2018-2019 DMA Rankings (The Reboot)

[TheMassMediaGeek 98]

It has come!!!

https://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/2018-19-dma-ranker.pdf

Big Shocker: Houston (7) has jumped up a spot over San Francisco (8)

[C Block 1488]

SF dropped down to #8 last year:

 

https://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/2017-18%20TV%20DMA%20Ranks.pdf

 

Changes in the top 20:

 

9) Boston (+1)

10) Atlanta (-1)

11) Tampa (+2)

12) Phoenix (-1)

13) Seattle (-1)

[TheMassMediaGeek 98]

It has come!!!

https://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public factsheets/tv/2018-19-dma-ranker.pdf

Big Shocker: Houston (7) has jumped up a spot over San Francisco (8)

Also if you look at Pittsburgh (24) and Raleigh-Durham (25), Pittsburgh beat Raleigh-Durham by only 70 viewers.

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There was a net loss nationally of nearly 1.9 million TV homes between the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 TV seasons. Here's a breakdown of the change by market, ordered according to the 2018-2019 market rankings.

2018-2019 DMA Rank   Market   Change in TV homes from 2017-2018   % Change
1 New York 25,550 0.36%
2 Los Angeles -42,030 -0.79%
3 Chicago -48,350 -1.47%
4 Philadelphia -52,730 -1.84%
5 Dallas-Ft. Worth -26,420 -1.00%
6 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) -9,690 -0.39%
7 Houston -43,780 -1.77%
8 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose -37,170 -1.52%
9 Boston (Manchester) -60,570 -2.50%
10 Atlanta -108,070 -4.41%
11 Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) -4,340 -0.23%
12 Phoenix (Prescott) -55,510 -2.89%
13 Seattle-Tacoma -25,940 -1.38%
14 Detroit -2,140 -0.12%
15 Minneapolis-St. Paul -17,120 -0.99%
16 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 19,990 1.19%
17 Denver -4,290 -0.27%
18 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn 34,760 2.27%
19 Cleveland-Akron (Canton) -47,840 -3.31%
20 Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto -55,250 -3.91%
21 St. Louis -25,490 -2.14%
22 Portland, OR -39,210 -3.32%
23 Charlotte -15,370 -1.34%
24 Pittsburgh -33,170 -2.90%
25 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) -24,450 -2.16%
26 Baltimore -23,830 -2.15%
27 Nashville -8,870 -0.86%
28 Indianapolis -26,470 -2.58%
29 San Diego -15,010 -1.50%
30 Salt Lake City -13,030 -1.37%
31 San Antonio -490 -0.05%
32 Kansas City 8,400 0.93%
33 Hartford & New Haven -23,630 -2.56%
34 Columbus, OH -7,380 -0.82%
35 Cincinnati -21,940 -2.52%
36 Milwaukee -20,080 -2.31%
37 West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce 770 0.09%
38 Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And -3,270 -0.40%
39 Las Vegas 9,100 1.20%
40 Austin -39,830 -5.03%
41 Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York 22,730 3.33%
42 Jacksonville -19,560 -2.79%
43 Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) -7,630 -1.11%
44 Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws 4,390 0.65%
45 Oklahoma City -29,120 -4.13%
