Tag Archives: ratings

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Where the heck have you been the last few weeks? Sorry for the lack of updates!  It’s been crazy during the end of this semester. But I hope to be back to posting regularly now. What did the future look … Continue reading →

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How Univision is Making NBC Look Bad – What The Latest Ratings Tell Us

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

While I was growing up, when talking about television, we always talked about the Big Three broadcast networks: NBC, CBS, and ABC.  Sure there were the PBS stations out there, but they were small and non-commercial.  So no one really … Continue reading →

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Repost – Puppets Explain TV Audience Ratings

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A repost from last April for my Media Literacy students: A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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Link Ch. 9 – Puppets Explain Nielsen Ratings

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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Link Ch. 8 – What should the documentary Bully do about its R rating?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The documentary Bully has been getting a lot of attention this week for the R rating the MPAA assigned it. As of right now, the MPAA (who does the ratings) says that the documentary on bullying deserves the R rating for … Continue reading →

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