The Nielsen people hunted me down and want to know what I watch on TV! I'm important! However . . . I thought they'd send me one of these - -
The diary is a bit confusing. I need to put X's and lines and TV channels, and names of shows, and which TV, and who is watching. Not to mention the whole DVR thing . . . do I mark when I watch it or when it was recorded? Or both? What about about commercials? We are not a commercial-watching household. When a commercial comes on, the channel gets changed. And then changed back. About a zillion times a day. And yes, there are directions. But I am not a very good direction-reader OR follower. I get confused easily.
But, I will do my best to represent. I will record every single reality TV show that I watch and every single Hallmark Christmas movie. I may skip the commercial turning thing, though.
And, at the end of it all, I will have 75 crisp dollar bills . . . and I will have mattered.
I just mailed in my thing from Nielsen's yesterday morning. I will be waiting to see if the $75 actually comes to pass. LOL
ReplyDeleteYou matter too, Beth! lol. I am hopeful that since Nielsen is such a well known and respected group that they will make good on the $75!
DeleteDamn, I want to matter! Actually that sounds like a pain in the butt...you will be earning that $75.
ReplyDeleteI think I will matter no matter what . . . but to matter AND get $75 . . . how could I pass it up?!
DeleteI would love to do that but only if I'm alone. Like in your house, I have a compulsive channel-changer. Woe is me if I'm in the kitchen listening to what he's watching and he changes the channel, thus new dialogue and I go, 'what in the heck are they talking about?" only for him to say, 'oh I changed the channel.'
ReplyDeleteMy mom worked for AC Nielsen in the late 40s/early 50s, as a chartist in NYC. Since this predated the TV age, I assume it was for radio programming.
They even want to know what "visitors" watch at your house! I bet that was a fun job for your mother!
DeleteThis sounds like a bit of work but for $75 you bet I would do it! I'm glad there is no similar survey for computer/Internet use... that would take quite a few more pages for me to record I'm afraid! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a nuisance, but it's only one week :)
DeleteI want to matter!!! How do those Nielsen people decide who matters????
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome Judy! I never really knew who got to decide those ratings but I'm so glad you're one of the people who do. Could you just completely and totally x out anything to have to do the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo please????
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to be a Neilsen family. So jealous!!
ReplyDeleteOh cool!! I didn't think it would have so many directions though. I'd totally fail at that!
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