46 Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem 2,480 0.37%
47 Albuquerque-Santa Fe -24,040 -3.56%
48 Louisville -9,840 -1.50%
49 Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk -50,540 -7.33%
50 New Orleans -14,000 -2.19%
51 Memphis -25,970 -4.00%
52 Buffalo -5,820 -0.98%
53 Providence-New Bedford -17,870 -2.99%
54 Fresno-Visalia -5,690 -0.99%
55 Ft. Myers-Naples 4,670 0.85%
56 Richmond-Petersburg -15,080 -2.66%
57 Little Rock-Pine Bluff 4,560 0.87%
58 Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) 2,130 0.41%
59 Albany-Schenectady-Troy -1,280 -0.25%
60 Knoxville -4,760 -0.92%
61 Tulsa -7,990 -1.55%
62 Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn -42,060 -8.04%
63 Lexington 5,040 1.10%
64 Dayton 9,470 2.09%
65 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 19,450 4.73%
66 Honolulu 6,260 1.49%
67 Green Bay-Appleton 5,590 1.34%
68 Roanoke-Lynchburg 2,580 0.62%
69 Omaha 6,250 1.57%
70 Charleston-Huntington -4,170 -1.03%
71 Toledo 22,390 5.91%
72 Springfield, MO 6,120 1.57%
73 Tucson (Sierra Vista) -40,410 -9.33%
74 Columbia, SC 5,400 1.41%
75 Des Moines-Ames -32,430 -7.80%
76 Wichita-Hutchinson Plus -33,620 -8.07%
77 Spokane -28,210 -6.87%
78 Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA 23,790 6.76%
79 Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) 5,260 1.43%
80 Rochester, NY -32,310 -8.41%
81 Syracuse 630 0.18%
82 Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur 320 0.09%
83 Chattanooga 4,610 1.37%
84 Portland-Auburn -27,740 -7.54%
85 El Paso (Las Cruces) 20,510 6.44%
86 Madison -28,450 -7.76%
87 Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub 4,560 1.40%
88 Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg -30,770 -8.67%
89 Waco-Temple-Bryan -23,930 -6.90%
90 Shreveport -29,930 -8.49%
91 Colorado Springs-Pueblo -24,320 -7.06%
92 Jackson, MS 360 0.12%
93 Savannah -25,470 -7.74%
94 Charleston, SC -18,650 -5.81%
95 Myrtle Beach-Florence 20,490 7.28%
96 Burlington-Plattsburgh 240 0.08%
97 Baton Rouge -27,540 -8.74%
98 Davenport-R.Island-Moline 2,470 0.89%
99 South Bend-Elkhart -23,300 -7.83%
100 Boise 9,200 3.48%
101 Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs -19,920 -6.82%
102 Tri-Cities, TN-VA -24,420 -8.41%
103 Evansville 900 0.34%
104 Ft. Wayne 16,290 6.54%
105 Augusta-Aiken 15,260 6.13%
106 Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge 820 0.31%
107 Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn -23,820 -8.34%
108 Springfield-Holyoke 14,080 5.93%
109 Reno -17,800 -6.74%
110 Lansing 2,950 1.23%
111 Lincoln & Hastings-Krny -22,450 -8.53%
112 Tallahassee-Thomasville -19,630 -7.62%
113 Peoria-Bloomington 11,840 5.33%
114 Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd) -21,050 -8.31%
115 Sioux Falls(Mitchell) -21,120 -8.36%
116 Montgomery-Selma 10,590 4.84%
117 Fargo -11,820 -4.91%
118 Macon 1,210 0.54%
119 Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck -16,310 -6.80%
120 Traverse City-Cadillac -14,850 -6.36%
121 Lafayette, LA -6,030 -2.71%
