81.  They have a smaller audience and lower ratings almost by definition.

82.  This reflected a soft advertising market, lower ratings and higher prime-time programming costs.

83.  Thus, while "Frasier" has slightly lower overall ratings this year than last, the show has enhanced its syndication value immeasurably.

84.  Two of the three, NBC and CBS, recorded lower ratings than the week before, while ABC was up just one-tenth of a ratings point.

85.  Under NBC and CBS, Saturday afternoon games got steadily lower ratings; they were disposed of under TBN.

86.  Washington and Chicago received lower ratings.

87.  Wheat futures advanced late in the session on speculative buying and slightly lower ratings for the U.S. spring wheat outlook.

88.  With lower ratings, Indonesian companies such as Bank Rakyat Indonesia, may find themselves struggling to raise funds when domestic interest rates have surged.

89.  With lower entertainment value and resulting lower ratings, the networks are no longer willing to scrap their lucrative prime-time lineups for wall-to-wall politics.

90.  With lower ratings, the stations would have to charge less for commercials.