2012 Event The Egan-Jones Ratings Company projects Italy has a one-year default probability of 22%, downgrading the country to CCC+ from B+ 2012 Event The credit ratings of European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain are downgraded by Moody's Investors Service 2012 Event Moody's Investor's Service issues a negative outlook for the credit ratings for Austria, France and the United Kingdom 2011 Event Reports indicate the credit ratings agency Standard & Poors will review 15 nations for possible downgrades, including France and Germany 1996 Event Television industry executives agree to adopt a ratings system 1994 Event MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings 1971 Event "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1923 Birthday Arthur C Nielsen, market researcher, TV's Nielsen's Ratings
