entire population of viewers.
The viewers used to have a box hook to their TV's that keeps track of what that family watched. But their neighbor, they had no idea what they were really watching.
Could be all changed with new technology today though, but I wouldn't want my TV cable box send out info on what I watch. Which isn't much anyway.