SBT Finishes Second in TV Ratings in São Paulo and Rio
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SBT is a TV channel in Brazil. On Sunday, it had good ratings.
A company called Ibope checks how many people watch TV. It gives channels a number.
SBT got the second-best number in São Paulo. It also got the second-best number in Rio de Janeiro.
This is called the vice-leadership. It means SBT was not first, but it was second.
People at SBT are happy about this. The channel did well on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Many TV channels want good ratings. Good ratings show that many people watch the shows.
SBT will check the next ratings on Monday. The channel hopes to do well again.
Vocabulary15 words
- ratings
- numbers that show how many people watch TV
- Ibope
- a company that counts TV viewers in Brazil
- vice-leadership
- second place, not first
- channel
- a TV station
- viewers
- people who watch TV
- audience
- all the people watching
- broadcast
- to show on TV
- network
- a big TV company
- program
- a TV show
- data
- numbers and facts
- competitor
- another channel that wants to win too
- market
- a city or area where TV is watched
- result
- what happens at the end
- schedule
- the list of show times
- success
- doing well
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1. A TV channel 2. Counts TV viewers 3. No, it finished second
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SBT is a TV _____ in Brazil. On Sunday, it had good _____.
A company called Ibope _____ how many people watch TV. It gives channels a _____.
SBT got the second-best number in São Paulo. It also got the second-best number in Rio de _____.
This is called the _____. It means SBT was not first, but it was _____.
People at SBT are _____ about this. The channel did well on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Many TV channels want good ratings. Good ratings show that many people _____ the shows.
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