viewerbase

English

Etymology

From viewer +‎ base.

Noun

viewerbase (plural viewerbases)

1. The viewers of a something, especially a show or streamer, taken as a group.
   • 2012 July 10, Dathen Boccabella, “TNA Breaking News: Impact Wrestling Fights Desperately to Remain on DirecTV”, in Bleacher Report‎^[1]:

     Not only is a large portion of the current viewerbase lost if this plan goes through, but so is the potential for Impact to draw new viewers and higher ratings.

   • 2020 August 26, Virginia Glaze, “Avani Gregg speaks out after fan gets death threats over Twitter joke”, in Dexerto‎^[2]:

     The drama began after one of her fans called out the influencer for appearing to play favorites among her viewerbase in a bitter tweet.

   • 2022 June 21, Sam Skopp, “Why The Intelligence Unit Has Some Chicago PD Fans Scratching Their Heads”, in Looper‎^[3]:

     While NBC's cop drama "Chicago P.D." draws a large enough audience to sustain a run that currently totals nine seasons and counting, members of its viewerbase base are not shy about expressing confusion at or outright criticism of the series.

Related terms

• fanbase