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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But the broadcast has lagged in the ratings, while new editor in chief Bari Weiss is said to be eyeing an overhaul of the network’s signature newscast.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 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
Later in the conversation, Collinsworth pulled back the veil a bit on how the ratings are determined.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Marc Pinto, the ratings agency’s head of global private credit, said there are few signs of credit contagion that might fuel a larger problem like the 2008 financial crisis.
—Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 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
Later in the conversation, Collinsworth pulled back the veil a bit on how the ratings are determined.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Marc Pinto, the ratings agency’s head of global private credit, said there are few signs of credit contagion that might fuel a larger problem like the 2008 financial crisis.
—Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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