DIARY METHOD:
Randomly selected viewers keep diary of programs they watch. They record all the programs
watched each day for one week. Supplemented by an additional sample of HHs with electronic meters
important in local TV affiliates.
ELECTRONIC METHOD:
Nielson "People Meter" important in National TV Network Markets. Randomly selected viewer HHs have an
electronic "People Meter" that records:
1) When set is on
2) The channel the set is tuned
to
3) How long the set is tuned to
that particular channel
4) Who is in the room
RELEVANT NIELSON TERMS:
-HUT (Households Using
Television): % of households
with TV Sets turned on
-RATING: % of HHs tuned to a
program (denominator is
constant: set is on and off)
-SHARE: % of HHs tuned to a
program (denominator vaires: all
sets are on)

