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Originally posted by ShadeTCM:
<STRONG>4.7 means 4.7 million people watched it and the /7 is the Share.</STRONG>
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Actually, the 4.7 means something different, as far as I understand.
The
overnight rating for Just Rewards was 4.7/7.
The first number is the percentage of
all households that were watching Angel, whether or not they were watching television.
The second number is the percentage of
households watching television that were watching Angel.
So, 4.7% of all households, whether they were watching television during that hour or not, were watching Angel. Of the households that were watching television during that hour, 7% were watching Angel.
Overnight ratings come from a sample of households from the 55 largest markets in the country. Markets are cities or regions. For a list of all markets, go
here.
Final national ratings come from a sample of households from all markets, and they are obviously the most important, since they are the final ratings. The final national rating for the premiere was 3.4/5.
Fast national ratings come from a sample of households from all markets (like final national ratings), but they are preliminary (like overnight ratings). I think that fast national ratings for the WB and UPN are new this season, so it's best to use overnight ratings when comparing to previous seasons.
Total viewers are different. Households may have more than one viewer. 5.17 million viewers watched the premiere of Angel. Total viewer numbers are released with final national ratings, so they haven't been released for Just Rewards yet.
Confusing, huh? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]