listenership

noun

lis·​ten·​er·​ship ˈli-sᵊn-ər-ˌship 

ˈlis-nər-

: the audience for a radio program or recording

also : the number or kind of that audience

Examples of listenership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not everybody loved Lamar’s halftime show, but there’s no denying its standing as a cultural lightning rod with a long tail of listenership — exactly what the NFL, and Kendrick himself, must have wanted. —Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025

This Hot 100 debut doesn’t happen without that type of widespread listenership. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025

But listenership in the fall months took a hit this year, declining 35% from October 2023 to October 2024 and declining 22% from November 2023 to November 2024. —Joe Murphy, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024

Conversations about the dip in radio listenership of female artists and the breakthrough potential of women creators in the genre aren't heard here. —Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for listenership

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship