Hooperating

noun

Hoop·​erat·​ing

variants or Hooper rating

¦hu̇pəˈrāt|iŋ,

¦hüp-,

-āt|,

|ēŋ

plural -s

: a percentage indication of the number of radios or television sets tuned to a particular program at a particular time

rain on a Sunday raises Hooperatings

—Saul Carson

the most glamorous, high Hooperating show on the air

—Frederic Wakeman

Word History

Etymology

after Claude E. Hooper †1954 American statistician

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