viewership
noun
view·er·ship ˈvyü-ər-ˌship 
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup
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The global total has surpassed 20 million viewers, a 68% improvement on the global viewership reached by the Season 2 premiere in the same amount of time. —
Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 In a year where viewership is down pretty much across the board, the O'Reilly Series on the CW has been surging. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Moreover, the ongoing gains in live sports deliveries and the concomitant drop in entertainment viewership all but assure that in-game units will sell out sooner. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 After a solid ratings start, the spinoff saw its viewership dip to a low in the fall finale and stay low in its winter return before rebounding and hitting two series high marks, one in late January and one in late March. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viewership
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 In a year where viewership is down pretty much across the board, the O'Reilly Series on the CW has been surging. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Moreover, the ongoing gains in live sports deliveries and the concomitant drop in entertainment viewership all but assure that in-game units will sell out sooner. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 After a solid ratings start, the spinoff saw its viewership dip to a low in the fall finale and stay low in its winter return before rebounding and hitting two series high marks, one in late January and one in late March. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viewership
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