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 block, which mainly featured family-friendly sitcoms and led into ABC's news program 20/20, dominated the ratings in the 18–49 demographic for most of the ’90s. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Based on the moves shown, the masters must answer this question: What are the ratings of the mystery players? —

Harvard Business Review, 19 Feb. 2025 Netflix will hope to recreate the ratings success of Mediaset’s Telecinco, where the Spanish version is comfortably winning its time slot and generated more than 30M online views, helping streaming service Mitele to a record January. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025 FanDuel Sports Network Sun declined to comment on the ratings drop or indicate whether ratings have continued to plummet during Miami’s ongoing four-game losing streak. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the ratings