Live ratings represent how many people watched it live. DVR ratings, on the other hand, represent how many people recorded the show to watch it later. They're both important in determining the audience of a television program (in our case, Super).bushybutt wrote:Can somebody explain the DVR part to me? Why does it matter? Also, how are the TV ratings calculated?
Live ratings are calculated by Video Research Ltd. using survey sampling (I believe it's 600 households in Kantō region) to gather information on what these people are watching. Then, they register this information and publish the results (which consist on the percentage of households watching that show during the time it was being aired). I don't know how DVR ratings are calculated, but I believe the results are shown in a different way: instead of showing how well a show did during its airing, the DVR rating publish a "comparison" of television programs in a specific category (Anime, sports, news, etc.), where the first place scores 100.0 and the others get a score proportional to that. So, let's say Yokai Watch had the best audience in a certain week, and Super had 15% less audience then YW. In that case, YW would score 100.0, whereas DBS would score 85.0.
I'm not entirely sure about this, so if anyone finds a mistake, feel free to point it out.