122 Bakersfield 3,180 1.50%
123 Eugene -16,500 -7.13%
124 SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb -8,680 -3.91%
125 Youngstown -20,740 -8.86%
126 Monterey-Salinas -11,260 -5.18%
127 Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) -7,780 -3.77%
128 Corpus Christi -5,750 -2.89%
129 Wilmington -1,050 -0.55%
130 La Crosse-Eau Claire -9,290 -4.74%
131 Amarillo -4,040 -2.25%
132 Chico-Redding -8,150 -4.54%
133 Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn -4,310 -2.50%
134 Wausau-Rhinelander -8,850 -5.33%
135 Medford-Klamath Falls -7,080 -4.33%
136 Columbia-Jefferson City -7,360 -4.49%
137 Monroe-El Dorado -5,540 -3.42%
138 Salisbury -2,260 -1.46%
139 Rockford -8,730 -5.40%
140 Beaumont-Port Arthur -3,310 -2.12%
141 Topeka -9,150 -5.68%
142 Odessa-Midland -3,400 -2.21%
143 Lubbock -3,100 -2.02%
144 Duluth-Superior -8,200 -5.22%
145 Palm Springs -5,670 -3.71%
146 Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) -11,040 -7.07%
147 Anchorage -7,120 -4.77%
148 Wichita Falls & Lawton -3,400 -2.38%
149 Sioux City -8,520 -5.91%
150 Panama City -2,280 -1.65%
151 Erie -7,760 -5.50%
152 Albany, GA -3,560 -2.65%
153 Joplin-Pittsburg -7,140 -5.22%
154 Rochestr-Mason City-Austin -6,290 -4.66%
155 Bangor -1,780 -1.41%
156 Biloxi-Gulfport -2,030 -1.64%
157 Gainesville -480 -0.40%
158 Terre Haute -7,120 -5.59%
159 Sherman-Ada -1,710 -1.42%
160 Binghamton -4,100 -3.41%
161 Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn) -3,840 -3.21%
162 Wheeling-Steubenville -7,630 -6.29%
163 Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill -8,620 -7.27%
164 Missoula -3,670 -3.24%
165 Abilene-Sweetwater -3,320 -3.08%
166 Yuma-El Centro -4,650 -4.40%
167 Billings -5,140 -4.87%
168 Hattiesburg-Laurel -3,160 -3.07%
169 Utica -2,410 -2.57%
170 Clarksburg-Weston -6,060 -6.25%
171 Rapid City -4,380 -4.60%
172 Lake Charles -920 -1.01%
173 Dothan -1,880 -2.04%
174 Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk -5,410 -5.76%
175 Harrisonburg -1,750 -2.02%
176 Elmira (Corning) -3,040 -3.53%
177 Jackson, TN -2,530 -2.96%
178 Watertown -1,940 -2.38%
179 Alexandria, LA -3,020 -3.67%
180 Jonesboro -1,640 -2.13%
181 Bowling Green -2,860 -3.70%
182 Marquette -3,930 -5.04%
183 Charlottesville -950 -1.31%
184 Laredo -760 -1.07%
185 Butte-Bozeman -1,870 -2.71%
186 Bend, OR -1,270 -1.89%
187 Grand Junction-Montrose -2,990 -4.45%
188 Lafayette, IN -3,050 -4.57%
189 Twin Falls -2,370 -3.80%
190 Lima -3,400 -5.41%
191 Meridian -2,430 -3.95%
192 Great Falls -3,950 -6.56%
193 Greenwood-Greenville -2,770 -4.74%
194 Parkersburg -3,230 -5.67%
195 Eureka -3,030 -5.35%
196 San Angelo -1,310 -2.42%
197 Cheyenne-Scottsbluff -2,520 -4.69%
198 Casper-Riverton -3,950 -7.57%
199 Mankato -2,240 -4.52%
200 Ottumwa-Kirksville -2,150 -5.00%
201 St. Joseph -2,030 -4.81%
202 Fairbanks -2,300 -6.54%
203 Victoria -840 -2.68%
204 Zanesville -1,370 -4.48%
205 Helena -990 -3.61%
206 Presque Isle -740 -2.90%
207 Juneau -1,450 -5.95%
208 Alpena -930 -6.05%
209 North Platte -810 -5.94%
210 Glendive -440 -10.92%

