Nielsen rating

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an estimate of the total number of viewers for a particular television program, expressed as a percentage of the total number of viewers whose television sets are on at the time and based on a monitoring of the sets of a preselected sample of viewers.

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Origin of Nielsen rating

First recorded in 1960–65; after the A.C. Nielsen Co., its originator

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How to use Nielsen rating in a sentence

Only one other Star Wars film has earned a PG-13 rating, the 2005 prequel Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
However, first time Star Wars director J.J. Abrams has never made a film with any other rating.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Sweden explores new frontiers in our misguided, foolish, pointless obsession with rating and censoring entertainment.
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism|Nick Gillespie|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Critics swooned, with the Los Angeles Daily News giving it an “A” rating.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon|Marcus Baram|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Generally, the better the rating, the lower the borrowing cost for the issuer.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 9|PunditFact.com|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At ordinary rating that fine blooded cow would have brought at least a hundred dollars.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
In 1887 the Yacht Racing Association rating rule came into force, and though some races were provided for the 25-ft.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
This was owing to there still being a tonnage class, A, B and C, the new rating and the length classes.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
The sound of a carriage, which stopped at the door, interrupted the rating which the old draper already quaked at.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket|Honore de Balzac
And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a Lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney