http://dir.salon.com/topics/ratings/?source=rss&aim=ratings en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT By Andrew Leonard Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/21/rachel_maddow_ratings_success/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/21/rachel_maddow_ratings_success/index.html?source=rss It's all about Princeton professor star power. Go Tigers! By Lynn Harris Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/09/22/ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/09/22/ptsd/index.html?source=rss Mentally scarred by the horrors they've endured in Iraq, many returning U.S. soldiers say the military isn't giving them the help they deserve. By Allen Barra Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/11/01/series/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/11/01/series/index.html?source=rss Blame it on late games and regionalism -- not the great baseball. And has anybody checked the NBA ratings lately? By Keith Olbermann Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/olbermann/2002/10/30/series/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/olbermann/2002/10/30/series/index.html?source=rss Greedy, shortsighted owners and one-dimensional teams playing bad baseball add up to an event that nobody cares about. By Eric Boehlert Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/05/cnn_fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/05/cnn_fox/index.html?source=rss Digging through Gary Condit's tabloid trash and courting Rush Limbaugh, is the venerable all-news network playing catch-up to the Fox News Channel? By Eric Boehlert Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2001/06/19/nba_destiny/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2001/06/19/nba_destiny/index.html?source=rss What happens when a television network tries to entertain an arena full of basketball fans with platinum pop groups? The fans bite back. By Andy Dehnart Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/11/27/arbitron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/11/27/arbitron/index.html?source=rss I was a post-teen Arbitron diarist -- and all I got was a lousy 4 bucks. By David Thomson Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/22/thomson_fall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/22/thomson_fall/index.html?source=rss Our ever-hopeful filmgoer suggests what might turn us on this fall and winter, and what might make politicians mad. They could be the same things. By Gregg Kilday Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/03/ratings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/03/ratings/index.html?source=rss As Hollywood comedies get coarse 'n' coarser, ratings ain't what they used to be. By Eric Boehlert Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/20/nbaratings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/20/nbaratings/index.html?source=rss Come back, Mr. Jordan: The NBA Finals are in danger of going down as the lowest-rated playoffs since 1981, while couch potatoes turn off college games, too. What's wrong with hoops? By Sean Elder Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/04/07/gumbel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/04/07/gumbel/index.html?source=rss As "The Early Show" struggles for an audience, its host may be longing to escape. By Sean Elder Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/03/13/cable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/03/13/cable/index.html?source=rss What will the all-news networks do now that the McCain and Bradley dramas are over? By Mark Gimein Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/10/consumer_reviews/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/10/consumer_reviews/index.html?source=rss Why else would visitors to consumer rating sites like Deja.com rank Rolling Rock the second-best beer and Alan Keyes the top presidential candidate? By Mark Gimein Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/13/epinions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/13/epinions/index.html?source=rss Epinions launches a ratings site with a twist: Users don't just rate products. They rate each other's opinions. By Nikki Finke Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1999/06/16/legends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1999/06/16/legends/index.html?source=rss The American Film Institute's silly list of "50 Greatest Screen Legends" plunks that august body into the same leaky boat as the Letterman Top 10 list. By David Futrelle Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/12/22/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/12/22/media/index.html?source=rss Pregnant lesbian strippers and unrepentant impotent bigamists debate the classics on Jerry Springer's Book Club!