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The ratings all week have been tremendous. Interest in the Steelers is just huge, and ratings were very, very high. And this was one of the highest Super Bowl ratings ever.

Patrick Henry

What we were intrigued by ... was the amount of coverage, the amount of debate, the amount of back and forth, whether this was good or bad, and ultimately the results of increased television ratings, increased attendance ...

Ty Votaw

If we're such a great employer, why aren't we facing the reality of the hard questions and the poor ratings that come in some of the employee surveys? We make a sport, it seems, of paying consultants a lot of money, bringing them in, baiting them, laughing at them and then kicking them out.

Daniel Mudd

While I am naturally disappointed that the show didn't fare better in the ratings, I am pleased with the quality of the broadcast we created. I remain grateful for the opportunity I had to make CBS a competitive presence in the morning.

Bryant Gumbel

No one can know for sure what is going on at another institution. The colleges with the largest endowments always end up being the ones with the highest peer ratings.

Marty O'connell

Investors used to look at ratings for a barometer as to whether to sell or buy bonds.

Joyce Chang

I felt a certain amount of embarrassment about doing it (covering the trial) on a regular basis. Every time we did O.J., the ratings went up 10 percent.

Ted Koppel

The ratings continue to reflect the company's good positions in that market and other related industries, strong balance sheet and good cash-flow-generating capacity.

Bruce Hyman

Earnings of our conventional TV businesses were negatively impacted in the quarter by the Olympic Winter Games, which distorted normal ratings and advertising revenues in all television markets over a two-week period in February.

Leonard Asper

Prudential's downgrade is extremely rare. In the last five months, despite the market downturn, ratings have been fairly optimistic. This is very rare, especially for a company as big and as popular as J.P. Morgan Chase. It's also a tricky scenario in which J.P. Morgan also covers Prudential.

Tom O'keefe

The star ratings of niche funds are likely to be more volatile. On occasion, they may look exaggerated compared to the category, and you'll have to take them with a grain of salt.

Dan Culloton

It certainly helps because they won't have to offer free spots to make up for bad ratings numbers. But it won't have a meaningful impact on its bottom line.

Andrew Baker

We're disappointed. We'd like to see the ratings be higher. I'm sure that NBC would like to see the ratings be higher and the other sponsors would as well. We're still really proud of our sponsorship.

Ryndee Carney

Parents use the Report Card's indicator values, ratings, and rankings to compare schools when they choose an education provider for their children. When parents already have a child enrolled at a school they use the report cards as an annual audit of how that school is doing academically.

Peter Cowley

I feel very confident about our performance. We're growing in ratings and revenues, so I'm pleased with what we're bringing to the table. I don't see them passing on us with our outstanding rating and reputation.

Carol Lafever

I would say for Disney and ABC, Monday Night Football is the only thing that hasn't gone down significant in ratings and profitability. It's one of the things holding the network up.

Paul Kim

Our ratings are supposed to look through very near-term events, and most banks we rate with exposure to the area are well enough diversified.

Rodrigo Quintanilla

We just don't have the money to do this camp anymore. Until the school funding problem is resolved we have to make cuts and be fiscally responsible so it doesn't affect our ratings for our bond.

Carol Kyer

Each player is rated on points and most ratings are based on games that last two or three hours. The average chess player is rated between 1400 and 1500; a master player is rated well over 2200. If your rate is going up, you're playing better chess.

Joe Lawlor

At this point it's not on the agenda. The EPA is in the information gathering stage. Computers come with all kinds of configuration options, but Energy Star has come up with ratings for them. It's not impossible.

Jonathan Koomey

Danica's bringing in a different viewer. If the ratings continue to be up and the attention strong, I don't see how it won't keep growing.

Scott Sharp

Nearly every car now earns good ratings in our frontal test. The Fusion is acceptable, which isn't a bad result, but it's not competitive with other cars in its class. Based on this car's side and rear evaluations along with its acceptable frontal rating, the Fusion is the lowest rated moderately priced midsize car we've evaluated.

Adrian Lund

Speaking on behalf of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., we are not as heavily invested in ratings as they are. We continue to have the second-highest ratings of any awards show on TV, and our concentration is on producing the best show possible.

