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 stats from Nielsen Media Research also point to an average viewership of 231,000 women ages 25-54 and 179,000 women 18-49. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

In the age of on-demand viewership, sports broadcasts are one of the only things people will watch with advertisements. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The bonus stemmed from a unique deal the production banner negotiated with Netflix that gave the cast and crew additional compensation if the film met certain viewership thresholds. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

YouTube has long topped Nielsen's streaming viewership list, and deals that see more of traditional media's content embedded into the tech platform could become more commonplace. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewership

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