Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming, has begun to include into their stats shows that have been recorded on a persons Digital Video Recorder (DVR) up to three days after the original airing of the show. A true blessing for some of you I'm sure considering you might like a show, but it doesn't quite fit into your spouses TV-watching schedule. Naturally, it will also give more popular shows a boost as well. Studio execs will now be able to take into account those viewers who playback their shows, giving them the power to order, keep or cut a show. click here

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