XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.tos, rec.arts.sf.tv, alt.battlestar-galactica   
   From: BrianL.Henderson@NOSPAM.verizon.net   
      
   Wickeddoll wrote:   
   > But it's not always the amount of fans a show has.  I remember when   
   > "Family Guy" aired the first time - it was moved and put on hiatus so   
   > many times, we assumed it was cancelled, and gave up. (I'm sure others   
   > did as well) Further, ratings services are only a sampling of the   
   > public-at-large, and can only be used as a guideline.  Until every   
   > single person contributes to the tally, those damned things will never   
   > be totally accurate.  Personally, I think they're useless.   
      
   While I agree they're useless, more people "participate" than think they   
   do.  If you've got cable or satellite, your viewership is being counted   
   whether you're aware of it or not.  Nobody knows specifically what   
   you're personally watching, but collectively many cable companies turn   
   over viewership to the ratings companies.  The only people who are not   
   being counted are the over-air people and the people who download their   
   content.   
      
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