viewership

[vyoo-er-ship]

noun

1. an audience of viewers, especially of television, either generally or of a particular kind or program.

   Viewership is at its peak in the evening hours.

Word History and Origins

Origin of viewership¹

First recorded in 1950–55; viewer + -ship

Example Sentences

Every few years that it does air, Netflix knows there is a guaranteed high ceiling of acquisition, retention and viewership power,” Katz said.

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YouTube TV said its viewership data doesn’t support keeping the service in its most popular package of channels, which TelevisaUnivision disputed.

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In this respect, “The Tiny Chef Show” is a microcosm of the uncertainty that’s plagued both the Hollywood and the broader economy during a series of protracted challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic and the writers’ and actors’ strikes to the decline of linear television viewership and the rise of artificial intelligence.

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With linear TV viewership in decline for everything besides live sports, networks are desperate to secure scripted hits.

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YouTube pushed back, pointing to declining viewership for ABC and other channels, for which Disney had been seeking fee increases.

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