Woman with T.V.-watching habits of a butter-churning pioneer chosen as Nielsen family
In a beautiful moment of cosmic synchronicity, I have been chosen as a Massachusetts Nielsen family. When Stu called me with the news this evening, he had a number of questions:Q: What kind of programming do I normally watch on television (comedy, drama, reality, sports, news)? A: comedy and news (which seems to be the closest category to fake news)
Q: How many working televisions do I have? A: One.
Q: Do I have cable? A: Limited basic cable.
Q: Do I have a DVR (explained to me as a device to digitally record television programs)? A: No.
Q: Do I have a TiVo-like system (explained as a service to digitally record television programs)? A: No.
Q: Is anyone in my household Hispanic? A: No.
Q: Are any other languages besides English spoken in my household? A: Yes, Spanish. (That should sufficiently mess with their data)
For my efforts during the week of May 15th, I will be paid $30. The last time I was the member of a Nielsen family was during the late '80s, when we had two T.V.s, cable and a VCR. We were not Hispanic then, either.
I am pleased to be able to represent whatever T.V.-watching demographic I represent.
Labels: As Seen on TV
posted by SJB at 8:07 PM
7 Comments:
Keep watching How I Met Your Mother, please! And maybe "The Hills." (kidding about that one).
Limited basic cable means I don't get the channel with "The Hills." (I will definitely watch HIMYM that week, though!)
We were only paid $1 to be a Neilsen family and had to record multiple books. It wasn't that much fun, tho I"d do it now for $30
You'd really like The Office and 30 Rock.
And PBS.
I watch all of those things. And Scrubs. Let's say I have the T.V.-watching habits of a butter-churning pioneer who likes wry humor and has a few spare moments while the dairy congeals.
Tell them that Scrubs has gotten stale, and that JD really needs to grow up, but that Carla and Turk could probably carry a spin off. Also, that no one cares if JD and Elliot get together. Tell them that.
Scrubs has made a comeback at the end of the season! 30 Rock has slacked a little. Turn on PBS and leave the house with the TV on all day.
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