tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post2445751446908082912..comments2024-01-16T22:15:10.766-08:00Comments on ROBOPLASTIC APOCALYPSE: 25 years ago in TV ratings PART 1: May 1985 Nielsens for animated shows in the weekday early fringe time period as reported by independent stationsEvil King Macrocranioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-77996723130602509672010-05-31T08:00:47.103-07:002010-05-31T08:00:47.103-07:00FYI: I shot an email about this to Robert Seidman ...FYI: I shot an email about this to Robert Seidman of TV By the Numbers, which is the go-to ratings site. Dunno if he'll reply, but it's worth a try.your pal hoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712488352653518438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-41204637531400287682010-05-31T07:47:42.561-07:002010-05-31T07:47:42.561-07:00That's the only way it makes sense to me right...That's the only way it makes sense to me right now. Keep in mind that Nielsen is all self-reported, and if you're asking little kids what they're watching, you're liable to get some weird-ass results as well.your pal hoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712488352653518438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-68327458523145099002010-05-27T09:49:36.601-07:002010-05-27T09:49:36.601-07:00That's a really great idea. I didn't look ...That's a really great idea. I didn't look at it from that angle and it's refreshing to have hope that it does make sense somehow. <br /><br />I've been so stuck on a literal interpretation of the column titles that I haven't opened myself up to looking at all the alternatives.Evil King Macrocranioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-76052202595951133952010-05-27T08:56:45.858-07:002010-05-27T08:56:45.858-07:00RE: I wonder if the rating is for the time slot, n...RE: I wonder if the rating is for the time slot, not for the show. In May '85, that's the Transformers timeslot, but in '84 it was Heathcliff or Woody Woodpecker or Laverne & Shirley Join the Army or whatever.your pal hoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712488352653518438noreply@blogger.com