Digital receiver and method of providing real-time rating thereof

A digital receiver and a method of providing rating information in the digital receiver are disclosed, in which rating information on channels available in the digital receiver is provided to a user to provide the user convenience in selecting a channel. The method of providing rating information in a digital receiver comprises the steps of transmitting a first signal to a server in a rating notification mode, the first signal including setting information; receiving a second signal from the server, the second signal including setting details on rating information collection; transmitting a third signal to the server if the digital receiver is set as a rating information collecting target based on the second signal, the third signal including channel watching information of the digital receiver; and receiving a fourth signal from the server, the fourth signal including rating information.