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

There’d be great interest in another Trump-Harris debate, judging by the ratings: Tuesday’s debate attracted more than 67 million viewers across all networks, a 31% increase over the audience for June’s Trump-Biden debate. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2024

According to Fangoria, the under-18 ratings ban in France marks the first time the country has labeled a horror movie with the ratings classification since Saw 3 in 2006. —Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

The show was likable enough (despite some weak sequences) and a winner in the ratings: Obi-Wan Kenobi opened to 1.03 billion minutes of viewing, according to Nielsen — even bigger than Mando season three’s opening of 823 million — and concluded with a strong 860 million for its finale. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024

Humana believes the ratings cut was driven by a narrow miss on the higher industry thresholds, set by the CMS, on some measures. —Sriparna Roy, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024