NIELSEN RATINGS
Nielsen ratings: translation
Nielsen ratings Niel‧sen rat‧ings [ˈniːlsn ˌreɪtɪŋz] also Nielsens noun [plural] trademark MARKETING
a system used to show how many people watch particular television programmes in the US. The Nielsen ratings are used by television companies to decide how much to charge for advertising during particular programmes, and also to decide on whether to continue making or broadcasting a particular programme:
• It was one of the top three ranked TV shows in the Nielsen ratings last week.