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Game 6 drew the highest NBA finals television ratings in eight years.The Boston Celtics’ deciding victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night earned a 10.7 rating on ABC, the network said Wednesday. It’s the highest since Game 6 of the 2000...
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Fitch Ratings says it downgraded its rating on Ford Motor Co. and its credit arm further into junk status.
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The U.S. has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes?The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it will put...
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Game 4 of the NBA finals on Thursday night had an 8.7 rating on ABC, down from a 9.2 for Game 3 on Tuesday night.The network said Friday that the Boston Celtics’...
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Game 3 of the NBA Finals drew the highest television ratings of the series.The Lakers’ 87-81 win Tuesday night earned a 9.2 rating on ABC, the network said...
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ESPN’s first year of Masters coverage was a big hit.The broadcast of the second round Friday was the most-viewed golf telecast on cable, producing a 3.1 rating....
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Standard & Poor’s said Wednesday it cut the ratings on 1,713 classes of securities, worth some $23.35 billion, backed by mortgages issued in the first six...
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In stories Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 about TV ratings for the PBS miniseries “The War,” The Associated Press reported misleading viewership estimates based on...
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