an audience of viewers, esp. of television, either generally or of a particular kind or program
Viewership is at its peak in the evening hours
Word origin
[1950–55; viewer + -ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, International Gothic, bleep, conflict of interest, point spread-ship is a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill,etc. Other words that use the affix -ship include: clerkship, friendship, statesmanship
Examples of 'viewership' in a sentence
viewership
Every extra day he keeps the thing going, viewership goes up and money pours in.
Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2001)
If you don't go near it, you're going to lose your viewership or readership.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The next level has to be higher-quality drama, which will translate into higher viewership.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Now, gauging viewership has all along been an exercise left to the industry.
Outlook India (2008)
It had a very small but fiercely loyal viewership.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Baywatch had an estimated viewership of 1.1 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
40 per cent decline in viewership last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The motive was now all about selling records and gaining viewership.
Globe and Mail (2010)
It is believed the series has the oldest viewership of any soap on air.
The Sun (2009)
We need parity in pay, coverage and viewership.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
But he added that its viewership has been falling in recent days.