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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Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported.
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Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026
What's also true is that the ratings figures the NBA and NBC are promoting are highly misleading.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
If the series is over quickly, the ratings could be disastrous.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026
What's also true is that the ratings figures the NBA and NBC are promoting are highly misleading.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
If the series is over quickly, the ratings could be disastrous.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“The ratings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ratings. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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