Thread: King of the Hill

So can anyone explain to me how they get TV ratings?

Originally Posted by Drunkmike

So can anyone explain to me how they get TV ratings?

The most prevalent ratings are acquired through Nielsen Media Research. They use something called "statistical sampling". Pretty much all it is is they select a demographic, pick a random group of people from that demographic and then see what they watch. Then they just use that percentage to see how many on average watch in that demographic of the overall population.