viewing

view·ing  (vyng)

n.

1. The act of seeing, watching, or examining.

2. The act or an instance of watching a movie or television.

3. Pennsylvania See wake¹.

adj.

Engaged in watching a movie or television: a poll of the viewing audience.

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viewing [ˈvjuːɪŋ]

n

1. the act of watching television

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) television programmes collectively late-night viewing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	viewing - the display of a motion picture       screening, showing display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" preview - a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
	2.	viewing - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" wake vigil, watch - the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

Translations

viewing [ˈvjuːɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of property, gallery] → visita f; (prior to auction) → exposición f, inspección f
"viewing by appointment only" → estrictamente visitas concertadas
the gallery will be open for a private viewing this evening → la galería estará abierta esta noche para una visita privada

2. (TV)

2.1. (= act) "unsuitable for family viewing" → "no apto para ver en familia"
films sold for home viewing → películas que se venden para ver en casa
we strictly limit our children's TV viewing → limitamos el tiempo que nuestros hijos ven la televisión de manera estricta

2.2. (= programmes) → programas mpl, programación f
your weekend viewing → sus programas or su programación para el fin de semana
the series has become compulsive viewing → la serie se ha convertido en un programa que no debe perderse

B. CPD TV viewing figures NPL → cifras fpl de audiencia televisiva
viewing gallery N (gen) → galería f para observadores; (balcony-shaped) → palco m para observadores
viewing habits NPL → hábitos mpl de los telespectadores or televidentes
viewing platform N → plataforma f de observación
see also peak C

viewing

n

(of house, at auction etc) → Besichtigung f; viewing time → Besichtigungszeiten pl

(TV) → Fernsehen nt; tennis makes compulsive viewing → Tennis macht die Fernsehzuschauer süchtig; 9 o’clock is peak viewing time → neun Uhr ist (die) Haupteinschaltzeit; this programme will be given another viewing next week → dieses Programm wird nächste Woche wiederholt; I don’t do much viewing → ich sehe nicht viel fern