Despite the high-profile exits, the episodes were beaten in the ratings by rival soap Coronation Street, which garnered 14 million viewers.

Letters to Laugh-In was soundly beaten in the ratings.

The network was regularly beaten in the ratings by CNN Headline News.

I consider Ed a friend - unless he starts beating me in the ratings, at which point I plan to downgrade him to acquaintance.

The Kris-Korina tandem was able to beat Sis consistently in the ratings.

The series grew in popularity and by 1997 was attracting an average of 750,000 viewers nationally, occasionally beating commercial stations in the ratings.

The long-running serial was being regularly beaten in the ratings by rival soap EastEnders.

It was the first time The Simpsons beat The Cosby Show in the ratings.

But despite consistently beating 92.5 in the ratings, the station did not bill very well.

It drew top talent away from the WWF and beat them in the ratings.