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Television Ratings
Reference
Books
Background
Information
Online Databases
Web Links
Complete Directory to
Primetime Network TV Shows 1946-present - covers top-rated programs by
season starting in 1950-April 1978
REF PN1992.18 B68
Encyclopedia of
television - 4 page
article on ratings with a bibliography for suggested readings
REF PN1992.18 B7 1992
International TV and video almanac.
Nielsen rankings are available in the most recent edition. Earlier volumes for every year back to
1977 may contain some ratings information.
REF PN1992.15.F61 2004
and rest are in the STACKS PN
1992.I5.F61 (year)
Les Brown's Encyclopedia of
Television - Based on Nielsen's 1991 research for: top-rated
network sports events, top-rated network programs and top-rated Saturday morning
children's programming
REF PN1992.18 B7 19992
Television characters and story facts
- details for
shows from 1945-1992. Does NOT contain rating information, but is
useful for program descriptions.
REF PN1992.8 S4T48
Total Television -
Covers top-rated series for each season compiled by Nielsen 1949-1995
REF PN1992.3 U5M3
TV Facts -
covers top rated TV series from 1950-1984 - also contains an introductory essay
(5 page) which discusses the ratings system. Also includes a section
on the top-rated programs of all time (keep in mind this book's publication date
of 1985)
REF PN1992.18 S75 1985
Belville, Hugh .
Audience ratings : radio, television, and cable.
STACKS HE8689.7.A8B46 1988 (Towson)
Broadcast Ratings Council.
Understanding
broadcast ratings.
STACKS
HE8689.7.A8B75 (Towson)
Buzzard, Karen.
Electronic media
ratings : turning audiences into dollars and sense
STACKS HE8700.66.U6B892 1992 (UB, UMCP, UMBC)
Webster, James.
Ratings
analysis: theory and practice
Stacks HE8700.65.W42 (Towson)
Webster, James.
Ratings
analysis : the theory and practice of audience research
STACKS HE8700.65.W42
2000 (UMCP, FSU)
Using Academic Search
(EBSCO):
DE "TELEVISION PROGRAMS -- RATING" (use the
'subject search' button) and narrow the search with your program title.
Using ABInform
(Proquest): search using
'television ratings' as a subject and 'Broadcasting and Cable' as the
publication
Web Links
Television Bureau of Advertising
(Ratings and ad revenue numbers are
available under Research Central)
http://www.tvb.org/nav/build_frameset.asp?url=/rcentral/index.asp
Cable Television Advertising Bureau
http://onetvworld.org/
Yahoo Television Coverage
http://ytv.yahoo.com/nielsen/
Zap2it Television Ratings
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/ratings/
Mary
Ranadive
Updated
02/01/05 |