ratings

How shows rank

Ratings are evaluations expressed as scores or rankings, typically measuring quality, popularity, or performance.

Television ratings measure viewership: The show was canceled due to low ratings.

Credit ratings assess financial reliability.

Movie ratings indicate age-appropriateness.

Approval ratings track public opinion of politicians.

Online ratings let users score products, restaurants, or services: The hotel has five-star ratings across the board.

media

viewership

Collective television audience

demographic · prime-time · sweeps · overnight · household · streaming · broadcast · network · syndication · timeslot

evaluation

assessment

Formal evaluation of worth

criteria · metrics · benchmarking · standards · indicators · gauging · grading · scoring · ranking · scaling

score

points

Units of tally

percentage · percentile · rank · grade · tally · five-star · aggregate · average · cumulative · weighted

creditworthiness

credit

Recognition or payment deferral

  • FICOCreditworthiness rating system
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • agencyPower to act

Fitch · AAA · investment-grade · junk · default · downgrade · upgrade · outlook · sovereign · bond

opinion

review

Critical written assessment

sentiment · reaction · commentary · judgment · perception · viewpoint · endorsement · testimonial · recommendation · approval

quality

premium

Added cost for better

grade · classification · tier · category · unrated · gold · silver · bronze · platinum · diamond

Categories
Opposites
evaluation presence

ratingsunrated

Not given a score

unranked · unevaluated · unscored · unmeasured · unjudged

quantified vs. unquantified assessment

ratingsreviews

Published critical assessments

critiques · commentary · critical analysis · opinions · testimonials

popularity/success measurement

ratingsobscurity

State of being unknown

flops · failures · bombs · cancellations · cancellation

Phrases
Family

rating

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G