{"id":12546,"date":"2014-11-08T07:52:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T12:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=12546"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:28","slug":"math-media-activity-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/math-media-activity-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Math in the Media: Activity 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Math Activity<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/p>\n

(NOTE: The chart below has been customized so that students can calculate the answers.)<\/p>\n

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)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nielsen Media Research Top 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Week of June 16 – June 23, 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/td>\nProgram Name<\/td>\nNetwork<\/td>\nDay Time<\/td>\nRating<\/td>\nShare<\/td>\nHouseholds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCSI<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nThu<\/td>\n		9.8<\/td>\n18.0<\/td>\n_______________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nEVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		8.9<\/td>\n15.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n48 HOURS-MONDAY<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n10:00PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		8.8<\/td>\n15.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBECKER<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n9:30PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		8.0<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nLAW AND ORDER<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n10:00PM
\nWed<\/td>\n		7.7<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n60 MINUTES<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n7:00PM
\nSun<\/td>\n		7.5<\/td>\n16.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nLAW AND ORDER:SVU<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n10:00PM
\nFri<\/td>\n		7.1<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nDATELINE NBC-TUE<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n10:00PM
\nTue<\/td>\n		6.9<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n__________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nPRICE IS RIGHT: US MARINE(S)<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nThu<\/td>\n		6.9<\/td>\n14.0<\/td>\n__________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nKING OF QUEENS<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		6.8<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n__________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nPRIMETIME THURSDAY<\/td>\nABC<\/td>\n10:00PM
\nThu<\/td>\n		6.7<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nYES, DEAR<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n8:30PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		6.7<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nDOG EAT DOG<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nMon<\/td>\n		6.4<\/td>\n11.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nJAG<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nTue<\/td>\n		6.4<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nAMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY<\/td>\nFOX<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nTue<\/td>\n		6.2<\/td>\n11.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nDATELINE FRI<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nFri<\/td>\n		6.2<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nLAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nSun<\/td>\n		6.2<\/td>\n11.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n60 MINUTES II<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nWed<\/td>\n		6.1<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCBS WEDNESDAY MOVIE<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n9:00PM
\nWed<\/td>\n		6.1<\/td>\n11.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nFRIENDS<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n8:00PM
\nThu<\/td>\n		6.0<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n_________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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