noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
percentage of viewers that watched television programs or other video broadcasts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English viewer Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English viewership From viewer + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
收視率 /收视率
(shōushìlǜ)
— percentage of viewers
Dutch:
kijkerspubliek
— percentage of viewers
Finnish:
katsojakunta
— percentage of viewers
Finnish:
katsojat
— percentage of viewers
French:
audience
— percentage of viewers
Georgian:
მაყურებლები
(maq̇ureblebi)
— percentage of viewers
Georgian:
აუდიენცია
(audiencia)
— percentage of viewers
Greek:
θεαματικότητα
(theamatikótita)
— percentage of viewers
Greek:
τηλεθεαματικότητα
(tiletheamatikótita)
— percentage of viewers
Greek:
τηλεθέαση
(tilethéasi)
— percentage of viewers
Japanese:
視聴率
(shichōritsu)
— percentage of viewers
Korean:
시청률
(sicheongnyul)
— percentage of viewers
Māori:
hunga mātakitaki
— percentage of viewers
Polish:
oglądalność
— percentage of viewers
Russian:
телевизионная аудитория
(televizionnaja auditorija)
— percentage of viewers
Russian:
зрительская аудитория
(zritelʹskaja auditorija)
— percentage of viewers
Russian:
телезрители
(telezriteli)
— percentage of viewers