But both Clinton and Sanders had received "A" ratings on the group's congressional legislative scorecard.
And two of those schools received "A" ratings from the Department of Education.
Simon Cowell's hit Saturday night show has also received a ratings slump for the past three series.
Greek debt received a ratings downgrade as early as 2004 – can anyone remember a French or German politician urging arms suppliers to be more cautious about selling on credit?
"North Star" received lower ratings than the following episode "Similitude", which received a ratings share of 3.0/5%.
By contrast, all three box-office leaders received A ratings from CinemaScore, with the top dog, "Captain America," getting solid reviews and an 89% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
It works something like this: When a popular show receives a ratings hit due to forces outside its control ― say, a big football game that pushes the show's starting time back, or a holiday that sends viewers away from their TVs ― a network will slightly misspell the show name, for that day only, when logging it into Nielsen, a global information company that tracks ratings around the country.
Ratings increased as the season progressed, with the fourth episode receiving a 1.7 ratings share among adults 18-49, a tenth of a point higher than the pilot episode.
The seventh episode had a viewership of 3.06 million, receiving a 1.8 ratings share in the 18-49 demographic; a series high.
Officials involved in drafting the plan hope the two new subsidiaries will both receive triple-A ratings, though the firm backing mortgage-related bonds could be rated slightly lower.
Although the episode was a ratings success, receiving a 5.0/13 in the Nielsen ratings among people aged 18 49, and garnering 11.2 million viewers overall, the episode received mixed reviews, with many critics criticizing it as a complete copy of the original.
