- viewer
- nounADJECTIVE▪ television, TV▪ cable, satellite▪
Most cable viewers have a few channels that they watch regularly.
▪ casual▪The first series is probably the one best remembered by fans and casual viewers alike.
▪ avid, loyal, regular▪ adult, young▪ average, typical▪Many producers have a low opinion of the average viewer's intelligence.
▪ contemporary, modern▪ armchair (esp. BrE), home (AmE)▪While fewer people are attending live sports events, armchair viewers are growing in number.
▪ online▪ attentiveVERB + VIEWER▪ attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in▪The evening news is to change its serious image in a bid to attract more viewers.
▪ entice, lure▪attempts to lure younger viewers to the channel
▪ reach▪Advertisers want to reach younger viewers.
▪ be a hit with▪The new sitcom has been a big hit with viewers.
▪ inform, tell▪The announcer informed viewers that the game had been postponed.
▪ offer sth, present with sth, provide with sth▪We want to present viewers with something they haven't seen before.
▪ entertain▪ shock▪a major new drama series that looks set to shock television viewers
▪ alienate▪The presenter's style may alienate some viewers.
VIEWER + VERB▪ see sth, watch sth▪TV viewers saw the giant funnel of a tornado speeding across the fields.
▪It is estimated that four million viewers watched the show.
▪ tune in▪More than six million viewers tuned in to see the game.
▪ switch off, switch to sth▪ call, call in, phone, phone in, ring (BrE)▪Hundreds of viewers called in to complain after the show.
▪ email, write, write in▪ vote▪Viewers can vote for their favourite/favorite performer.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
