viewership

noun

view·​er·​ship ˈvyü-ər-ˌship 

: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup

Examples of viewership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nielsen ratings for Dokoupil's first five days on air showed a 23% drop in viewership from the year prior, when then-anchor Norah O'Donnell was concluding her tenure at the helm of the broadcast. —Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026

Wonder Project is the latest media brand to embrace the creator economy in an effort to drive viewership of its shows and to better understand the core audience for its TV series and movies. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

The Bears-Packers game drew the most concurrent viewers and highest single-day global viewership in the history of Prime Video, according to the company’s first-party data. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026

The awards show may get that Generation Alpha viewership yet. —Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewership

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip