1.   A marginally rated show runs the risk of disappointing its audience and looking foolish.

2.   NBC was helped by its powerhouse lineup Thursday, which produced the five highest rated regular shows for the month.

3.   New York time was its highest rated show all year.

4.   Studios USA rewarded the Fox station, WFLD, with a contract permitting it to run the highly rated show twice a day.

5.   They had the number-three rated show out of almost forty ... stations.

6.   It is still the third highest rated show in history.

7.   It is still the third highest rated show in U.S. history.

8.   The quiz show also virtually swept the top rated shows, capturing five of the top six slots.