Ratings for the show were inconsistent.

Ratings for the show's first season were unremarkable, but the second-season arrival of Joan Collins as Blake's scheming first wife Alexis heralded Dynasty rise into the Top 20.

Ratings, however, continued to drop and were further exacerbated by the timeslot switch as now the series was facing off against the strong NBC Thursday night line-up, which had regularly drawn the lion's share of the audience that night ( led by The Cosby Show, which had supplanted Dynasty as the # 1 show on television in 1986 and had continued to hold that lead ).

Ratings for The Colbys were poor and the show lasted for just two seasons, ending in 1987.

Like the two previous generations, TR Astras were assessed in the 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings, and shown to provide an " average " level of protection.

In accordance to the Monash University's 2008 update to the Used Car Safety Ratings, TS Astra models were rated " better than average " in the field of crash safety protection.

The Ratings steadily gained credibility, and were formally adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2003, and have become the official ICC Player Rankings.

Ratings were hampered throughout the station's history by signal reception issues, the eclectic nature of its format, and its limited budget.

Ratings were generally very good during the summertime during its eight years on Thursday nights despite competition from Knots Landing on CBS and Hill Street Blues on NBC.

Ratings were originally high after a successful marketing campaign but fell steadily throughout the year until 1993 when they rose dramatically.

Ratings, unfortunately, were still low during the first year Daly and Gless starred on the series together.

Ratings for the station during the early to mid 1970s were dismal, however, compared to longtime Bay Area stations WTVT and WFLA-TV and, as a result, the station nearly lost its ABC affiliation.

Regular segments featured on the show included Brak's School Daze, Zorak's Horror Scopes, Poets ' Corner, Brak's Monday Ratings Report, The Top 5 Cartoon Countdown ( discontinued in 1997 after the show's slot on Saturday mornings was shortened from an hour to a half hour ), Vacation Spots Around the Universe ( pieced together from clips of Ultra 7 episodes ), Messages from Outer Space ( also pieced together from the aforementioned Ultra 7, and starring the nefarious Hot Dog Men ), Mailbag Day, readings from the Cartoon Planet Storybook, messages from Count Floyd ( Joe Flaherty's local Public-access television cable TV horror movie host from SCTV ; the segments were originally shown on Hanna-Barbera's The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley ), Learning to Talk Italian, Nuggets of Joy from Zorak, Zorak's Helpful Hints, and Cooking with Brak.

Ratings were still moderate for Heat, although the show lost some popularity once SmackDown!

In Australia, Corolla models built between 1986 and 2006 were assessed in the Used Car Safety Ratings 2008:

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Ratings, averaging eleven million viewers over the four week run, were below expectations ; the serial failed to crack the Top Twenty programmes in the weeks it was broadcast.

Ratings for the series were often high by the standards of the time, the programme benefitted from following the variety based Sunday Night at the London Palladium, but not always.

Like the previous generation, JM / JP Apollos were assessed in the 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings, and were shown to provide an " average " level of protection.

Viewer Ratings of the channel were estimated in the dozens.

Rover 45 models were tested on three separate occasions by Thatcham's New Vehicle Security Ratings ( NVSR ) organisation and achieved the following ratings:

Ratings were extremely negative.

Ratings were provided on the other films.

* Comfortably averaging over 50 per innings ( the benchmark for batting greatness in Test cricket ), Lara has been ranked the number one batsman in Test cricket in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings several times.

Ratings reached a low of 8 million in February 1973, Pat Phoenix quit as Elsie Tanner, Violet Carson ( Ena Sharples ) was written out for most of the year due to illness, and Doris Speed ( Annie Walker ) took two months ' leave.

* Nielsen Media Research, the company which produces the Nielsen Ratings for American television

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The independent Fitch Ratings credit-rating agency downgraded the city of Chicago's bond rating in August 2010, citing the Daley administration ’ s habit of drawing on reserve funds for general operating expenses and underpaying its pension funds since well before the recession started, and pointed out the city lacks a plan for developing new revenue and faces a rising tide of fixed operating costs.

Ratings for CBC Television have declined in recent years.

An interesting note is that Hardin County has one of the lowest ISO Safety Ratings for its Fire Services outside of Jackson or Memphis, which reduces insurance rates for property substantially.

* Entertainment Software Ratings Board, which offers ratings for video games in a similar grouping to motion pictures

Ratings dropped for shows like Angel ( which was canceled in 2004 ), and the network failed to launch new hit shows to take their places.

Ratings for the show peaked during the 1996 – 1997 season, with 4. 4 average rating.

From 1978 to 1980, Dash worked as member of the Classifications and Ratings Administrations for the Motion Picture Association of America.

As of 2010, it continues to hold on to the second-placed position in weekly Nielsen Ratings for daytime dramas.

Ratings for the nightly news broadcast declined shortly thereafter, possibly due in part to the lack of chemistry between Reasoner and Walters.

* Ratings Percentage Index, the NCAA ranking system ( most well known for its use in basketball )

In January 2005, Algorithmics was acquired by Fitch Group for $ 175 million, which is also the parent company of Fitch Ratings.

Ratings had been in decline for some time, falling to even lower levels during 1986, resulting in Network Ten deciding in July 1986 to not renew the series for another year.

Major League Baseball media director John Lazarus said of the new arrangement between NBC and ABC " Ratings couldn't get more from one network so we approached another.

" Ratings in the coveted 18 – 49 demographic were high enough, and the show was near the threshold for number of episodes needed for syndication, so a limited fourth season of 13 episodes was ordered.

The reviewer added that Gigantor was popular ; he said " Ratings so far are reportedly good, but strictly pity the tikes and their misguided folks.

Ratings were still low, so WCFL evolved by the end of 1983 to an adult contemporary format.