Philip Berk

Even the recent upgrade in our ratings outlook would not trigger investors to aggressively position in the market today.

Nestor Aguila

The biggest thing is it's broadcast in Europe. All the main competitions are broadcast live, and they have Super Bowl-like ratings every day. In Europe, it's far and away the most popular winter sport.

Max Cobb

And once that character came on, the ratings, like, doubled.

Ryan Murphy

The one thing I can't forgive [Henry] for was ... the ratings were really a code intended for institutional buyers. They would know the actual rating was two degrees off the stated one. But the rest of his clients did not know that.

David Denby

You're already seeing the influence of aging baby boomers on TV. CBS is the ratings leader, and through 'CSI' and other shows it's really geared toward an older audience.

David Shumway

We can't control what the ratings will be. It's like, if you're going to go skiing, do you hope you'll have a good day of skiing? Yes. Do you hope you won't break your leg? Yes.

David Hyde Pierce

The ratings of Standard & Poor's on HBC may be affirmed, lowered or withdrawn, depending on the outcome of Standard & Poor's review.

Don Povilaitis

We have not always been as careful as we could have been, ... The current ratings system provides a solid foundation for helping parents guide their children and the enhancements that we propose today offer substantial potential for improvement.

Rob Friedman

The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.

Al Franken

I just think it's going to be a ratings disaster. They will inevitably pick up viewers in the beginning because of the curiosity factor. But I can't see that sustaining.

Bill Mclaughlin

That's almost unheard of for a network that's only been on-air for a few months. The bottom line is that we're getting good ratings, which means people are watching.

Jaime Nelson

Fox News looks like it continues to power along. They continue to get great ratings and they increase in value and the pricing is better.

Andrew Baker

Until Congress sets priorities and restrains overall spending, members will continue to get failed ratings for protecting the interests of taxpayers.

Tom Schatz

We still haven't released details on how the rollover predictability ratings will be conducted but that is imminent. It's part of our consumer safety information program that will be expanding to eventually include brake and lighting performance.

Ray Tyson

Among the people who do know who (Green) is, he has pretty favorable ratings. It's just that obviously it's a name recognition issue, and it's still pretty early. He really just has to get out there.

Wendy Scattergood

The norm is 16 positive, 25 negative for typical sports personality, ... Those with overwhelming positive ratings are the exceptions, not the rule.

Henry Schafer

The ratings reflect the group's excellent business position, based on high growth rates in its pharmaceuticals division, its global No.1 position as a provider of oncology drugs, well stocked late-stage pipeline, and conservative financial profile.

Olaf Toelke

I'm pissed that TBS changed their network and did not renew us. I hope they die a miserable burning death with their new program format because I'm pissed. Now again, I don't want TBS to burn to the ground literally. I just want their ratings to go down in smoldering flames. I'm just pissed that my show got jacked.

Dean Cain

So many people research online — the whole use of ratings, reviews and guides, all that keeps increasing.

Lauren Freedman

CBS was the only broadcast network to enjoy increased ratings across the board. We could not have enjoyed a more successful sweeps.

Dana Mcclintock

President Bush had the highest approval ratings ever after Desert Storm. Then Clinton took a role leading the party and won the presidency.

Bud Brannon

All sports ratings are up. When you take the NHL out of the picture other sports start getting a lot of attention from the media. That gets people interested.

Phil King

The Summer Games have typically gotten bigger audiences and higher ratings.

Jim Andrews

There is quite a bit more anticipation for this game, so the ratings should come close, if not pass that 2003 game. Especially if the game is close at the end, we have a chance to post a big number for this game.

Loren Matthews

It's a TV show before it's anything. I think sometimes people need to remember that, ... They have to have something that gets them good ratings.

Diana Degarmo

For an investor, it's a leap of faith that these ratings are accurate and predictive.

Jeff Tjornehoj

It wasn't sizzling in the ratings before. Now, with all the government pressure about broadcast indecency, it's certainly not worth the heat for either side.

John Higgins

They put on Ernie Dingo and their ratings went UP!

