21.  More than half of the parents surveyed in a recent Associated Press poll said they generally ignore the new TV ratings.

22.  New ratings for the two groups were announced Friday by A.M. Best Co. of Oldwick, N.J., the leading rating concern for insurance companies.

23.  Newsweek TV critic Rick Marin questions whether the new ratings system announced last week by President Clinton and television executives will really shield kids from sex and violence.

24.  New ratings that would indicate whether the Boston audience for "The Connection" decreased during the post-Lydon tryout period should be available Wednesday.

25.  Of 2,743 new ratings tracked by Bloomberg earlier this year, only 1 percent were sells.

26.  Now the cook needed that hug, because the new rating was cold indeed: one measly bean.

27.  On the other hand, only half of the parents surveyed said they actually use the new TV ratings that were expressly tailored for that purpose.

28.  Other Northeast Utilities debt remained at investment grade levels even with the new ratings.

29.  President Bill Clinton has suggested giving the new ratings a 10-month trial period before drawing conclusions.

30.  President Clinton has cautiously supported the new ratings system, asking they be given a 10-month trial period.