attendance / audience size
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attendance
The number of people present at a public event such as a concert, sporting event, or theater performance.
Trotz des schlechten Wetters war die Zuschauerzahl beim Finale beeindruckend hoch.
Despite the bad weather, attendance at the final was impressively high.
The word is made up of 'Zuschauer' (spectator/viewer) and 'Zahl' (number). A 'Zuschauer' is a person who watches, and 'Zahl' means number. So literally it is the 'number of people watching'.
Die Veranstalter hoffen auf eine hohe Zuschauerzahl.
The organizers are hoping for high attendance.
'Zuschauerzahl' (attendance/audience size) is often combined with verbs that describe a change or a state. Typical verbs are 'steigen' (to rise), 'sinken' (to fall), 'ist hoch' (is high), or 'ist niedrig' (is low).
Wegen des Feiertags sank die Zuschauerzahl im Kino.
Because of the holiday, attendance at the movie theater fell.
Common adjectives that describe 'Zuschauerzahl' (attendance/audience size) are 'hoch' (high), 'niedrig' (low), 'beeindruckend' (impressive), 'enttäuschend' (disappointing), 'stabil' (stable), or 'rekordverdächtig' (record-breaking/likely to set a record).
Das Festival meldete eine rekordverdächtige Zuschauerzahl.
The festival reported record-breaking attendance.
quota / rating / odds
'die Quote' and 'die Zuschauerzahl' both have to do with audiences, but they do not measure the same thing. In television or radio, 'Quote' means a percentage: how large is the share of potential viewers or listeners? 'Zuschauerzahl' means a specific number of people, for example in a stadium, theater, or at a concert. Learners may confuse the words because both show how successful a program or event is. As a practical rule: for percentages and media, 'Quote' fits; for a number of people attending in person, 'Zuschauerzahl' fits.
Beim Sommerkonzert im Park lag die Zuschauerzahl bei fast zweitausend.
At the summer concert in the park, attendance was almost two thousand.
Die Quote der Nachrichtensendung war gestern besonders hoch.
The rating for the news program was especially high yesterday.