: one who serves or has served in the ranks
especially
: a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks
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Yet to chart on Nielsen’s Weekly Top 10 for streaming originals, the series made a couple of appearances on Luminate’s Top 50 TV rankers in July, largely in the 40s.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Boston was in the silver group last year, while San Jose, Orlando, Phoenix, and Houston are first-time rankers.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Welcome back to another edition of the only power rankings that matter, brought to you by the best power rankers in the business.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
For historical record, here are previous year-end telecast rankers: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Boston was in the silver group last year, while San Jose, Orlando, Phoenix, and Houston are first-time rankers.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Welcome back to another edition of the only power rankings that matter, brought to you by the best power rankers in the business.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
For historical record, here are previous year-end telecast rankers: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Ranker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranker. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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