All people have to do is read your thousands of posts to know how intellectually challenged you are.You're pretty ignorant of what TV Guide reported on an almost weekly basis.TV Guide REPORTED on the Nielsen Ratings.TV Guide never did ratings. Nielsen does that.
Are you THAT stupid?
I'm a retired broadcaster. I know perfectly well where ratings come from, Virginia.
I presume the broadcast industry had the same low standards of intellect back then that they have today.
"Standards of intellect" is it?
Do tell the class about these "standards of intellect".
You know, where they came from, who enforced 'em.![]()
I mean really, you think TV Guide DIDN'T publish the Nielsons and then you BRAG about your credentials.
Are you kidding?
Nielsens (and Arbitron) have no function except to set ad rates. That's it.
I took the invitation to cite them here simply to demonstrate that moving from a cable channel to an on-air alphabet network is a step UP --- not down.
I neither "bragged" nor commented on TVG's content. I simply noted the caliber of your reading material. Meanwhile I continue to await these here "standards of intellect".