the ratings
plural noun
: numbers that show how many people watch or listen to a particular television or radio program
a show that's down in the ratings.
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The Daily Show has been performing well in the ratings recently and scored its best haul of Emmy nominations this year, with Lydic winning.
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Peter White, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
By the end of the ’80s, with Joan Lunden and Charles Gibson as coanchors, GMA had surged in the ratings.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
None of its six seasons ranked in the top thirty in the ratings.
—Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
If a program couldn’t deliver the ratings needed to attract major ad buys, it might be left off the schedule.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
By the end of the ’80s, with Joan Lunden and Charles Gibson as coanchors, GMA had surged in the ratings.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
None of its six seasons ranked in the top thirty in the ratings.
—Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
If a program couldn’t deliver the ratings needed to attract major ad buys, it might be left off the schedule.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the ratings
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“The ratings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ratings. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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