noun · neutral
rating
/ˈreɪtɪŋ/RA·ting
A measure of how popular or how good something is, often used for TV shows or programmes.
Examples
“The show's ratings dropped after the scandal.”
“High ratings helped the producers get more advertising money.”
“Critical ratings don't always match audience opinion.”
Band 8 sentence
“Networks make commissioning decisions primarily on ratings data combined with demographic analysis rather than anecdotal praise.”
Collocations
- high ratings
- audience ratings
- TV ratings
Word family
Common mistakes
The show got a high score last night.→The show got high ratings last night.
Viewers give the film a good rate.→Viewers gave the film a good rating.
The programme have low rating.→The programme has low ratings.
Say it for a higher band
5score→6rate→7+rating
Synonyms
viewership
Easily confused
rate
“How would you rate this documentary on a scale of 1 to 10?”
viewership
“The viewership for the final episode reached a record high.”
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