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audience share

American

noun

the percentage of households with television sets in use or tuned to a particular station during a specific period of time.

Etymology

Origin of audience share

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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The debut show 226,000 viewers, a 3.2% audience share, according to overnight viewing figures from BARB.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Zillow’s overarching strategy is to narrow the gap between its audience share in home search and the share of transactions it monetizes.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

KUSC, which airs on 91.5 FM in Los Angeles, pulled a 3.0 audience share in December, according to Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

In present circumstances, there is no way that "House of Cards" could be as popular, quite apart from the fact that lead actor Kevin Spacey’s real-life misadventures might repel a significant potential audience share.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

Are there two destinies? and must all this audience share one or the other?

From New Tabernacle Sermons by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

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