Since then, productions have proliferated, and Beckett's audience has continually expanded.

And the audience for religious broadcasters has expanded dramatically, with 141 million Americans using Christian media at least once per month.

But one audience for general news is actually expanding: the growing Hispanic population.

After some time, the audience expanded to non-employees as well.

"David's audience has expanded every year," he said in a telephone interview.

The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998.

But Oxygen says its audience is expanding along with its content.

Their audience expanded so that by summer's end, audiences were being turned away at the door.

"Our audiences have been expanding all along," said Timothy Lewis, founding director of the programs.

Because the baby boomers are getting older, the audience for these films has expanded substantially.