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Networks Declare War on Ratings

Moguls want a week (or a month?) to count, as overnights dwindle and ad buyers fear a DVR shakedown.

Forget live-plus-3 or live-plus-7 -- how about "live-plus-29"? As debate rages in the television business over time-shifted ratings, ABC quietly has asked Nielsen to look at how much TV viewing goes on in DVR homes up to 29 days after a show airs.