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Here are how many positions each market's rank changed between this year and last. There might have been several reassignments of counties, as 32 markets moved 5 or more places in the rankings, which seems like an unusually high number of movements in just one year.

2018-2019 Rank    Market     Change in Rank
1    New York    0
2    Los Angeles    0
3    Chicago    0
4    Philadelphia    0
5    Dallas-Ft. Worth    0
6    Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)    0
7    Houston    0
8    San Francisco-Oak-San Jose    0
9    Boston (Manchester)    1
10    Atlanta    -1
11    Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)    2
12    Phoenix (Prescott)    -1
13    Seattle-Tacoma    -1
14    Detroit    0
15    Minneapolis-St. Paul    0
16    Miami-Ft. Lauderdale    0
17    Denver    0
18    Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn    0
19    Cleveland-Akron (Canton)    0
20    Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto    0
21    St. Louis    0
22    Portland, OR    0
23    Charlotte    0
24    Pittsburgh    0
25    Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)    0
26    Baltimore    0
27    Nashville    0
28    Indianapolis    0
29    San Diego    0
30    Salt Lake City    0
31    San Antonio    0
32    Kansas City    1
33    Hartford & New Haven    -1
34    Columbus, OH    0
35    Cincinnati    0
36    Milwaukee    0
37    West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce    0
38    Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And    0
39    Las Vegas    1
40    Austin    -1
41    Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York    4
42    Jacksonville    0
43    Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)    1
44    Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws    3
45    Oklahoma City    -4
46    Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem    2
47    Albuquerque-Santa Fe    -1
48    Louisville    1
49    Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk    -6
50    New Orleans    1
51    Memphis    -1
52    Buffalo    1
53    Providence-New Bedford    -1
54    Fresno-Visalia    0
55    Ft. Myers-Naples    1
56    Richmond-Petersburg    -1
57    Little Rock-Pine Bluff    1
58    Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)    1
59    Albany-Schenectady-Troy    1
60    Knoxville    1
61    Tulsa    1
62    Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn    -5
63    Lexington    0
64    Dayton    0
65    Flint-Saginaw-Bay City    6
66    Honolulu    0
67    Green Bay-Appleton    2
68    Roanoke-Lynchburg    2
69    Omaha    5
70    Charleston-Huntington    3
71    Toledo    7
72    Springfield, MO    3
73    Tucson (Sierra Vista)    -8
74    Columbia, SC    3
75    Des Moines-Ames    -7
76    Wichita-Hutchinson Plus    -9
77    Spokane    -5
78    Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA    6
79    Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)    1
80    Rochester, NY    -4
81    Syracuse    4
82    Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur    6
83    Chattanooga    6
84    Portland-Auburn    -5
85    El Paso (Las Cruces)    8
86    Madison    -5
87    Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub    4
88    Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg    -6
89    Waco-Temple-Bryan    -3
90    Shreveport    -7
91    Colorado Springs-Pueblo    -4
92    Jackson, MS    3
93    Savannah    -3
94    Charleston, SC    -2
95    Myrtle Beach-Florence    6
96    Burlington-Plattsburgh    1
97    Baton Rouge    -3
98    Davenport-R.Island-Moline    4
99    South Bend-Elkhart    -3
100    Boise    4
101    Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs    -3
102    Tri-Cities, TN-VA    -3
103    Evansville    0
104    Ft. Wayne    7
105    Augusta-Aiken    7
106    Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge    1
107    Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn    -7
108    Springfield-Holyoke    8
109    Reno    -4
110    Lansing    5
111    Lincoln & Hastings-Krny    -5
112    Tallahassee-Thomasville    -4
113    Peoria-Bloomington    9
114    Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)    -5
115    Sioux Falls(Mitchell)    -5
116    Montgomery-Selma    8
117    Fargo    -4
118    Macon    2
119    Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck    -5
120    Traverse City-Cadillac    -2
121    Lafayette, LA    0
122    Bakersfield    4
123    Eugene    -4
124    SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb    -1
125    Youngstown    -8
126    Monterey-Salinas    -1
127    Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)    0
128    Corpus Christi    0
129    Wilmington    1
130    La Crosse-Eau Claire    -1
131    Amarillo    0
132    Chico-Redding    0
133    Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn    0
134    Wausau-Rhinelander    0
135    Medford-Klamath Falls    1
136    Columbia-Jefferson City    -1
137    Monroe-El Dorado    0
138    Salisbury    5
139    Rockford    -1
140    Beaumont-Port Arthur    2
141    Topeka    -2
142    Odessa-Midland    2
143    Lubbock    2
144    Duluth-Superior    -4
145    Palm Springs    1
146    Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn)    -5
147    Anchorage    0
148    Wichita Falls & Lawton    1
149    Sioux City    -1
150    Panama City    1
151    Erie    -1
152    Albany, GA    2
153    Joplin-Pittsburg    -1
154    Rochestr-Mason City-Austin    -1
155    Bangor    1
156    Biloxi-Gulfport    1
157    Gainesville    2
158    Terre Haute    -3
159    Sherman-Ada    1
160    Binghamton    1
161    Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn)    1
162    Wheeling-Steubenville    -4
163    Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill    0
164    Missoula    0
165    Abilene-Sweetwater    0
166    Yuma-El Centro    0
167    Billings    0
168    Hattiesburg-Laurel    0
169    Utica    2
170    Clarksburg-Weston    -1
171    Rapid City    -1
172    Lake Charles    2
173    Dothan    0
174    Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk    -2
175    Harrisonburg    0
176    Elmira (Corning)    0
177    Jackson, TN    0
178    Watertown    1
179    Alexandria, LA    -1
180    Jonesboro    2
181    Bowling Green    0
182    Marquette    -2
183    Charlottesville    0
184    Laredo    0
185    Butte-Bozeman    0
186    Bend, OR    0
187    Grand Junction-Montrose    0
188    Lafayette, IN    0
189    Twin Falls    1
190    Lima    -1
191    Meridian    0
192    Great Falls    0
193    Greenwood-Greenville    0
194    Parkersburg    0
195    Eureka    0
196    San Angelo    0
197    Cheyenne-Scottsbluff    0
198    Casper-Riverton    0
199    Mankato    0
200    Ottumwa-Kirksville    0
201    St. Joseph    0
202    Fairbanks    0
203    Victoria    0
204    Zanesville    0
205    Helena    0
206    Presque Isle    0
207    Juneau    0
208    Alpena    0
209    North Platte    0
210    Glendive    0

