NBC’s “Today” Show has long been the most popular morning show until last year, when its rating, for the first time, fell behind to its rival ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

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Until直到

Until last year/this year直到去年/今年

Rating收视率

NBC’s “Today” is loosing to ABC’s “Good Morning America” by about 800,000 total viewers a day. In the 25-54-year-old group, it is lowering few than 100,000 viewers. NBC and ABC are now scrutinizing the numbers; however, NBC’s host Matt Lauer has already been harshly criticized.

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Scrutinize仔细地检查，排查

Some people say that rating is essential in the U.S. society and television industry. It increases competitiveness of shows and make sure that reporters get their jobs done.

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Get the job done把工作做完

But others say that rating and business interest makes media industries unethical. Many reporters chose not to report in an unbiased way in order to earn personal benefits.

但是过分注重收视率却让媒体的道德指标有所下降p+AIN&4jx#Y[9。很多记者为了利益经常会放弃公正的报道方式FE_S5d+^h*hbT94s。

Unbiased=objective公正的，没有偏见的