viewership

noun

view·​er·​ship ˈvyü-ər-ˌship How to pronounce viewership (audio)
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup

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While the other networks gained, Fox News noted that its viewership picked up month-over-month in March, as well as quarter over quarter. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026 Over the past seven months, local interest has surged and Freedman said LAFC has found a broadcast audience more than double the size of its existing global viewership in Korea, where MLS added media deals with streamer Coupang Play and sports network SpoTV in aftermath of Son’s signing. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2026 According to Disney, viewership has grown each week since the premiere. Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 Fairplay’s campaign comes shortly after Google’s AI Futures Fund invested $1 million into Animaj, an AI animation studio that makes videos for kids and draws in staggeringly high viewership numbers, according to Bloomberg. Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viewership

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of viewership was in 1952

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“Viewership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewership. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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