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 change might not mean more invitations to the Big Dance for underdogs because the NCAA and its media partners favor large, established schools with large, established fan bases for viewership and revenue. —Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

That shift coincided with declining viewership for his games. —Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

That changed in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic forced people inside and online, leading to a spike in streaming viewership — and a concurrent rise in discussion on Letterboxd. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewership

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
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• fellowship
• fingertip