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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Still, the ratings gave an overall positive review of the city’s financial performance.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
But developers have only kept up construction despite the sales slump, leading to a sixth-straight year of completed, unsold new housing, according to the ratings agency.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Winter Magic got clobbered in the ratings by In Living Color.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Diller hosted lunches to introduce Murdoch to the top producers in town like Stephen Cannell, whose hits 21 Jump Street and The A-Team dominated the ratings.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
But developers have only kept up construction despite the sales slump, leading to a sixth-straight year of completed, unsold new housing, according to the ratings agency.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Winter Magic got clobbered in the ratings by In Living Color.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Diller hosted lunches to introduce Murdoch to the top producers in town like Stephen Cannell, whose hits 21 Jump Street and The A-Team dominated the ratings.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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“The ratings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ratings. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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