local television station reported that one-fifth of the television households in its market were watching a special prime time movie on its TV channel during the 8:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m.time period during the November "sweeps" period.What would be the movie's rating?

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The movie's rating would be 20, assuming that one rating point is equal to one percent of the total number of television households in the market. If one-fifth (20%) of the households were watching the movie during the time period, then the rating would be 20.

Local Television Station Reported That One-Fifth of the Television Households