[susquvalleywgal 494]

The SusquValley got a good bump up this year to number 41. Nice surprise.

 

— Matt

[scrabbleship 427]

The SusquValley got a good bump up this year to number 41. Nice surprise.

 

— Matt

 

It seems like they took at least one county from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre given their plunge.

 

Also, it looks like Grand Rapids got plundered hard by Flint and a county (probably Yates) shuttled between Syracuse and Rochester once again. When the NFL still did blackouts, Yates County was a hot potato given how it's westernmost chunk is exactly 74.9 miles from what now is New Era Field, thus in years under Syracuse putting them in the Bills blackout zone.

[ColDayNews 437]

Columbus bumps up (slightly) to market #34.

[Samantha 2878]

As there are fewer and fewer TV homes, methodological questions start creeping into the number of TV homes and thus the DMA rankings.

 

No wonder there's so much movement in terms of rankings. This is a strange one.

[TheRolyPoly 1847]

Columbus bumps up (slightly) to market #34.

 

Same as last year's though. West Michigan really took a beating, falling six spots to now in danger of getting out of the Top 50.

 

Southwest Florida is now at #55, Gainesville has gone up to #157 (continues to gain spots, slowly though), Miami and Orlando retain their spots.

 

What surprised me is that Boston, despite years of falling back on the list (was as high as #6 or #7 as I recall), is back up again and now at #9 again, swapping spots with Atlanta.

[MidwestTV 1173]

Looks like Kansas City got a little bump up to #32. Meanwhile, Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney took a decent dive from 106 to 111 while they're neighboring market (Omaha) bumped up 6 slots to 69.

 

Here are how many positions each market's rank changed between this year and last. There might have been several reassignments of counties, as 32 markets moved 5 or more places in the rankings, which seems like an unusually high number of movements in just one year.

