So, if you don't want to watch the inauguration or news today...

[TDale313]

Totally understandable, and by all means, don't. If you're turning it off to hurt his ratings? Well, they don't actually tally every tv that's on into those ratings. It's more like polling. Unless you are a Neilsen's ratings household your viewing is not counted in the ratings anyway. Just FYI.

[RKP5637]

1. Excellent point! n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

2. had my tv unpluged due to a temp moveout in my apartment,

still havnt plugged it back in. ive also avoided tv print(newspapers) since 2000 election. bah humbug.

[Hestia]

3. Is that true? I understand that DVR's from providers do collect data and sends it back to, I

dunno what to call it, the "cloud", it's how they generate "recommended for you lists based upon your viewing"

If it wasn't for the deeply discounted rate my husband gets from work, we'd have pulled the plug long ago. It's practically free right now, so we keep it on, but we do end up streaming most watching because commercials.

[TDale313]

4. I am sure the companies keep that info.

But that's different from it being included in the ratings.

Anyway, here's what snopes has to say.

http://www.snopes.com/change-channel-on-inauguration/