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msongs

(70,170 posts)
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 11:40 PM Jan 2017

making the rounds on FB - don't turn off your Tv on inauguration day, leave it on but

on some channel not showing trumpenstein being sworn in:

"CALL TO ACTION: Don't turn off tv Inauguration Day!
DO NOT TURN OFF TV! Read on.
If you have cable or satellite TV, they keep track of who is watching what. Instead of turning your TV off that day, turn all your TVs on OTHER CHANNELS. Some suggestions would be:

The Science Channel
National Geographic
Discovery
Animal Planet
Comedy Central
or any channel not showing Drumpf

Here's the reason.
If 1000 households are watching TV that day:

400 or 40% are watching Drumpf.
600 or 60% are watching anything else.

With a boycott of 400, you have this:

400 or 67% are watching Drumpf
200 or 33% are watching anything else.

Suddenly, if we turn off the TVs, it looks like a large majority of viewers tuned into Drumpf. But if our TVs are tuned to other shows, the percentage drops.

For Drumpf, to have low ratings AND low percentage, it'll be a blow to his ego. Twitter will be hilarious.

Get it? Got it? Good."

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making the rounds on FB - don't turn off your Tv on inauguration day, leave it on but (Original Post) msongs Jan 2017 OP
Got it... will do! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #1
We have the International Channels GP6971 Jan 2017 #2
Interesting idea. We have 4 TVs. 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #3
What? Are you serious? SCantiGOP Jan 2017 #4
If you have a cable box or a smart TV then "they" know what you are watching. jg10003 Jan 2017 #11
That's not how ratings and viewership are determined. Goblinmonger Jan 2017 #49
Nowadays, DVR viewing, TV on demand, and online /app viewing is included in ratings. ecstatic Jan 2017 #58
Are you part of the Neilson ratings family? progressoid Jan 2017 #5
Personally..... Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #6
oh boy Afromania Jan 2017 #7
Me too. But don't forget the "We the People" Concert in Miami on Jan 20th... iluvtennis Jan 2017 #17
Isn't that the one act Trump was able to book for the inaugural gala? lapucelle Jan 2017 #29
Actually, i think that they are one of the acts at the inaugural CentralMass Jan 2017 #53
I recommend a comedy binge-watch. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #8
TCM - Turner Classic Movies is a good stop for your remote too. nt TeamPooka Jan 2017 #9
TCM is the best thing on TV, IMHO jg10003 Jan 2017 #12
I'm with you Ghost of Tom Joad Jan 2017 #60
Just for the sake of truthiness, it's not an inauguration. madamesilverspurs Jan 2017 #10
ewwww trc Jan 2017 #13
Someone suggested "inorguration" for "ignore the inaguration' csziggy Jan 2017 #16
Are there any Obama shows that day? Doreen Jan 2017 #14
I don't have American television in Asia. So it wouldn't matter what I did. Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #15
well its not much I know but think of it as one small step for man...one giant step for..peoplekind msongs Jan 2017 #18
i'll be in DC for the womens march the next day. barbtries Jan 2017 #19
So jealous. Would love to be a part of this history, but sadly, I am working. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #40
i'll try barbtries Jan 2017 #43
Have fun, stay safe, and represent! AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #45
thanks AgadorSparticus! barbtries Jan 2017 #47
I'm in!! C Moon Jan 2017 #20
Mine's always on ID, PBS, or the Food Channel anyway. sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #21
So watching Animal Planet is a protest but turning your tv off is not? HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #22
Exaggerate much?? It's only for a couple hours. Don't turn that box on for another week if it makes AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #41
Every little bit matters HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #42
I am not arguing about that at all. But there are other ways to AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #44
Great idea. He will definitely check the ratings. Vinca Jan 2017 #23
Right. Some mysterious "they" is monitoring every tv in the US. cwydro Jan 2017 #24
That's not how ratings work. nt B2G Jan 2017 #25
Forget it, they're rolling. progressoid Jan 2017 #32
Tennis Channel--Aus Open should be on around then. spooky3 Jan 2017 #26
Watch it, take notes of any sponsors, retaliate. randr Jan 2017 #27
Nobody cares, unless... Mike Nelson Jan 2017 #28
I don't have cable so I can't do this. old guy Jan 2017 #30
KNR AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #31
I predict... teezy Jan 2017 #33
Exhibit A in the case of "Misunderstanding how ratings work." FSogol Jan 2017 #34
I know. This is just silly. cwydro Jan 2017 #38
hallmark movies, and hallmark moves and mysteries is my choice. niyad Jan 2017 #35
If I watch my TV, it is streaming on my ROKU LeftInTX Jan 2017 #36
While tuning your channel away from the inorgaration (love that!) won't affect Nielsen numbers SticksnStones Jan 2017 #37
I want to hear the boos and hecklers, there will be some at this republicans 'day' Sunlei Jan 2017 #39
just leave the TV off Takket Jan 2017 #46
Any little thing to cheer us up. LAS14 Jan 2017 #48
That's not how any of this works - Snopes Hudba Jan 2017 #50
I plan on watching any channel.... chillfactor Jan 2017 #51
No problem here doing that. I cut them off on November 9th still_one Jan 2017 #52
Leave your TV off entirely. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #54
Me too. tazkcmo Jan 2017 #56
If it sounds like bullshit it usually is.... Historic NY Jan 2017 #55
Thank you. cwydro Jan 2017 #61
Got it! blue cat Jan 2017 #57
I want to flip back and watch the demonstrations though. Vinca Jan 2017 #59

