Math In The Media 
Math Activity
Using the figure (1) rating point is equal to 1 million, 55 thousand TV homes: have students look at the chart of top TV shows for this week, found athttp://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/nielsen.htm
(NOTE: The chart below has been customized so that students can calculate the answers.)
They should be able to MULTIPLY the rating for a specific show BY 1, 055,000 to come up with the total number of viewing households for a particular show. (NOTE: Households can contain more than one person, so actual number of viewers is not known)
Nielsen Media Research Top 20 Week of June 16 – June 23, 2002
| Rank | Program Name | Network | Day Time | Rating | Share | Households |
| 1 | CSI | CBS | 9:00PM Thu |
9.8 | 18.0 | _______________ |
| 2 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | CBS | 9:00PM Mon |
8.9 | 15.0 | _________________ |
| 3 | 48 HOURS-MONDAY | CBS | 10:00PM Mon |
8.8 | 15.0 | _________________ |
| 4 | BECKER | CBS | 9:30PM Mon |
8.0 | 13.0 | _________________ |
| 5 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 10:00PM Wed |
7.7 | 13.0 | _________________ |
| 6 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 7:00PM Sun |
7.5 | 16.0 | _________________ |
| 7 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 10:00PM Fri |
7.1 | 13.0 | _________________ |
| 8 | DATELINE NBC-TUE | NBC | 10:00PM Tue |
6.9 | 12.0 | __________________ |
| 9 | PRICE IS RIGHT: US MARINE(S) | CBS | 8:00PM Thu |
6.9 | 14.0 | __________________ |
| 10 | KING OF QUEENS | CBS | 8:00PM Mon |
6.8 | 13.0 | __________________ |
| 11 | PRIMETIME THURSDAY | ABC | 10:00PM Thu |
6.7 | 12.0 | _________________ |
| 12 | YES, DEAR | CBS | 8:30PM Mon |
6.7 | 12.0 | _________________ |
| 13 | DOG EAT DOG | NBC | 9:00PM Mon |
6.4 | 11.0 | _________________ |
| 14 | JAG | CBS | 8:00PM Tue |
6.4 | 12.0 | _________________ |
| 15 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 9:00PM Tue |
6.2 | 11.0 | _________________ |
| 16 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | 8:00PM Fri |
6.2 | 13.0 | _________________ |
| 17 | LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT | NBC | 9:00PM Sun |
6.2 | 11.0 | _________________ |
| 18 | 60 MINUTES II | CBS | 8:00PM Wed |
6.1 | 12.0 | _________________ |
| 19 | CBS WEDNESDAY MOVIE | CBS | 9:00PM Wed |
6.1 | 11.0 | _________________ |
| 20 | FRIENDS | NBC | 8:00PM Thu |
6.0 | 12.0 | _________________ |
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