Paul Holmes

Fragmentation means more and more shows get lower and lower ratings. Events like the Super Bowl are arguably the only places advertisers can reach everyone in the U.S. at one time.

Tim Calkins

While the e-VAT and the impeachment issue have both been resolved favorably in recent days, we are maintaining our negative outlook on the Philippines' ratings.

James Mccormack

NBC will suffer a little bit from not having as effective cross-promotion as they would have had if the Olympics had greater ratings. It will be challenging for them for the next few months.

Mark Fratrik

I don't think it's critical to have those drivers. It might help the ratings a little, but I don't think it's necessary. If they're in that situation, I can tell you those drivers are going to try even harder to win those final 10 races ... They might gamble a little more, because they have nothing to lose.

Bill Weber

Certainly a team like the U.S. we know will have an impact on ratings and interest as well.

Tim Scanlan

It seems to me we are losing our way in an effort to get the ratings.

Matt Drudge

Hopefully, the ratings will go up. But this might drive some viewers to other options like cable or video on demand. People who were watching programming on the old networks may go elsewhere.

Lyle Schwartz

The fact credit rating agencies haven't changed their ratings is no surprise. I wouldn't have expected them to right away and it will take some time, but it now is more logical that credit ratings should go up rather than down.

George Magliano

CBC management is punishing these shows for a decline in ratings - a decline clearly brought on by its own brutal decision to lock out 5,000 professional workers last fall.

Stephen Waddell

I'm concerned that they might try to do that. Who [Bush] picks to replace Barreto will tell us what direction they're going to try to take it. They may try to hire somebody to straighten it all out because of the bad approval ratings.

Lloyd Chapman

Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents -- Republicans and conservatives.

Andy Kohut

The portals want to give good results and the little companies want to be up there with the big guys. After all, everyone and their brother wants to get higher ratings.

Paul Hagen

This is about Hillary Clinton and the presidency. It's an effort by the conservative wing of the Republican Party to keep the Clinton name in the press attached to negative publicity so that the negative ratings remain high.

Larry Hufford

You're being told that the TV rating system is enough to protect children, that it's ultimately up to parents to do something about the problem caused by Hollywood. This to me is an amazing dodge. The ratings system has been an inconsistent, inaccurate, arbitrary and capricious mess.

Brent Bozell

Overall the ratings are positive, but there is room for improvement. Ultimately, we hope all seats will achieve an 'A' rating.

Jeffrey Runge

The ratings upgrade is justified because things in Hong Kong are really improving.

Henry Tsoi

Parental confidence in the ESRB ratings has never been greater than what we see in this study. The number of parents nationwide that are aware of the ESRB ratings and using them regularly when choosing games for their families continues to grow with each year. In fact, not only are more parents using the ratings, they are using them more often than ever before.

Jay Campbell

The Biggest Loser has been a ratings winner right from the word go. It's a fantastic example of how well an international format can be tailored for the local market.

David Mott

The pact has the flaw that the accused are their own judges, so they really like the defendants. The ECB is here meting out the task of dispensing justice to the private ratings agencies.

Thomas Mayer

This could be an interesting product in the context of funding acquisitions ... to maintain ratings.

James Esposito

When we anticipate guests? needs, when we are flexible, when we are creative and we create a sense of privacy, all those five-star ratings will come.

Jan Chovanec

I think the president himself values diversity on the courts, ... It will be something that he'll consider. But I don't think it's more or less likely to be a factor because of poll ratings or anything else going on in the short-term news cycle.

David Leitch

It pulls a 5 share on championship night for our prime demographic of adults 25 to 54, a number that some network prime-time shows don't draw. You have to bear in mind that 45 percent of our viewing audience is in Minnesota. So we don't necessarily look for a high (ratings) number.

Charley Johnson

Impairment ratings don't necessarily correlate with functionality or lack thereof. Impairment ratings are legal numbers.

Dr. Mac Johnson

The TV ratings are meaningless.

Brent Bozell

You do what you can to improve those ratings, sign a lot of legislation between now and then and get out among the public and make your case...and use the perks of office to increase your visibility.

