viewership
noun
view·er·ship
ˈvyü-ər-ˌship 
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup
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Moving to YouTube offers a way to reach a broader, more global audience at a time when traditional television viewership has declined.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 premiere episode on January 2, 2026, set a viewership record on MTV, delivering double-digit growth over last season.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The launch drew nearly 600 attendees, including customers and industry professionals, while online viewership surpassed one million.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Its regional sports network, Sportsnet, also carries some national games for Canadian viewership.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 premiere episode on January 2, 2026, set a viewership record on MTV, delivering double-digit growth over last season.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The launch drew nearly 600 attendees, including customers and industry professionals, while online viewership surpassed one million.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Its regional sports network, Sportsnet, also carries some national games for Canadian viewership.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Viewership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewership. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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