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

The rise of the Liberty and Unrivaled has come hand in hand with the meteoric rise in popularity of women’s basketball in the last couple of years, with the W’s attendance, viewership, and cultural resonance quickly skyrocketing. —Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026

Taron Egerton also starred in the feature that actually saw its viewership numbers rise in the second week. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026

According to materials shared with prospective investors and viewed by Sportico, last weekend’s event on Australia’s Gold Coast drew more than 50,000 attendees and saw online viewership increase 30% year-over-year. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026

Season 2 of Murder In a Small Town improved on Season 1’s 7-day multiplatform audience by +11%, and saw series highs in both 7-day total multiplatform and streaming with solid showing in Hulu and a rare year-to-year linear viewership increase. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 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