Comments on: Big Internet Numbers for Olympics are But Still a Rounding Error When Compared to Television http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-257840 Robert Seidman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:41:18 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-257840 Damn, Mikey, you're quicker than I am on my own blog. Thanks for the numbers! Damn, Mikey, you're quicker than I am on my own blog. Thanks for the numbers!

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-257841 Robert Seidman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:38:10 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-257841 Carl, not sure about Spanish language, but it must surely include everything else, including the nonprime dayparts and cable. Hopefully Mikey will see this in chime in. Carl, not sure about Spanish language, but it must surely include everything else, including the nonprime dayparts and cable. Hopefully Mikey will see this in chime in.

]]> By: Mikey http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-257842 Mikey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:37:36 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-257842 It does.<br><br>By the way, I ran it again today and it's now 129.3 billion minutes, of which 114 billion is NBC.<br><br>The reason for the big increase is that it can take a week to get ratings for programs that run outside of primetime on broadcast networks. It does.

By the way, I ran it again today and it's now 129.3 billion minutes, of which 114 billion is NBC.

The reason for the big increase is that it can take a week to get ratings for programs that run outside of primetime on broadcast networks.

]]> By: Carl LaFong http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-257843 Carl LaFong Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:29:41 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-257843 Does the 107.6 billion figure include all TV minutes? In other words does it include non prime dayparts, cable, as well as hispanic television? Does the 107.6 billion figure include all TV minutes? In other words does it include non prime dayparts, cable, as well as hispanic television?

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-15037 Robert Seidman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:41:18 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-15037 Damn, Mikey, you're quicker than I am on my own blog. Thanks for the numbers! Damn, Mikey, you're quicker than I am on my own blog. Thanks for the numbers!

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-15036 Robert Seidman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:38:10 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-15036 Carl, not sure about Spanish language, but it must surely include everything else, including the nonprime dayparts and cable. Hopefully Mikey will see this in chime in. Carl, not sure about Spanish language, but it must surely include everything else, including the nonprime dayparts and cable. Hopefully Mikey will see this in chime in.

]]> By: Mikey http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-15035 Mikey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:37:36 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-15035 It does.<br><br>By the way, I ran it again today and it's now 129.3 billion minutes, of which 114 billion is NBC.<br><br>The reason for the big increase is that it can take a week to get ratings for programs that run outside of primetime on broadcast networks. It does.

By the way, I ran it again today and it's now 129.3 billion minutes, of which 114 billion is NBC.

The reason for the big increase is that it can take a week to get ratings for programs that run outside of primetime on broadcast networks.

]]> By: Carl LaFong http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-15034 Carl LaFong Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:29:41 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-15034 Does the 107.6 billion figure include all TV minutes? In other words does it include non prime dayparts, cable, as well as hispanic television? Does the 107.6 billion figure include all TV minutes? In other words does it include non prime dayparts, cable, as well as hispanic television?

]]> By: Mikey http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/20/big-internet-numbers-for-olympics-are-but-still-a-rounding-error-when-compared-to-television/4743/comment-page-1/#comment-14944 Mikey Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:55:12 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4743#comment-14944 Ah, my favorite subject!<br><br>After you posted this I checked the total number of Olympic minutes viewed on television. Through last night the total is 107.6 billion.<br><br>Thus the TV:Internet ratio of 300-1 that you reported last week still holds up. Ah, my favorite subject!

After you posted this I checked the total number of Olympic minutes viewed on television. Through last night the total is 107.6 billion.

Thus the TV:Internet ratio of 300-1 that you reported last week still holds up.

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