inherited audience

noun

The section of a broadcast's audience who had no specific intention of viewing or listening, but who continued doing so after the immediately preceding broadcast.

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Meanings

nouninherited audience (plural inherited audiences)

plural inherited audiences

  1. broadcastingThe section of a broadcast's audience who had no specific intention of viewing or listening, but who continued doing so after the immediately preceding broadcast.
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APA

inherited audience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inherited%20audience

MLA

“inherited audience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inherited%20audience. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inherited audience,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inherited%20audience.

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