{"id":12532,"date":"2014-11-08T07:20:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T12:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=12532"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:28","slug":"math-media-tv-ratings-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/math-media-tv-ratings-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Math in the Media: Introduction to TV Program Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wpe2.jpgMath In The Media \"wpe1.jpg<\/p>\n

TOPIC #1
\nTelevision Program Ratings
\nINTRODUCTION
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Each week, the news media report the top rated, most watched, television network programs. Teachers can easily locate this week’s ratings figures and\/or a news story related to the ratings by going to Collider<\/a>.
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Before beginning this lesson\/activity, it will be important to provide students with some background.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND In the television industry, the audits of people’s television viewing behavior that help\u00a0determine where much of the money goes are called ratings. One firm, Nielsen Media Research,\u00a0dominates this business. The stations, networks, and major advertisers foot most of the bill for the\u00a0firm’s reports. Nielsen uses meters and diaries to determine viewing numbers.
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Teachers: For an excellent backgrounder, read this history of\u00a0 The Nielsens<\/a>.
\nHave your students read The Ratings Game<\/a> and\/or print out this backgrounder from How Stuff Works: How Do TV Ratings Work?<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended teaching resource:
\nMass Communication How Television Ratings Work<\/a> (DVD)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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