P.s. Ruckman

Assuming the two-percentage-point increase goes through in January, we will undertake a full review of the ratings, ... is what we are looking for from a ratings perspective.

James Mccormack

Higher ratings gives you the ability to set and charge higher rates, but I don't think that would change significantly as a result of this.

Jay Cooper

Suddenly sovereign credit ratings look a lot better in these countries and as a result banks would become more comfortable with African risk.

Razia Khan

His numbers aren't moving because the underlying concerns of the people giving him low approval ratings are not being addressed.

Aubrey Jewett

Some only fly for very specific types of training. We need to talk about how we could provide some types of ratings without owning the equipment.

Marguerite Cotto

There's no math equation that equals ratings or demographics or even (takes into consideration) 'The Man Show.' What the (bleep) is 'The Man Show' audience? You either go up there and connect, or you go up there and you don't connect.

Adam Carolla

The council's debt levels in the near term are likely to remain at levels consistent with the current ratings, despite rising.

Danielle Westwater

Because ratings were down in a high-single digit level, concerns are about the up-front advertising market, which may be soft, perhaps more for ABC than others. I think analysts have gotten nervous.

Jeffrey Logsdon

It seems the farther away we are from Hollywood, the better the ratings.

Martin Milner

It's not acceptable to be No. 3. I'm not going to rest easily until we improve both the quality and the ratings of all our shows.

Sean Mcmanus

It means their focus groups and polling are telling them that he is not a compelling source on these topics, and that is linked to his popularity ratings.

Barbara O'connor

I'm sure his ratings have gone up. I'm sure ad sales have gone up. I'm listening to him and I wasn't listening to him two months ago.

Steve Mather

The company expects to benefit from the ratings improvement at the CBS television network which, combined with the reduction in its cost structure, will enable the network to become a positive contributor to the company's future cash flows.

Mel Karmazin

Some of the ratings men have her very high, which surprises me.

Mark Morrissey

The next J.D. Power ratings showed improvement, and the Canton plant targeted the issues brought to light in that survey and worked on those as well.

David A. Boyer

That's like saying George Bush has higher positives [ratings] in Massachusetts than in the state of Texas. It's stunning.

Tim Woolstencroft

It was more of their quirky show. It was more like a cult show. The ratings weren't really that high.

Amy Sedaris

But at the beginning of this year, once the ratings were in for the first three or four stations, the sceptics became apostles.

Mike Henry

In the season's first eight episodes, 'Project Runway' has exceeded even our highest expectations for great buzz, and even greater ratings. Enough people have said, literally, 'I don't know what I'm going to do when Runway ends!', that we've made the decision to help them by extending the run!

Lauren Zalaznick

I think the biggest issue from this downgrade will be trust in Moody's as a ratings agency.

Takuji Aida

Certainly, the specter of this grand jury investigation hanging over the White House doesn't help the president's approval ratings.

Bill Sammon

They laid it on the line that the Nine Network would be run for profitability rather than ratings going forward.

Craig Shepherd

We pay based upon on ratings. As the audience grows, we pay more per ad.

Jack Miller

We expect to see changes as a result of this work and we will be using participation in the audit as part of our annual performance ratings for primary care trusts.

Anna Walker

These ratings are clear evidence of the positive affect we are having on the health of our members. Many of the most common chronic health problems, with the right combination of medical treatments and lifestyle choices, do not need to be debilitating or life-threatening.

Josh Bennett

If people didn't watch the show and (it would) get bad ratings, stations would drop it and that's what happened.

David Jernigan

Those ratings have come from fundamental improvements in monetary and fiscal policy. Deficit spending has declined considerably in emerging-market countries.

Dario Pedrajo

Tyson Foods is currently experiencing extremely difficult industry dynamics in two of its largest businesses, poultry and beef. This has severely pressured sales and profit margins and has caused Tyson Foods' credit ratings to deteriorate.

Farha Aslam

I am hungry for ratings, because it's a job review, a daily job review. But I try not to be a slave to them.

Andrew O'keefe

The ratings speak for themselves.

Paul Schur

The TV ratings are meaningless, ... there is no inter-network consistency in the ratings, nor is there even intra-network consistency.

