41.   Bottom line is that these all-too-overrated ratings have been better than anything else on TV right now as rerun summer begins.

42.   A common complaint is that the ratings are age-based, not content-based.

43.   A junk rating is possible.

44.   A rating is the percentage of all possible TV homes.

45.   A rating is the percentage of all TV households in the United States.

46.   A so-called double-A rating is usually the highest rating credit-rating companies give to a company with profits affected by swings in the economy.

47.   ABC is suffering from a declining revenue base, mainly because its prime-time ratings are beyond dismal.

48.   Abysmal ratings are the main reason.

49.   According to Abrams, at the time of this season finale, the ratings were the highest ever, the show having successfully rebounded from its sophomore slump.

50.   ABC executives said the prime-time ratings are not a significant issue for late-night ratings.