3catwoman3

(25,430 posts)
3. Interesting idea. We have 4 TVs.
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 11:49 PM
Jan 2017

I will put them all on the Hallmark Channel for sappy, happy ending movies.

I will be working all day, and wouldn't watch even if I were home.

ecstatic

(34,367 posts)
58. Nowadays, DVR viewing, TV on demand, and online /app viewing is included in ratings.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:16 AM
Jan 2017

It's no longer just those with Nielsen boxes.

How do I know? Because I've had to acknowledge those warnings on apps for u-verse, directv, and now back on Comcast/xfinity.

DVR viewing and on demand/online viewing only counts if you watch within a certain time frame (either 2 or 3 days).

progressoid

(50,743 posts)
5. Are you part of the Neilson ratings family?
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:12 AM
Jan 2017

Unless you are streaming your TV via the internet, or are being tracked by a ratings company, this is probably a waste of time.

Jacob Boehme

(789 posts)
6. Personally.....
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:16 AM
Jan 2017

.... I'd rather watch feral cats fucking in the street than to watch tRump on a podium spewing his garbage.

iluvtennis

(20,847 posts)
17. Me too. But don't forget the "We the People" Concert in Miami on Jan 20th...
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:44 AM
Jan 2017

...hopefully it'll be televised.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/12/23/democrats-plan-alternate-megaconcert-for-inauguration-day-n2263022

12/23/16

Democrats Plan Alternate Mega-Concert For Inauguration Day

While there are few actually confirmed details as of now, there's apparently a massive, star-studded "We The People" concert being planned for Miami on the day of Donald Trump's inauguration. The idea is to counter Trump's inauguration and garner higher television ratings than the swearing-in.

Rumored artists include Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Elton John.

continued at link...

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
8. I recommend a comedy binge-watch.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:27 AM
Jan 2017

If you have "On Demand", go back and forth between, say, Samantha Bee, Robot Chicken, John Oliver, @ Midnight, Daily Show reruns, Drunk History, and whatever else amuses you.

madamesilverspurs

(16,040 posts)
10. Just for the sake of truthiness, it's not an inauguration.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:32 AM
Jan 2017

It's a masturbatory trumpgasm.

Just wanted to clear that up.


.

trc

(825 posts)
13. ewwww
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:38 AM
Jan 2017

that trumpgasm is going to get cheezewhiz all over everything...that color never comes out in the wash, or the press for that matter

csziggy

(34,189 posts)
16. Someone suggested "inorguration" for "ignore the inaguration'
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:12 AM
Jan 2017

I thought it could also be "ignoramus inaguration."

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
14. Are there any Obama shows that day?
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:48 AM
Jan 2017

Or Clinton shows or Bernie shows? Talk about the networks picking up what people would rather watch!

 

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)
15. I don't have American television in Asia. So it wouldn't matter what I did.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:50 AM
Jan 2017

But. . .I don't think it will matter. Assfaced Shitgibbon has his apologists and his cheerleaders. They will polish that turd all day everyday.

msongs

(70,170 posts)
18. well its not much I know but think of it as one small step for man...one giant step for..peoplekind
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:55 AM
Jan 2017

barbtries

(29,766 posts)
19. i'll be in DC for the womens march the next day.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:02 AM
Jan 2017

looking for attractions far from the inauguration to show to my granddaughter.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
40. So jealous. Would love to be a part of this history, but sadly, I am working.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:05 PM
Jan 2017

If you can please post pictures for those of us that can't be there will be great!

barbtries

(29,766 posts)
43. i'll try
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:28 PM
Jan 2017

but will only have my phone and expect to be holding a sign. I'll definitely be taking some pictures.

