At the end of the season, he had an official rating of 75, approximately forty pounds below top class.

I averaged less than 14 m.p.g. over all, well below its official rating of 18 to 24.

For one thing, it was too strong, a good ten units above its official rating - or so I thought.

An estimated 75 million people saw Sunday night's telecasts according to the official ratings.

Neither run gave many clues to the gelding's true status, though he has an official rating of 148.

But major studios like Universal have signed an agreement that they will not release any of their films without an official rating.

Racing in handicaps, she won four times and finished second twice as her official rating rose to 140.

Hence, sometimes the official ratings end up lower than the overnight ratings.

The second series premiered 7.47 million viewers in the official ratings.

Through last Friday's official ratings, the number was 18.9 percent.