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How to shop for a hospital

Jan 28, 2015
You could turn to a hospital-rating company or mine these resources to make a decision.

Nielsen finds a pretty giant glitch in its ratings

Oct 10, 2014
The television ratings company has been reporting incorrect ratings for the past six months.

Could Gotham improve Fox ratings?

Sep 22, 2014
How can the once unbeatable network improve its ratings this season?

New York cracks down on false reviews

Sep 23, 2013
New York's Attorney General has slapped 19 companies with fines for writing fake online reviews.
Employees of the online review site Yelp at the East Coast headquarters of the tech company in New York City. New York is cracking down on fake online reviews.
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Weird Wimbledon threatens to upset ratings and ads

Jul 2, 2013
What the ouster of big names like Serena Williams and Roger Federer could mean for ESPN's ratings and revenue.

Academy Awards ratings down from last year

Feb 28, 2011
This final note today, the first and last comment you'll hear on this broadcast about last night's Academy Awards. Somebody here in the office...

An American pastime v. twinkle toes

Nov 2, 2010
This final note today, which to be honest, does kind of have me scratching my head and wondering about the American television-watching public....

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