2018-2019 Rank    Market     Change in Rank
1    New York    0
2    Los Angeles    0
3    Chicago    0
4    Philadelphia    0
5    Dallas-Ft. Worth    0
6    Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)    0
7    Houston    0
8    San Francisco-Oak-San Jose    0
9    Boston (Manchester)    1
10    Atlanta    -1
11    Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)    2
12    Phoenix (Prescott)    -1
13    Seattle-Tacoma    -1
14    Detroit    0
15    Minneapolis-St. Paul    0
16    Miami-Ft. Lauderdale    0
17    Denver    0
18    Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn    0
19    Cleveland-Akron (Canton)    0
20    Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto    0
21    St. Louis    0
22    Portland, OR    0
23    Charlotte    0
24    Pittsburgh    0
25    Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)    0
26    Baltimore    0
27    Nashville    0
28    Indianapolis    0
29    San Diego    0
30    Salt Lake City    0
31    San Antonio    0
32    Kansas City    1
33    Hartford & New Haven    -1
34    Columbus, OH    0
35    Cincinnati    0
36    Milwaukee    0
37    West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce    0
38    Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And    0
39    Las Vegas    1
40    Austin    -1
41    Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York    4
42    Jacksonville    0
43    Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)    1
44    Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws    3
45    Oklahoma City    -4
46    Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem    2
47    Albuquerque-Santa Fe    -1
48    Louisville    1
49    Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk    -6
50    New Orleans    1
51    Memphis    -1
52    Buffalo    1
53    Providence-New Bedford    -1
54    Fresno-Visalia    0
55    Ft. Myers-Naples    1
56    Richmond-Petersburg    -1
57    Little Rock-Pine Bluff    1
58    Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)    1
59    Albany-Schenectady-Troy    1
60    Knoxville    1
61    Tulsa    1
62    Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn    -5
63    Lexington    0
64    Dayton    0
65    Flint-Saginaw-Bay City    6
66    Honolulu    0
67    Green Bay-Appleton    2
68    Roanoke-Lynchburg    2
69    Omaha    5
70    Charleston-Huntington    3
71    Toledo    7
72    Springfield, MO    3
73    Tucson (Sierra Vista)    -8
74    Columbia, SC    3
75    Des Moines-Ames    -7
76    Wichita-Hutchinson Plus    -9
77    Spokane    -5
78    Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA    6
79    Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)    1
80    Rochester, NY    -4
81    Syracuse    4
82    Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur    6
83    Chattanooga    6
84    Portland-Auburn    -5
85    El Paso (Las Cruces)    8
86    Madison    -5
87    Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub    4
88    Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg    -6
89    Waco-Temple-Bryan    -3
90    Shreveport    -7
91    Colorado Springs-Pueblo    -4
92    Jackson, MS    3
93    Savannah    -3
94    Charleston, SC    -2
95    Myrtle Beach-Florence    6
96    Burlington-Plattsburgh    1
97    Baton Rouge    -3
98    Davenport-R.Island-Moline    4
99    South Bend-Elkhart    -3
100    Boise    4
101    Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs    -3
102    Tri-Cities, TN-VA    -3
103    Evansville    0
104    Ft. Wayne    7
105    Augusta-Aiken    7
106    Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge    1
107    Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn    -7
108    Springfield-Holyoke    8
109    Reno    -4
110    Lansing    5
111    Lincoln & Hastings-Krny    -5
112    Tallahassee-Thomasville    -4
113    Peoria-Bloomington    9
114    Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)    -5
115    Sioux Falls(Mitchell)    -5
116    Montgomery-Selma    8
117    Fargo    -4
118    Macon    2
119    Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck    -5
120    Traverse City-Cadillac    -2
121    Lafayette, LA    0
122    Bakersfield    4
123    Eugene    -4
124    SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb    -1
125    Youngstown    -8
126    Monterey-Salinas    -1
127    Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)    0
128    Corpus Christi    0
129    Wilmington    1
130    La Crosse-Eau Claire    -1
131    Amarillo    0
132    Chico-Redding    0
133    Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn    0
134    Wausau-Rhinelander    0
135    Medford-Klamath Falls    1
136    Columbia-Jefferson City    -1
137    Monroe-El Dorado    0
138    Salisbury    5
139    Rockford    -1
140    Beaumont-Port Arthur    2
141    Topeka    -2
142    Odessa-Midland    2
143    Lubbock    2
144    Duluth-Superior    -4
145    Palm Springs    1
146    Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn)    -5
147    Anchorage    0
148    Wichita Falls & Lawton    1
149    Sioux City    -1
150    Panama City    1
151    Erie    -1
152    Albany, GA    2
153    Joplin-Pittsburg    -1
154    Rochestr-Mason City-Austin    -1
155    Bangor    1
156    Biloxi-Gulfport    1
157    Gainesville    2
158    Terre Haute    -3
159    Sherman-Ada    1
160    Binghamton    1
161    Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn)    1
162    Wheeling-Steubenville    -4
163    Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill    0
164    Missoula    0
165    Abilene-Sweetwater    0
166    Yuma-El Centro    0
167    Billings    0
168    Hattiesburg-Laurel    0
169    Utica    2
170    Clarksburg-Weston    -1
171    Rapid City    -1
172    Lake Charles    2
173    Dothan    0
174    Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk    -2
175    Harrisonburg    0
176    Elmira (Corning)    0
177    Jackson, TN    0
178    Watertown    1
179    Alexandria, LA    -1
180    Jonesboro    2
181    Bowling Green    0
182    Marquette    -2
183    Charlottesville    0
184    Laredo    0
185    Butte-Bozeman    0
186    Bend, OR    0
187    Grand Junction-Montrose    0
188    Lafayette, IN    0
189    Twin Falls    1
190    Lima    -1
191    Meridian    0
192    Great Falls    0
193    Greenwood-Greenville    0
194    Parkersburg    0
195    Eureka    0
196    San Angelo    0
197    Cheyenne-Scottsbluff    0
198    Casper-Riverton    0
199    Mankato    0
200    Ottumwa-Kirksville    0
201    St. Joseph    0
202    Fairbanks    0
203    Victoria    0
204    Zanesville    0
205    Helena    0
206    Presque Isle    0
207    Juneau    0
208    Alpena    0
209    North Platte    0
210    Glendive    0