 

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)
22. So watching Animal Planet is a protest but turning your tv off is not?
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 07:51 AM
Jan 2017

Leaving 4 tvs on with no one watching is how you get climate change folks

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
41. Exaggerate much?? It's only for a couple hours. Don't turn that box on for another week if it makes
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:09 PM
Jan 2017

You feel THAT bad. I SELDOM turn my teevee on so y'all can use my hours.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
44. I am not arguing about that at all. But there are other ways to
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:29 PM
Jan 2017

To fight climate change that will give us more bang for our buck. I just think we need to have louder voices in this matter if we want to see any lasting changes. And one of the best ways is to be visible with our wallets and what we give credence to (ratings DO matter).

spooky3

(36,193 posts)
26. Tennis Channel--Aus Open should be on around then.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 10:17 AM
Jan 2017

You can watch it when you wake up in a cold sweat after trying to block out thoughts of the next 4 years...

old guy

(3,292 posts)
30. I don't have cable so I can't do this.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 10:44 AM
Jan 2017

I suspect that even if nobody tuned in he would still get 70% ratings.

teezy

(269 posts)
33. I predict...
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:08 PM
Jan 2017

headlines like, "Most watched inauguration in American history" on Jan 21st. Or at least on Agent Orange's twitter.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
38. I know. This is just silly.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 03:06 PM
Jan 2017

Wow, DU posters will be turning their tvs to a different channel, as well as turning tabloids back to front.

A brave group of resistance fighters, yessirree.

LeftInTX

(29,996 posts)
36. If I watch my TV, it is streaming on my ROKU
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:05 PM
Jan 2017

Via my cable co app.

Does anyone know if viewership of specific cable channels can be determined via the streaming apps?

(I won't be watching the inauguration. I probably won't even be home. But I will put it on TCM if they can determine viewership)

My hubby's TV has a standard cable set box. I will turn his on and put it on something not inauguration related.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
37. While tuning your channel away from the inorgaration (love that!) won't affect Nielsen numbers
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 03:05 PM
Jan 2017

Advertisers pay attention to more than just the Nielsen numbers.


And your cable company can absolutely tell what channel you're tuned to. The question is, do they do anything with that data and can we (the politically awake viewer) influence their actions by tuning in elsewhere.


http://www.ibtimes.com/tv-watching-you-back-comcast-nbcuniversal-data-sharing-plan-raises-privacy-questions-1926903

The change, which will take place at some point during the 2015-2016 broadcast season, promises to supercharge NBCUniversal’s newly announced “audience targeting platform,” or ATP, which combines viewer data from set-top boxes with third-party data about consumers’ behavior, purchase history and interests. Together these sources of information are a powerful indicator of what viewers like and dislike: Over the years, data brokers and retailers have amassed vast troves of information about our most intimate habits, while cable equipment has become more advanced at generating activity data about what shows people watch, when they watch them, and even how many people actually sit through the commercials.

Takket

(22,512 posts)
46. just leave the TV off
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:57 PM
Jan 2017

The amount of people that will...

1. Actually see this
2. Act on it after reading it

is statistically insignificant. and even if it wasn't and spread like wildfire the advertisers and networks would know the rating numbers are skewed by this protest and the data is simply going to be tossed out as an outlier. You won't effect anything by doing this, so just do what you personally want to do.

chillfactor

(7,694 posts)
51. I plan on watching any channel....
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 12:31 AM
Jan 2017

that does not have the orange one on.....most likely SyFy or Hallmark.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)
54. Leave your TV off entirely.
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 12:35 AM
Jan 2017

And keep it off for a week or so. See just how much you really miss it.

It's possible to watch a great number of things on the internet, so it's not as though you have to give up watching entirely.

I don't have a TV, haven't had one in over eight years now, and this is the fourth significant time in my life I've done without. I can't imagine ever having a TV again.

tazkcmo

(7,419 posts)
56. Me too.
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 03:09 AM
Jan 2017

Been almost 20 now for me. Plenty of interesting things to watch on the innertoobs. Just finished binge watching Cary Grant movies. Smooooooooooth hombre. I'm a straight male and would happily mother his children!

Historic NY

(37,850 posts)
55. If it sounds like bullshit it usually is....
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 02:52 AM
Jan 2017
http://www.snopes.com/change-channel-on-inauguration/

However, a boycott scheme similar to the described above would likely not be very effective regardless if whether viewers had their televisions turned on, off, or changed to something other than Inauguration Day news coverage.

The largest stumbling block to this plan is the assumption that each individual's personal viewership affects a given television program's ratings. This simply isn't the case — unless, of course, that individual is a member of a "Nielsen family."

Vinca

(51,029 posts)
59. I want to flip back and watch the demonstrations though.
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 01:32 PM
Jan 2017

I'm betting the poo really hits the fan in DC on Friday.

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