figures based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year.
The ratings are a disaster, and the reviews are worse.
The show was beaten in the ratings by its old rival.
Examples of 'ratings' in a sentence
ratings
We get tons of positive feedback from the readers and the ratings have really risen --- that was a great contact, Rose.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
But more important, the show is already well into the ratings.
West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT (2002)
All related terms of 'ratings'
rating
A rating of something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is.
ratings war
a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
ratings agency
An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
ratings battle
A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control.
performance ratings
A rating of something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is.
ISO rating
a classification of film speed in which a doubling of the ISO number represents a doubling in sensitivity ; for example, ISO 400 film requires half the exposure of ISO 200 under the same conditions. The system uses identical numbers to the obsolete ASA rating
able rating
(esp in the Royal Navy ) a rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship
apgar score
system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
film rating
a rating imposed by the British Board of Film Censors that indicates the minimum age of people allowed to view the film
fleet rate
a reduced rate quoted by an insurance company to underwrite the risks to a fleet of vehicles , aircraft , etc
movie rating
a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content , sexual content, etc
poll rating
a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate , obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
star rating
a rating indicated by stars (usually 1–5), the highest number of stars indicating the best quality, highest amount etc
zero-rating
the process of rating goods at a VAT level of zero
approval rating
approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
audience rating
a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
cetane rating
a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
credit rating
Your credit rating is a judgment of how likely you are to pay money back if you borrow it or buy things on credit.
junior rating
a military rank for non-officer personnel in the navy
leading rating
a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
Nielsen rating
a measurement of the size of an audience for a radio or TV programme
octane number
a measure of the quality of a petrol expressed as the percentage of isooctane in a mixture of isooctane and n -heptane that gives a fuel with the same antiknock qualities as the given petrol
ordinary rating
a rank in the Royal Navy comparable to that of a private in the army
credibility rating
a supposed measure of how far a person can be believed or trusted
cetane number
a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel