I agree, the Nielsen system is a flawed system. Not only because it doesn't take the viewers' reaction to the show into question, but it doesn't accurately determine how many people are watching per tv. A great number of people choose to wa ...
Especially for the time, "Roots" was an enlightening break from most television shows involving African-Americans or any race-based programming of the time. Considering how many of the programs from the 50s to the 70s (even later in some respect ...
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I agree, the Nielsen system
Especially for the time,