Q rating
noun
: a scale measuring the popularity of a person or thing typically based on dividing an assessment of familiarity by an assessment of favorable opinion
also
: position on such a scale
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While the ad rates for the nightly network fare are dropping faster than Harvey Harding’s post-war Q ratings, the cost of buying time in live sports is galloping headlong in the opposite direction.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
What better crucible than pitching your city to the most powerful celebrity alive and her football-star fiancé with a high Q rating?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Additionally, fair or not, Kelly himself did little to raise the Irish’s Q rating.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With Brady retired, all four teams will feature a new QB1 … if not much of a Q rating.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
What better crucible than pitching your city to the most powerful celebrity alive and her football-star fiancé with a high Q rating?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Additionally, fair or not, Kelly himself did little to raise the Irish’s Q rating.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With Brady retired, all four teams will feature a new QB1 … if not much of a Q rating.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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“Q rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Q%20rating. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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