Mistwell said:True, but really watching the 8 new episodes that will come out in either November or January will do more for the show than buying the DVDs.
Sure if you're one of the few thousand people in the country who are nielsen families. Otherwise it doesn't really matter what you're watching. Personally, I've never even known anyone who's said they've known a nielsen family.
If you have a TiVo that might count. Since they've announced that they are going to be "taking into account" tivos. What ever that means.
DVD sales on the other hand are a easily quantifiable and very clear number, not to mention a direct revenue stream. Anyone who is going to shell out $40 for season one is clearly going to be watching season 2 and all they have to do to figure that out is to total the sales figures and divide by $40.