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Originally posted by vlis:
or all could have been season pass holders

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Originally posted by TVViewer123:
Using the new Nielsen rule here are the final viewers for the shows that repeated this week:

Heroes 14.3+3.62 MAX = 17.92 MAX (Currently moves into 5th just behind house and in front of DWTS (Wed)).

1. Seat4F is correct - it is only unduplicated audience...those who watched on Saturday, but did not watch on Monday

2. Others are correct - the nielsen rule stipulates that it only counts for shows that air the same national commercials. For this week, it is only HEROES. Chuck, the CBS Saturday repeats and K-VILLE on Friday had different commercials, and therefore their averages will not be cumed

3. The new rule is currently not on hold, although Nielsen is revisiting the implementation and may backtrack and not allow it.

4. I dont know if the weekly averages to date in the thread are correct, as with the current Nielsen rule, the HEROES number on Monday will go up, and NBC's Saturday 8-9pm HEROES number will not be included in NBC's weekly average...they will not have a rating for Saturday 8-9pm hour and their weekly average will be for only 20.5 hours of programming (22 - Sat 8-9pm hour - Sunday 7-730p, which has no national commercials for NBC, so it is also not rated by Nielsen). Part of the reason many in the advertising and networks are objecting to this new Nielsen rule.

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Originally posted by vlis:
or 15M

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Originally posted by Seat42f:
regardless of what happens this rule is going to get tossed after a week... If Nielsen is smart, even though NBC was clever to take advantage of the loophole, they'll just toss the rule aside. It creates serious problems in the ratings. You have to show the exact same commercial so every show on Thursday night airing Movie promos that say opening tomorrow night would NEVER get to use the system.

Bottom line is NBC "owed" Nissan more eyes then the premiere delivered and saw the loophole and jumped on it. Outside of that it's just another example of how the system is broken.

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Originally posted by Seat42f:
regardless of what happens this rule is going to get tossed after a week... If Nielsen is smart, even though NBC was clever to take advantage of the loophole, they'll just toss the rule aside. It creates serious problems in the ratings. You have to show the exact same commercial so every show on Thursday night airing Movie promos that say opening tomorrow night would NEVER get to use the system.

Bottom line is NBC "owed" Nissan more eyes then the premiere delivered and saw the loophole and jumped on it. Outside of that it's just another example of how the system is broken.

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Originally posted by vlis:
it also means the week to week decline will be more next week

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Originally posted by vlis:
it also means the week to week decline will be more next week

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Originally posted by Seat42f:
it's the star wars rule.... the re-releases should NEVER count towards the totals....

If the CW shows gossip girl two times a night for 6 days with the same commercials and draws 30M would it be right to say it was the most watched show of the week? not a chance.

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Originally posted by Primetime19:

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Originally posted by vlis:
it also means the week to week decline will be more next week

Overall season average numbers don't care about week to week declines. The added numbers are pure gravy that no one else will have.

Congrats NBC even if the uneducated can't understand.

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Originally posted by vlis:
then they better pull the same STUNT next year

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Originally posted by Primetime19:

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Originally posted by vlis:
it also means the week to week decline will be more next week

Overall season average numbers don't care about week to week declines. The added numbers are pure gravy that no one else will have.

Congrats NBC.