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.

Examples of the ratings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The president didn’t post anything more about the ratings afterward. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

There is no reason to overstate the significance of the ratings decline. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Two seasons in, the massively expensive Amazon show and passion project of Jeff Bezos himself is critically liked but not exactly the ratings dynamo the service probably would have wanted given the series’ reported $1 billion investment. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

When the guide arrived in Colorado in 2023, only six municipalities were included in the ratings. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the ratings

• gratings
• matings