TV Households Increase in new DMA List

Breaking a two-year trend in which total U.S. television households declined, the just-released Nielsen Designated Market Area (DMA) rankings for the 2013-14 season show an uptick of 1,637,050 for a total of 115,810,740 homes. The rankings themselves had a number of ups and downs, with 99 markets changing position, and with four changes in the top 20 markets. The new rankings officially take effect Sept 28.