viewership
noun
view·er·ship
ˈvyü-ər-ˌship 
: a television audience especially with respect to size or makeup
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Season 3 viewership is up 39% over Season 2 on Paramount+ with Showtime, per parent company Paramount Global.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
But fans clearly missed seeing the endearing — if dim-witted — Joey alongside his pals Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), and Ross (David Schwimmer), because viewership steadily declined as the series progressed.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Basketball leads Although ad spending and viewership growth expanded across all women’s sports, basketball made notable strides with both programming and star power.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
This ad-dollar boom aligns with a spike in women’s sports viewership.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
But fans clearly missed seeing the endearing — if dim-witted — Joey alongside his pals Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), and Ross (David Schwimmer), because viewership steadily declined as the series progressed.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Basketball leads Although ad spending and viewership growth expanded across all women’s sports, basketball made notable strides with both programming and star power.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
This ad-dollar boom aligns with a spike in women’s sports viewership.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Viewership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewership. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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