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

Broadcast is still particularly good at delivering high viewership during live sports games, Nelson noted. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

After laying off 6% of employees and bouncing both its content chief and head of feature films last week, Netflix reported its third straight quarter of slowing revenue growth Tuesday and acknowledged its stagnating viewership. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Bad Bunny's halftime performance this past February produced the largest drop in Super Bowl viewership during halftime in history. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Chief among them is its slowing viewership growth of late, a trend that prompted last week’s replacement of Bajaria with Peter Rice. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewership

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