 

Yikes. Wichita, KS falling 9 spots? That seems a bit extreme. Biggest decline in the country.

[mre29 1340]

Geez, Tampa's almost in the top ten. I knew it was definitely in the top 20, but this is a surprise.

[TheOneManHerd 553]

Looks like Sumter County moved from Orlando to Tampa. I wonder which county Harrisburg swiped from S/W-B?

[Eat News 4738]

Glendive, MT., DMA 210 is still DMA 210...and only has 3 marked police cars...and one undercover police car.

 

They have a nice parade every year in Glendive.

 

Parades & Street Closure Fees:

Merrill Avenue during normal business hours- $50.00

-Merrill Avenue not during normal business hours- $100.00

-Merrill Avenue closure- $100.00 per day

-City may provide barricades upon request for a $75.00 refundable deposit

-Applicants must provide proof of $1 Million liability insurance naming the City of Glendive

as certificate holder

[TennTV1983 743]

As there are fewer and fewer TV homes, methodological questions start creeping into the number of TV homes and thus the DMA rankings.

 

No wonder there's so much movement in terms of rankings. This is a strange one.

How much of that drop was attributed by cord cutters?

[Samantha 2878]

How much of that drop was attributed by cord cutters?

 

Exactly! And that is not a demographic evenly represented in every DMA. Cord cutting forces us to ask methodological questions of the Nielsen DMA system that were not necessary five years ago.

[appleachian 128]

My home market of Greenville-New Bern, NC lost 24,000 homes and dropped 7 slots. Did we lose a county to another market?

[channel2 869]

Same as last year's though. West Michigan really took a beating, falling six spots to now in danger of getting out of the Top 50.

 

Southwest Florida is now at #55, Gainesville has gone up to #157 (continues to gain spots, slowly though), Miami and Orlando retain their spots.

 

What surprised me is that Boston, despite years of falling back on the list (was as high as #6 or #7 as I recall), is back up again and now at #9 again, swapping spots with Atlanta.

 

Boston was at one point as high as #5. I believe this was back in 2003-04 though (also the last season that Detroit was in the top ten).

[Eat News 4738]

My home market of Greenville-New Bern, NC lost 24,000 homes and dropped 7 slots. Did we lose a county to another market?

 

Why was a legit question deleted?

 

I asked if the count on the DMA was done before or after the hurricane?

