Nielsen, the organization that tracks and measures television ratings, has announced a screw up: since March, Nielsen's ratings haven't been entirely accurate.
It's all because of a software glitch that started in March and was finally noticed on Oct. 6. Higher than normal ratings for newly debuted shows, in particular on ABC, alerted Nielsen to the error.
The glitch kicked in on March 2 and remained "generally imperceptible" until high levels of viewership were registered for the premiere week for fall.
"As a result, small amounts of viewing for some national broadcast networks and syndicators were misattributed. Cable networks and local TV ratings were not affected by this error," Nielsen stated.
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