(in North America) an electronic device used to record the television viewing habits of a household so that the information obtained can be used to compile ratings.
（北美）（记录家庭看电视习惯，以便利用获得的信息编制收视率的）观众记录器，收视率统计仪
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Nielsen Media Research has announced it will begin installing local people meters in 600 Boston households in September.
At the very least, the preliminary data show that Nielsen is at least getting its people meters into a more representative sample of the Boston television market.
All the industry cares to track with a device called people meters is audience viewing patterns for the benefit of advertisers.
In 1987, Nielsen introduced people meters into its national sample, which consists of 5,000 households across the country.
With people meters, only the shows you actually watch get counted.
Eventually, the company would like to see the people meters in the nation's 10 largest metro markets.
That could change if people meters show higher viewership levels for cable.
Definition of people meter in US English:
people meter
noun
An electronic device used to record the television viewing habits of a household so that the information obtained can be used to compile ratings.
（北美）（记录家庭看电视习惯，以便利用获得的信息编制收视率的）观众记录器，收视率统计仪
Example sentencesExamples
Eventually, the company would like to see the people meters in the nation's 10 largest metro markets.
All the industry cares to track with a device called people meters is audience viewing patterns for the benefit of advertisers.
With people meters, only the shows you actually watch get counted.
At the very least, the preliminary data show that Nielsen is at least getting its people meters into a more representative sample of the Boston television market.
Nielsen Media Research has announced it will begin installing local people meters in 600 Boston households in September.
That could change if people meters show higher viewership levels for cable.
In 1987, Nielsen introduced people meters into its national sample, which consists of 5,000 households across the country.