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TV Ratings: All 112 Shows That Averaged 5 Million or More Viewers in 2024-25
From ‘Squid Game’ to ‘The Masked Singer,' a close look at Nielsen’s 35-day, cross-platform ratings for the latest TV season.
‘Andor’ Season 2 Finale Hits Another Series-Best as Nielsen Ratings Reveal Unbelievable Numbers
Andor Season 2’s finale brought in record numbers for the series as Nielsen ratings rank it as the top performer across all ...
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For Nielsen Ratings Complaints And Potential Competitors Is Nothing New
For Nielsen this is nothing new, they have withstood ratings controversies (some of their own making) and potential competitors for 30+ years. The audience measurement issues between Nielsen and ...
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How the Nielsen TV ratings work — and what could replace them
The Fall television season is beginning. Both networks and fans will anxiously scan Nielsen ratings to see which shows will survive. But how do these ratings work? And could we develop a system ...
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There Were Reportedly Issues With Nielsen’s TV Ratings, Which Is A Problem For A Few Reasons
Here’s how it works. Nielsen Ratings have been the industry standard in television since the 1950s, but some of the company’s data has been called into question. In fact, non-profit watchdog ...
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What Are Nielsen Ratings And How Are They Calculated?
In the United States, Nielsen is the primary source of television ratings. The company began measuring radio ratings in the 1930s, and in 1950 they implemented the same methods to keep track of ...
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Nielsen Tells TV Networks It Undercounted Out-of-Home Audiences for Months
“Today’s announcement by Nielsen of more systemic errors that have further undercounted TV ratings for the last fifteen months is more of the worst possible news at the worst possible ...
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Nielsen CEO Tells Clients Paramount Seeks ‘Nearly 50%' Price Cut in Weeks-Long Measurement Battle
During this period, Paramount has issued no release about Nielsen ratings tied to any of its most-watched programming, including the NFL games it shows on CBS each Sunday; the performance of CBS ...
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki sees 47% dip in ratings last month compared to Alex Wagner, Rachel Maddow: Nielsen
The embattled cable news network — which is expected to be spun off by parent company Comcast later this year — has seen ...
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Nielsen on the Hot Seat: What Happens If TV Ratings Company’s Accreditation Is Suspended?
Nielsen was put on notice Wednesday when the Video Advertising Bureau — the industry group representing virtually all of the major TV networks — asked the Media Ratings Council (MRC ...
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Nielsen: Streaming Reaches Historic TV Viewing Milestone
Streaming usage is up 71% since 2021 and streaming’s share of total TV viewing is now higher than broadcast and cable ...