 

What is odd about that question?

[Samantha 2878]

Why was a legit question deleted?

 

I asked if the count on the DMA was done before or after the hurricane?

 

What is odd about that question?

 

I misread that as humor, so I'm going to actually contribute something useful here.

 

The Nielsen DMA rankings use estimates of how the TV universe will look on January 1. They are not counts, and I suspect Florence was too recent to the release of the estimates to have factored into the count.

 

If someone has the archives of these, what was New Orleans in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 in households? If the big post-Katrina drop was in 2006-07, then that would be analogous to this situation.

[Eat News 4738]

I misread that as humor, so I'm going to actually contribute something useful here.

 

The Nielsen DMA rankings use estimates of how the TV universe will look on January 1. They are not counts, and I suspect Florence was too recent to the release of the estimates to have factored into the count.

 

If someone has the archives of these, what was New Orleans in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 in households? If the big post-Katrina drop was in 2006-07, then that would be analogous to this situation.

 

 

That's all I wanted to know.

 

We have ABC fudging numbers....and now I would seriously question ANY numbers from that area because it's also a great excuse to blame erosion or other factors.

[Samantha 2878]

To answer my own question...

 

New Orleans was DMA 43 in 2004, having dropped a spot from the year before, with 675,760 TV homes.

 

In 2005, it held the rank with an estimated 672,150 homes.

 

It was not until the 2006-2007 ranks dropped that Katrina showed up in the estimate. New Orleans dropped 11 spots and went to 566,960 TV homes. (That's a 15.7% year-over-year drop).

 

Notably, the 2006-07 release also included a statement specifically related to hurricane-induced demographic changes:

 

The January 1, 2007 Universe Estimates are based on estimates provided by Claritas, Inc. For several markets, the universe estimates reflect the demographic impacts of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes. Claritas produced the hurricane-adjusted estimates using alternative sources and methods because traditional demographic sources are not up to date or do not yet reflect the post-hurricane population changes. These sources included information from local demographers, the Red Cross, and FEMA. Nielsen Media Research will continue to evaluate post-hurricane population data sources and may make adjustments if data becomes available that would improve the quality and accuracy of the estimates.

 

In the decade-plus since Katrina, New Orleans has actually added some 50,000 TV homes (it's at 624,020 this season). The number of TV homes in 2018-19 is similar to that in 2005-06 (it peaked in 2011-12 at over 114 million).

[Eat News 4738]

To answer my own question...

 

New Orleans was DMA 43 in 2004, having dropped a spot from the year before, with 675,760 TV homes.

 

In 2005, it held the rank with an estimated 672,150 homes.

 

It was not until the 2006-2007 ranks dropped that Katrina showed up in the estimate. New Orleans dropped 11 spots and went to 566,960 TV homes. (That's a 15.7% year-over-year drop).

 

Notably, the 2006-07 release also included a statement specifically related to hurricane-induced demographic changes:

 

 

 

In the decade-plus since Katrina, New Orleans has actually added some 50,000 TV homes (it's at 624,020 this season). The number of TV homes in 2018-19 is similar to that in 2005-06 (it peaked in 2011-12 at over 114 million).

 

 

I seem to also remember they tried the same thing after hurricane Andrew but didn't have to issue any statements. But it was weasel move because it's hard to prove or disprove what the actual numbers were.

 

So I ask another question......

 

Exactly WHO regulates the rating companies like Comscore and Nielsen?

 

Where is the regulations for the ratings services?

[Samantha 2878]

I seem to also remember they tried the same thing after hurricane Andrew but didn't have to issue any statements. But it was weasel move because it's hard to prove or disprove what the actual numbers were.

 

So I ask another question......

 

Exactly WHO regulates the rating companies like Comscore and Nielsen?

 

Where is the regulations for the ratings services?

 

They don't really...get regulated. They do get transcribed into regulatory power by the FCC, which used ADIs and then DMAs after Arbitron exited TV measurement.

[DetroitTVNews 65]

I correctly predicted that Detroit would still be #14.