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 steamy drama is now Crave’s biggest original series on record, growing its viewership by nearly 400% in initial seven-day streams following its debut two weeks ago on Friday, November 28, per mParticle and Amazon Channels internal data. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025

This was the third Cup of MLS’ Apple era, with the previous two finals seeing declining viewership on traditional TV, down to 468,000 for last year’s matchup. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025

And Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin’s sci-fi novels, hit the top spot on the streaming giant’s TV viewership list. —Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025

Despite Clark’s missing most of the season with an injury—something Wilson, to be clear, did not cheer—viewership for both the regular season and postseason was up 5% to 6% on a per-game average across ESPN networks. —Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025

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