Watching Nascar or F-1? No contest

StandOnIt said:
Jayski has a different number
UPDATE ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 2, saw its highest rating and viewership in two years, according to Nielsen Media. The race earned a 2.8 U.S. rating, averaging 4,749,000 viewers, both numbers up from last year's race (2.6 rating, 4,179,000 average viewers) and the 2012 race (2.5 rating, 3,943,000 viewers

http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014
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The numbers from the article that I posted could have been what they refer to as the 'Overnight ratings'. They're usually lower than the final total. Why, I don't know. Nobody ever asked me what I watched last night. In my 50+ years I've never met or heard from anyone I know that takes part in these ratings. Sometimes I think they are simply made up.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The numbers from the article that I posted could have been what they refer to as the 'Overnight ratings'. They're usually lower than the final total. Why, I don't know. Nobody ever asked me what I watched last night. In my 50+ years I've never met or heard from anyone I know that takes part in these ratings. Sometimes I think they are simply made up.
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When I was a kid they used to call households and ask people what they were watching, in this modern digital world they have other ways to determine who is viewing. All the cable companies know exactly how many of their customers are watching a show, or so I was told anyway
 
Kyle18fan said:
When I was a kid they used to call households and ask people what they were watching, in this modern digital world they have other ways to determine who is viewing. All the cable companies know exactly how many of their customers are watching a show, or so I was told anyway
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I sure would like to see any one of the ratings places, cable companies, whoever comes up with these figures make a program or show the rest of us what they do. I know more about the CIA that this bunch.
 
Kyle18fan said:
When I was a kid they used to call households and ask people what they were watching, in this modern digital world they have other ways to determine who is viewing. All the cable companies know exactly how many of their customers are watching a show, or so I was told anyway
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StandOnIt said:
I sure would like to see any one of the ratings places, cable companies, whoever comes up with these figures make a program or show the rest of us what they do. I know more about the CIA that this bunch.
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On my Dish Network receiver it has an option that I believe is called, 'What's Hot?'. It displays locally what are the 9 most viewed shows at the moment. You can also toggle to the National mode. So, you are probably correct. There is some way that they are back-feeding this information. How, I am not sure.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
On my Dish Network receiver it has an option that I believe is called, 'What's Hot?'. It displays locally what are the 9 most viewed shows at the moment. You can also toggle to the National mode. So, you are probably correct. There is some way that they are back-feeding this information. How, I am not sure.
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Every cable box has a unique number, they can turn you on or off at any time. They know what you watch and what you record
 
Kyle18fan said:
Every cable box has a unique number, they can turn you on or off at any time. They know what you watch and what you record
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Yeah, I get the who cable thing as it's directly wired. I'm not understanding how the dish is reporting. They do make satellite antennas that are made to send/receive but I don't think the normal satellite dish is capable of that. I think there are regulations about being able to beam information back up through the satellite but I don't know.

Back on topic. NASCAR Rulz! Eff One.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Yeah, I get the who cable thing as it's directly wired. I'm not understanding how the dish is reporting. They do make satellite antennas that are made to send/receive but I don't think the normal satellite dish is capable of that. I think there are regulations about being able to beam information back up through the satellite but I don't know.

Back on topic. NASCAR Rulz! Eff One.
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A friend of mine works for a company that services cable and satellite systems. He told me that there is a constant two way stream to and from each satellite receiver that's dormant unless needed. They identify each receiver through the card. That's how they know you're getting the service that you're paying for and they also monitor what you're watching and recording. He said that when you call about a problem with your system that's how they trouble shoot it from their computers. I personally don't know but that's what Frank told me.
 
Johali said:
A friend of mine works for a company that services cable and satellite systems. He told me that there is a constant two way stream to and from each satellite receiver that's dormant unless needed. They identify each receiver through the card. That's how they know you're getting the service that you're paying for and they also monitor what you're watching and recording. He said that when you call about a problem with your system that's how they trouble shoot it from their computers. I personally don't know but that's what Frank told me.
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Pretty sure Frank is right, they have to be getting info from the boxes IMO
 
FLRacingFan said:
I'm surprised they both went up. Good weekend for motorsport in America.
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Yeah you and Yoda are usually doing your tragic ratings, the buzzards are circling dance about now. I had to go find the ratings and post them this week. :biggrin:
 
StandOnIt said:
Yeah you and Yoda are usually doing your tragic ratings, the buzzards are circling dance about now. I had to go find the ratings and post them this week. :biggrin:
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Hey, I post the good as well as the bad. Check the Texas Race thread.
 
Johali said:
A friend of mine works for a company that services cable and satellite systems. He told me that there is a constant two way stream to and from each satellite receiver that's dormant unless needed. They identify each receiver through the card. That's how they know you're getting the service that you're paying for and they also monitor what you're watching and recording. He said that when you call about a problem with your system that's how they trouble shoot it from their computers. I personally don't know but that's what Frank told me.
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I wouldn't buy that farm that Frank is trying to sell you . Satellite dishes are TVRO ...that is TV Receive Only . They cannot transmit and would need Federal license even if they could (similar to a ham radio license ) . When you plug in the telephone jack to the back of the receiver , that is how the y transmit . They call out to an 800 number in the middle of the night to report on PPV movies you have watched . The new internet dishes , are different . They are made to transmit and receive and are federally licensed to do so .
 
ted@economy said:
I wouldn't buy that farm that Frank is trying to sell you . Satellite dishes are TVRO ...that is TV Receive Only . They cannot transmit and would need Federal license even if they could (similar to a ham radio license ) . When you plug in the telephone jack to the back of the receiver , that is how the y transmit . They call out to an 800 number in the middle of the night to report on PPV movies you have watched . The new internet dishes , are different . They are made to transmit and receive and are federally licensed to do so .
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I know and trust him, I don't know you. He didn't go into the details but he's been in the business for almost 30 years. I'll go with him.
 
LMAO if this is true.....

@AustinKarp

So head-to-head last Sunday, TCS New York Marathon on ABC outdrew NBC's F1 U.S. Grand Prix (921,000 viewers vs. 788,000)
 
not a good idea to have F-1 on in the U.S. when there is a Nascar race. They probably had better numbers in Europe and the rest of the world.
 
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