The local market Nielsen universe estimates are updated and released annually. The DMA rankings for the 2005-06 TV season have just been released and several key Cox markets have benefited from a growth in TV homes:

PHOENIX surpassed Minneapolis to become the #14 TV market in the U.S. ...

Nielsen LPMs Uncover More 18-34 Viewing

Nielsen Media Research is reporting that its controversial local-people-meter (LPM) system has found startling changes in TV viewership over the last year among 18- to 34-year-olds.

The company said data from the six local markets with LPMs show dramatic increases in the number of viewers 18-34 in...

“… In 2006, audiences appeared to be dropping for newscasts across all time periods during the day — even mornings, which had been growing. That dampened the hopes raised in earlier years that the hemorrhage in viewers had stabilized.”  

“… And by large numbers Americans think most local TV news is all the same. If TV stations are innovating or improving their journalism, most viewers say they haven’t noticed it.”

State of the News Media 2007, An Annual Report on American Journalism - www.journalism.org

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