Ok, so I recently found out that a family I'm acquainted with has been a Nielsen family for the past few years. They never told anyone. Serious. Not until their term was up did they let people know.
Their daily television watching activities accounted for literally hundreds of people in terms of calculating ratings for shows.
Anyway, would you ever want to be a Nielsen family? Would you tell people about your status and accept bribes? Would you use your powers to keep crap shows like 'Til Death on the air just to piss people off? Would you obsessively watch shows like Pushing Daisies in order to make sure it stays on the air?
Does it piss you off that you as an individual viewer count for NOTHING in terms of ratings if you're a non-Nielson family viewer?
I want to have that kind of power.