: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup

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Record-breaking viewership and attendance have led to historic revenue targets. Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026 All viewership data is sourced from Nielsen Big Data+ Panel, Adobe Analytics and ComScore Social, as provided by Telemundo. Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The World Cup ran from June 11 to July 19 on Telemundo and Peacock (and Fox of course) with the juggernaut final between Spain and Argentina generating record viewership that will boost the current third quarter. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 July 2026 With an average-minute audience of 3 million streamers across the 104 match windows, Telemundo’s digital viewership grew +297% compared to 767,000 per match during the Qatar tourney. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026 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 28 Jul. 2026.

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