How Do TV Ratings Work?

The future of your favorite TV shows hinges on their ratings – but what is a rating, and where does it come from?

Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on the HowStuffWorks team to explore - and explain - the everyday science in the world around us on BrainStuff.

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http://sites.nielsen.com/90years/

http://www.nielsen.com/content/corpor...

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Arthur Nielsen photo:
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