Firefly Friday.

POSTED BY: Komelion
UPDATED: Thursday, December 29, 2005 04:44
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KOMELION

Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:07 AM

Firefly will be on Sci-Fi channel from 8 AM to 7 PM on January 6. If the ratings are good enough Sci-Fi might pickup Firefly and make it their own. So set your TiVo’s, support the show, and cross your fingers. Get the word out, everyone must know.

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Well, here I am.

DATALESS

Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:25 AM

Tivo has no influence on any ratings. I know because I've has Tivo for years. They are working toward including DVRs in the rating system but they aren't their yet. So you will just have to watch it.

"We've done the imposible...."

BROWNCOATER

Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:52 AM

It also has to be from the select homes across the country that the ratings services have set up. I for example have never been picked to be in the Nielsens, or any others, in my life. The ratings services don't track what most of us watch unless we're specifically signed up to take part in their surveys. At least that's the way it used to be. Maybe now with Directv, digital cable, etc, they can track what we all watch?

"What'd y'all order a dead guy for?"
Jayne Cobb

REAVERINA1985RIVIERA

Thursday, December 29, 2005 3:16 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Browncoater:
Maybe now with Directv, digital cable, etc, they can track what we all watch?

That thought kinda scares me.

"I'm watching TV and my TV's watching me."

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The real-life box droppin', man-ape gone wrong thing, now without the pesky falling boxes

BROWNCOATER

Thursday, December 29, 2005 3:29 AM

You and me both.
"We're not telling people what to think, River. We're showing them how...."

"What'd y'all order a dead guy for?"
Jayne Cobb

KOMELION

Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:33 AM

Yeah, that’s kinda unsettling. If they are watching us I hope they watch us watching Firefly.

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Well, here I am.

NUISANCE

Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:44 AM

Once, I checked out the Nielsen website to see how they determine their ratings. There are two methods of collecting the data. The first involves Nielsen households where participants keep a journal of their viewing choices. The second is a tracker based system where tuner boxes record what some people are watching in certain major markets.

Check out: http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/ to get more information on their ratings system.