[KarlInOhio]

I thought Drudge's headline meant that 24 was shut out of winning any awards.

The line above it states the ratings for the Golden Globes were 50% better than 24.

However, I think the ratings are increasingly unreliable. It has been a long time since I've watched a show live. I record 24 so I can review it to see what the hell just happened?

[montag813]

However, I think the ratings are increasingly unreliable. It has been a long time since I've watched a show live. I record 24 so I can review it to see what the hell just happened?

Exactly. The Nielsen ratings are hopelessly obsolete. Every person I know either has TIVO or other DVR system with their cable or satellite company, and never miss a show they want to see.

[Post-Neolithic]

Nieson ratings are a joke. If the ratings were actually based on what the majority of people were watching(as in being able to tell which cable channel a user is watching in every household), then I might put more stock in them.

But Nielson chooses people at random and gives them a device that records what they watch for about 2-6 months.The total amount of people is around .00000000001 percent of the US population.

So the odds of getting a really good idea of what people watch are virtually nill. But at least Nielson can claim they are right and rake in the moola.