📺 Did you know that television ratings periods known as "sweeps" occur four times yearly: in February, May, July, and November?
𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝.
🌟 While larger markets use electronic meters year-round, smaller and midsize markets still rely on paper diaries mailed to millions of homes. Households track their viewing habits for seven days (or eight with a DVR) and send the diaries back to Nielsen for data collection.
📊 This data helps TV stations, advertisers, and others make informed decisions and set advertising rates. 📈