Brent Bozell

Getting better television ratings than football says it all.

Thomas Bach

At this point, ratings aren't as crucial as they used to be.

Brad Rubin

We had to win this game because the power ratings are really important to us. We're No. 1, and we want to make sure we stay there.

Tom Gonsalves

We are very encouraged that as awareness and use among parents continue to rise to historic levels, trust in the ratings as a reliable source for determining which games are appropriate for their families continues to increase, as well.

Patricia Vance

In an industry that is accustomed to a daily diet of ratings, it becomes a little traumatic for everyone when you don't get them on time.

David Poltrack

It's always a good story when you can increase customer satisfaction ratings while you are also increasing business; it means you have the organization focused and executing on what matters.

Dan Fenton

You have a president with low approval ratings, and a Congress that's more worried about their re-election than his legacy.

Stanley E. Collender

It's very sophisticated and obviously meant to boost his ratings.

Joseph Disarro

People have a spring in their step. When you read that the TV ratings exceeded the final night of Big Brother, you know that you're heading in the right direction.

David Graveney

I have 'buy' ratings on Smithfield and Hormel. I don't follow Tyson, but I could understand why people might be bullish there, ... There's further to go for these companies.

Timothy Ramey

We expect it will earn higher side-impact test ratings with that standard equipment.

Dan Jarvis

Ratings are a fact of life. We're in this for the long haul. And we have a phenomenal evening of great music that you can't get anywhere else.

Neil Portnow

On ratings, fields, any benchmark, the Turnbull has undeniable claims.

Brian Hart

We are still nervous about our ratings, even at the reduced levels.

Scott Sprinzen

The ratings reflect the company's strong competitive position and strong operating performance. These positive factors are offset by the lack of available market instruments to allow full asset-liability management.

Paul Bradley

Most ordinary members of the public... neither understand nor care about the ratings battle, we of course do, because for us it is life or death.

Damian Fraser

Our research and the ratings clearly suggest that a daily show may have been too much.

John Skipper

I think all of us, and not the prime minister alone, should share the responsibility for low support ratings.

Taro Aso

These are young vibrant athletes who have a lot of energy and confidence that they can play. That excitement drives TV ratings and produces opportunities.

Cindy Davis

The ratings on Taiwan could be lowered if further fiscal slippages cause the debt burden to rise markedly.

Ping Chew

Each company has a different view of the world, ... That's why we try to have ratings based on the virus itself.

Vincent Weafer

It's a huge game, not only because it's Homecoming, but beating someone as highly ranked as Beckley gives you huge bonus (ratings) points because you know they are only going to continue to win more ball games.

Chip Mcmillian

The Republicans were making gains through the first four years of the administration - and they could have consolidated those gains and made further gains, ... I don't want to preclude anything, but with 38 percent approval ratings, Republicans gains are going to be hard to come by. More likely they will experience reversals.

Andrew Kohut

If he gets his approval ratings up to the mid-40s, then at least Republicans can fight on their own.

Chuck Todd

Trying to sell your funds on someone else's platform is hard. The funds better have four-star or five-star ratings, or else it's hard to stand out from the crowd.

James Mcglynn

Our radio ratings are through the roof. Unbelievably. Unexplainably. People are following them.

Kevin Kietzman

If the reforms become entrenched and future bad loans are reduced, then there are chances of the government's ratings being upgraded.

Ping Chew

A lot of times the bonds trade closer to investment grade before the actual ratings get there. The market has already baked it in.

Evan Mann

It looks totally appealing to kids. I always want to believe they see the ratings from the X Games and that they're looking for the next thing. They're seeing where the sports are progressing.

Erin Simmons

While major talent changes on daily network shows often lead to ratings erosion, that may not be the case for Today since ABC is facing its own ratings challenges now on Good Morning America .

Erik Sorenson

Ratings on Horizon Lines reflect its aggressive financial profile, modest financial flexibility, participation in the capital-intensive and competitive shipping industry, and an aging fleet.

Eric Ballantine

We may have had a little dip the last couple of years, but the ratings this year are holding their own.

Ed Moorhouse