(a.) Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.
(a.) An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.
Example Sentences:
(1) While they may always be encumbered by censorship in a way that HBO is not, the success of darker storylines, antiheroes and the occasional snow zombie will not be lost in an entertainment industry desperate to maintain its share of the audience.
(2) Evidence of the industrial panic surfaced at Digital Britain when Sly Bailey, the chief executive of Trinity Mirror, suggested that national newspaper websites that chased big online audiences have "devalued news" , whatever that might mean.
(3) Speaking to a handpicked audience of community representatives, the prime minister said he had not allowed the EU to get its way.
(4) This is what we hope is the best golf tournament in the world, one of the greatest sporting events, and I think we will have a very impressive audience and have another great champion to crown this year."
(5) To which Salim replies: “But you do.” When such intimacy between two men can be broadcast to an audience of millions, we are shown that the ways of portraying gay sex can be reframed.
(6) So when did audiences become so deferential to a release strategy blatantly motivated by naked financial gain?
(7) In addition, we will introduce our popular content to new UK audiences and create a comprehensive offering for our commercial partners on-air and online."
(8) The art Kennard produced formed the basis of his career, as he recounted later: “I studied as a painter, but after the events of 1968 I began to look for a form of expression that could bring art and politics together to a wider audience … I found that photography wasn’t as burdened with similar art historical associations.” The result was his STOP montage series.
(9) What I didn't know was how much hunger there was in the audience to see themselves on television.
(10) BAML said that it does not expect "revolution" in ITV's strategic announcement next week, more "evolution", but did say that "advertising alone is no longer enough to maximise the value of ITV's audiences".
(11) Iranians have represented culture & civilization for millennia.” At the Oscars, Ansari read Farhadi’s message to the audience’s applause.
(12) Audiences were disappointed that the love scenes between Taylor and Burton that had been the talk of modern Rome were not repeated with so much passion in those of ancient Rome.
(13) I opened my eyes and my mouth wide, which made everyone in the audience think I was amazed at what I was seeing.
(14) He is describing his efforts to change the mix of the audience in LA.
(15) "This age group feeds Radio 4's core audience and it would in my judgment be negligent not to [look at this]," Liddiment added.
(16) And he pleased the audience with an acknowledgement that social work is a tough job and social workers only human.
(17) I saw my dad sitting in the audience, looking at me like, “Yes, he really is crazy.” Having listened to thousands of people, I realised we had a narrow view of what the environment is.
(18) Call the Midwife – again the most watched show of the day – averaged 9.2 million viewers and a 31.3% audience share from 8pm.
(19) But there she sits with a strained smile as he serenades her before an audience of millions.
(20) Vimeo has been less successful in convincing its audience to part ways with actual cash.
Viewer
Definition:
(n.) One who views or examines.
(n.) A person appointed to inspect highways, fences, or the like, and to report upon the same.
(n.) The superintendent of a coal mine.
Example Sentences:
(1) For viewers in the US, you get the worst possible in-game managerial interview in Mike Matheny, one that's so bad, it's actually great!
(2) In fact, the lowest-rated game of last year's World Series between the Giants and the Tigers edged out the opening round of the draft by only 2.4 million viewers.
(3) "We will respect the principle of multi-year [funding] settlements," Hunt told a Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference in London.
(4) Four million viewers tune in to the show every week and two million more watch online the next day.
(5) And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but … fuck it, I quit.” A stunned colleague then told viewers: “All right we apologise for that … we’ll, we’ll be right back.” The station later apologised to viewers on Twitter: KTVA 11 News (@ktva) Viewers, we sincerely apologize for the inappropriate language used by a KTVA reporter on the air tonight.
(6) When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalgh's performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for 16 years.
(7) But Hey Diddly Dee, in Sky Arts' latest Playhouse Presents season, could only manage 71,000 viewers, despite the combined star power of Kylie Minogue, David Harewood, Peter Serafinowicz and Mathew Horne.
(8) They invite the viewer to get off on the same things the killer is getting off on.
(9) On BBC4, Danny Baker's Rockin' Decades launched with 258,000 viewers and a 1.1% share from 9pm.
(10) "I think it is right that we should be stepping up the pace in the interests of viewers and the whole of the television industry," he said.
(11) Call the Midwife – again the most watched show of the day – averaged 9.2 million viewers and a 31.3% audience share from 8pm.
(12) But Ofcom said the quizzes, aired on October 29 2006 and November 25 2006 respectively, were too difficult, featuring alterations to the signs and flags which could not reasonably have been detected by viewers.
(13) 2009 – Big Mac and Si(s) Joe McElderry's win averaged 15.5 million viewers, a 53% share , with a 15-minute peak of 17.1 million (and a five-minute peak of 19.1 million).
(14) I think less is more and the right way was to rely on the imagination of viewers to reconstruct something that cannot be reconstructed.
(15) Because it's individual, because it's personal, it communicates, it connects with the viewer.
(16) When Question Time was moved to an earlier 9pm slot in May during the MPs' expenses scandal, a panel including Martin Bell, Ben Bradshaw and William Hague had 3.7 million viewers and a 17% share.
(17) The first episode of the gothic drama pulled in 6.1 million viewers on Easter Monday but that number dropped to only 4.5 million for the second episode, prompting fears that the audience numbers could decline even further for Wednesday's finale.
(18) But the controversy generated by Lindsay Lohan's Indian Journey, documenting the Hollywood actor's investigation into child trafficking was not quite matched by its ratings, with 224,000 viewers on Thursday, 1 April.
(19) An average of 241,273 viewers gathered round the television (hospital bed) clutching the remote (bag of grapes) staring at the small screen (out of the window).
(20) Figures show that since Chiles and Bleakley relaunched the network's breakfast programme in early September it has averaged around 100,000 viewers fewer than the show it replaced, GMTV.