: one who serves or has served in the ranks
especially
: a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks
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That’s according to the latest ranker of season-to-date live plus 28-day multiplatform viewership, as shared with CBS on Wednesday (timed to the Eye network’s fall schedule announcement later today).
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Examples of the former include NCIS, which appeared on the rankers 48 out of the 59 weeks tabulated, with approximately 730 million minutes consumed each week, and The Big Bang Theory at 49 weeks and 650 million minutes.
—Ted Linhart, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026
That leaves just one top-100 prospect in the Padres system, depending on your preferred ranker.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Welcome back to another season of The Athletic’s NHL Power Rankings, brought to you by your two favorite power rankers.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Examples of the former include NCIS, which appeared on the rankers 48 out of the 59 weeks tabulated, with approximately 730 million minutes consumed each week, and The Big Bang Theory at 49 weeks and 650 million minutes.
—Ted Linhart, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026
That leaves just one top-100 prospect in the Padres system, depending on your preferred ranker.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Welcome back to another season of The Athletic’s NHL Power Rankings, brought to you by your two favorite power rankers.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Ranker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranker. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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