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They know based on the Nielsen Ratings.

These are basically an estimate based on a sample audience chosen by Nielsen. About 5,000 homes nationwide are hooked up with television set meters, which tell Nielsen what they are watching. Nielsen then estimates, based on the results from this small sample audience, how many in the total population of homes with televisions were watching specific shows at a given time.

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