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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The last round of Summer Olympics, which took place under the depressing cloud of COVID, suffered in the ratings.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Neither pairing improved the ratings of the programs.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
The Donaldson and Scheffler adaptations from Magic Light Pictures have become a staple BBC Christmas show, and often top the ratings.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
That’s a regular season thing where the soap opera can carry the ratings.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Neither pairing improved the ratings of the programs.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
The Donaldson and Scheffler adaptations from Magic Light Pictures have become a staple BBC Christmas show, and often top the ratings.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
That’s a regular season thing where the soap opera can carry the ratings.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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