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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Whether the name change will have any impact on viewership or audience size is a real question. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Thai content generated more than 750 million viewership hours on Netflix in 2024 alone, with over 15 Thai titles reaching the platform’s global top 10 non-English lists. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025 The 2025 season saw record-breaking attendance, partnership revenue, and TV viewership. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 There’s nothing ruinous about October’s viewership numbers. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for viewership

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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 9 Nov. 2025.

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