viewership
noun
view·er·ship
ˈvyü-ər-ˌship 
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup
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Last Monday, more than twelve million people watched the University of Iowa beat Louisiana State University in the N.C.A.A. tournament’s Elite Eight, shattering ESPN’s record viewership for women’s basketball.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Clark Helps Set NCAA Viewing Record As WNBA Eyes Rising Star | Game Changers 21:59
Devoted sports fans have been captivated by the women's tournament this year, as evidenced by record-breaking viewership numbers.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Regular season games have averaged an audience of 476,000 on ESPN platforms, a viewership increase of 37%.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The rematch storyline will be responsible for the inevitable record viewership number for a regional final.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Amazon’s viewership figure isn’t just limited to that Friday through Sunday period.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
However, according to Sports Illustrated, overall U.S. viewership was down from 2022, though interest in the domestic races remains very strong.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Mexico’s national team is the most popular national team in the country in terms of attendance and TV viewership.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And then there's Clark, whose effortless 3-pointers are helping drive massive spikes in viewership of women’s college basketball, which is up 60% across all national networks, according to Michael Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics at Fox Sports.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Clark Helps Set NCAA Viewing Record As WNBA Eyes Rising Star | Game Changers 21:59
Devoted sports fans have been captivated by the women's tournament this year, as evidenced by record-breaking viewership numbers.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Regular season games have averaged an audience of 476,000 on ESPN platforms, a viewership increase of 37%.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The rematch storyline will be responsible for the inevitable record viewership number for a regional final.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Amazon’s viewership figure isn’t just limited to that Friday through Sunday period.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
However, according to Sports Illustrated, overall U.S. viewership was down from 2022, though interest in the domestic races remains very strong.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Mexico’s national team is the most popular national team in the country in terms of attendance and TV viewership.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And then there's Clark, whose effortless 3-pointers are helping drive massive spikes in viewership of women’s college basketball, which is up 60% across all national networks, according to Michael Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics at Fox Sports.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Viewership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewership. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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