viewer
noun OPAL W
/ˈvjuːə(r)/
/ˈvjuːər/
- a person watching television or a video on the internet
- The programme attracted millions of viewers.
- British television viewers saw him this week in a BBC documentary.
- The average American TV viewer spends five hours a day watching the small screen.
- an attempt to attract younger viewers
- Her performance has grabbed the attention of 100 million YouTube viewers.
- viewer of something a regular viewer of the show
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb1- BBC viewers saw the prime minister lose his cool on last night's ‘Question Time’.
- Hundreds of viewers called in to complain after the show.
- It is estimated that four million viewers watched the programme.
- Many producers have a low opinion of the average viewer's intelligence.
- More than six million viewers tuned in to see the game.
- Most cable viewers have a few channels that they watch regularly.
- TV viewers saw the giant funnel of a tornado speeding across the fields.
- The announcer informed viewers that programmes would be running late.
- The announcer informed viewers that the game had been postponed.
- The evening news is to change its serious image in a bid to attract more viewers.
- The first series is probably the one best remembered by fans and casual viewers alike.
- The new sitcom has been a big hit with viewers.
- The presenter's style may alienate some viewers.
- Viewers can vote for their favourite/favorite performer.
- We want to present viewers with something they haven't seen before.
- While fewer people are attending football matches, armchair viewers are growing in number.
- a major new drama series that looks set to shock television viewers
- attempts to lure younger viewers to the channel
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- television
- TV
- cable
- …
- attract
- draw
- draw in
- …
- see something
- watch something
- tune in
- …
- a person who looks at or considers something
- Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.
- Many informed viewers of the current political scene are becoming critical of the government.
- a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it