viewership

noun

view·​er·​ship ˈvyü-ər-ˌship How to pronounce viewership (audio)
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup

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Simply by virtue of being an HBO drama with good viewership numbers, The Penguin is at least going to be in the awards conversation. Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 The good news is that yes, Outer Banks has been renewed for season 5, so no struggling for viewership to make that happen. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 This will be followed by Gunn’s big screen rendition of Superman on July 11, 2025. DC’s HBO series The Penguin continues to break viewership records averaging 1.8 million U.S. cross-platform viewers, the drama’s strongest single-day performance for the overall series in the states on Oct. 20. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 To capitalize on this reach and expand the music industry’s distribution channels, record labels should look beyond the initial reach of the game and see the wide-angle viewership of the audience. Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for viewership 

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of viewership was in 1952

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“Viewership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewership. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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