How to Use the ratings in a Sentence

the ratings

plural noun
  • The fact there were three Game 7s helped the ratings.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • None of its six seasons ranked in the top thirty in the ratings.
    — Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
  • So that was crazy, to see the ratings just growing every week.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, the ratings are only part of the story.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Being number one in the ratings helped a lot, too, of course.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 18 May 2026
  • Yelp based its rankings on the ratings its users gave each restaurant.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The series did not perform well in the ratings.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Yes, the ratings were up nine percent this season.
    — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • But reports indicate things might change if the ratings do.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That went too far for the ratings board and had to be trimmed down for the final theatrical cut.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • All of the ratings are via Nielsen’s big data plus panel ratings.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But she was replaced on Thursday, even as the show has remained atop the ratings.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 June 2026
  • Here are the best schools in the Gem State, according to the ratings site.
    — Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025
  • In the network heyday, the ratings were governed by Nielsen math.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Needless to say, the ratings provoked some debate.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • If the series is over quickly, the ratings could be disastrous.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The longer the actual playing time, the lower the ratings.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That’s not for me ultimately to judge, that’s for the ratings in the audience to judge.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But Colbert was the ratings leader in late-night TV.
    — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • But the ratings for San Diego weather forecasts are a problem child.
    — Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • To see how your child’s Tarrant County public school fared in the ratings, click here.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But The Pitt’s impact extends beyond the ratings and awards.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • TripAdvisor's ranking is based on the ratings users give the parks on their review site.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • 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
  • For hotels, the ratings logic is similar to restaurants.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Part of the reason for Bobby's return was because the ratings had slipped during that ninth season.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Kroger came in at 12 and Walmart settled in the bottom three in the ratings with a score of 75.
    — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • But even so, the ratings Demon Hunters has put up for Netflix continue to stun.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the next day, additional data showed that the ratings were actually up.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

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