I was wondering if you could please tell me when The November February and May Ratings Sweeps Period are this year.

I was wondering if you could please tell me when The November February and May Ratings Sweeps Period are this year.

November Sweeps begin October 30th and run through November 26th. February Sweeps were pushed back to March by Nielsen because of the DTV switch in Mid-February(not sure of the exact date, probably starts February 26th or March 5th though). May Sweeps should be April 23rd through May 20th.

Thanks for the info I am looking forward to The Ratings Sweeps Period ABC Will be The Number 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_Ratings

2008 sweeps dates
February 2008: 31 January – 27 February, 2008
May 2008: 24 April – 21 May, 2008
July 2008: 3 July – 30 July, 2008
November 2008: 30 October – 26 November, 2008

Nielsen 2009 sweeps dates
March 2009: March 5 - April 1, 2009
May 2009: April 30 - May 27, 2009
July 2009: July 2 - July 29, 2009
November 2009: October 29 - November 25, 2009

why do we have a ratings Sweeps Period in July