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
  • And the ratings spike did not prove sustainable for the rest of the evening.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
  • The series did not perform well in the ratings.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • And then the reviews started to fall and were great, and the ratings were great.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Yes, the ratings were up nine percent this season.
    — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The broadcast, like most awards shows, has struggled in the ratings.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Her games look good in the ratings, but so do all of the Chiefs’ games this season.
    — Francesca Paris, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Sachs talked about the ratings fracas and much more with Rolling Stone.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
  • That's why the ratings, the approval numbers of the media are so low.
    — CBS News, 4 May 2025
  • Streamers, meanwhile, see the ratings on such fluff and are hungry for more.
    — Adam Benzine, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • But the events couldn’t top the ratings for last year’s games on broadcast television.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But the city would likely have to tap its rainy day fund, which would surely draw the ire of the ratings agencies.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Young and Hart both noted that the ratings are just one aspect of making roads safer.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • All of the ratings are via Nielsen’s big data plus panel ratings.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a regular season thing where the soap opera can carry the ratings.
    — Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • But she was replaced on Thursday, even as the show has remained atop the ratings.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 June 2026
  • The first is that the ratings incorporate not just polling error, but polling bias.
    — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Some fan criticism aside, Seacrest has been well-received in the ratings.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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

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