Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and system for content control based on the number of viewers and views. The method may include obtaining, by an audience determination device, a number of viewers watching a selected content being played on a display device. A content receiving device may determine if a determined number of viewers exceeds a purchased number of viewers. If the determined number of viewers exceeds the purchased number of viewers, then the playing of the selected content is paused. An error message may be provided so that corrective action may be taken. The playback of the selected content may be resumed when the determined number of viewers does not exceed the purchased number of viewers. In an implementation, the content receiving device may also determine if there any available purchased views for the selected content.