I love the ratings here, have followed closely since 2019. It's tough to say what they really represent, and this week has clearly pushed them further into the unknown. I think we all know what's going on, but do you need to prevent it? I think you probably have to let it happen, if it happens, but you will probably see it subside over time. Then the positive votes start to show up again, right the ship.

I feel the best way to keep these true, is to motivate folks to vote here. You're probably going to get a lot of votes when you turn it back on, great, good start. But keep it going and encourage people to cast theirs. Hold them accountable, as one phan mentioned. Post their votes in their profile (i noticed this is active already). And make sure they can only vote once per show, no edits/revisions allowed either. Incentivize maybe, offer access to special stat analytics once you've voted x times. (we're all geeks for data aren't we?) Truth will prevail. Good luck.