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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 08:42 PM Jan 2019

Television show ratings

Lots of people think your cable provider tracks what you're watching and that's how they determine ratings.

My understanding is that you need to be signed up, and hardware installed, like with Neilsen...correct?

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question433.htm

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Television show ratings (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2019 OP

THings Are Different Now Me. Jan 2019 #1

My cable company knew what I watched mainstreetonce Jan 2019 #2

I've been fiber since 2011 tech3149 Jan 2019 #3

I am in a Nielsen household Generic Brad Jan 2019 #4

Me.

(35,454 posts)

1. THings Are Different Now

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 08:52 PM

Jan 2019

Your provider knows what you are watching and when

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

2. My cable company knew what I watched

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 09:41 PM

Jan 2019

I never signed for that.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

3. I've been fiber since 2011

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 09:44 PM

Jan 2019

I haven't researched the capabilities of the converter but I know they can interrogate and reprogram from the office as well. I would expect reporting of current channel selection would be no problem.

Generic Brad

(14,272 posts)

4. I am in a Nielsen household

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 09:58 PM

Jan 2019

It is connected with my ATT account.

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