“How is the show doing in 'the ratings'?” “It's down in 'the ratings' [=few people are watching it]. I think it'll be canceled.”
The President's approval 'rating' is lower than it was a month ago. [=fewer people approve of the President this month]
Both movies received G 'ratings'. [=both movies are rated G; both movies are appropriate for people of all ages]
(..) the " Network News" anchorman on UBS TV. ln his time, Howard Beale had been a mandarin of television... the grand old man of news... with a HUT rating of and a audience share. ln , however, his fortunes began to decline. He fell to a share. The following year, his wife died, and he was left a childless widower... with an rating and a share. He became morose and isolated, began to drink heavily. On September , , he was fired... (..)1976 Network