For the week of March 2-8
Largest DVR Audiences for Broadcast TV Shows:
Rank Programs Net Persons Live+7 (000s) Persons Live+SD (000s) Persons Live (000s) Same Day DVR Viewers (000s) DVR Viewers (000s) % of All Viewing By DVR % of DVR Viewing On Airdate
1 AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S) FOX 22,946 21,527 18,634 2,893 4,312 18.8% 67.1%
2 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 25,649 24,347 21,470 2,877 4,179 16.3% 68.8%
3 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 23,650 22,803 19,748 3,055 3,902 16.5% 78.3%
4 OFFICE NBC 10,437 8,598 6,638 1,960 3,799 36.4% 51.6%
5 LOST ABC 12,396 10,668 8,804 1,864 3,592 29.0% 51.9%
6 24 FOX 12,787 11,188 9,562 1,626 3,225 25.2% 50.4%
7 CSI CBS 22,772 20,893 19,642 1,251 3,130 13.7% 40.0%
8 HEROES NBC 8,895 7,181 5,867 1,314 3,028 34.0% 43.4%
9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 15,036 13,657 12,150 1,507 2,886 19.2% 52.2%
10 SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS CBS 12,974 11,851 10,280 1,571 2,694 20.8% 58.3%
11 30 ROCK NBC 8,644 7,275 6,196 1,079 2,448 28.3% 44.1%
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 16,741 15,481 14,459 1,022 2,282 13.6% 44.8%
13 BIG BANG THEORY CBS 11,709 10,840 9,520 1,320 2,189 18.7% 60.3%
14 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 12,035 11,106 9,952 1,154 2,083 17.3% 55.4%
15 LIE TO ME FOX 11,257 10,209 9,246 963 2,011 17.9% 47.9%
16 AMAZING RACE 14 CBS 10,754 10,140 8,747 1,393 2,007 18.7% 69.4%
17 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 12,129 11,101 10,131 970 1,998 16.5% 48.5%
18 CSI: MIAMI CBS 14,822 13,450 12,883 567 1,939 13.1% 29.2%
19 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 11,415 10,337 9,526 811 1,889 16.5% 42.9%
20 MEDIUM NBC 8,536 7,300 6,647 653 1,889 22.1% 34.6%
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Greatest % Of DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:
Rank Programs Net Persons Live+7 (000s) Persons Live+SD (000s) Persons Live (000s) Same Day DVR Viewers (000s) DVR Viewers (000s) % of All Viewing By DVR % of DVR Viewing On Airdate
1 OFFICE NBC 10,437 8,598 6,638 1,960 3,799 36.4% 51.6%
2 TERMINATOR: SARAH CNR CHRON FOX 3,815 2,901 2,439 462 1,376 36.1% 33.6%
3 DOLLHOUSE FOX 4,625 3,582 3,017 565 1,608 34.8% 35.1%
4 HEROES NBC 8,895 7,181 5,867 1,314 3,028 34.0% 43.4%
5 LOST ABC 12,396 10,668 8,804 1,864 3,592 29.0% 51.9%
6 30 ROCK NBC 8,644 7,275 6,196 1,079 2,448 28.3% 44.1%
7 24 FOX 12,787 11,188 9,562 1,626 3,225 25.2% 50.4%
8 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 4,393 3,735 3,316 419 1,077 24.5% 38.9%
9 REAPER CW 2,801 2,325 2,132 193 669 23.9% 28.8%
10 CHUCK NBC 7,610 6,683 5,865 818 1,745 22.9% 46.9%
11 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL - 6 CW 4,430 3,948 3,426 522 1,004 22.7% 52.0%
12 MEDIUM NBC 8,536 7,300 6,647 653 1,889 22.1% 34.6%
13 LIFE ON MARS ABC 6,335 5,339 4,945 394 1,390 21.9% 28.3%
14 MY NAME IS EARL NBC 6,327 5,511 4,977 534 1,350 21.3% 39.6%
15 SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS CBS 12,974 11,851 10,280 1,571 2,694 20.8% 58.3%
16 UGLY BETTY ABC 7,214 6,340 5,734 606 1,480 20.5% 40.9%
17 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 15,036 13,657 12,150 1,507 2,886 19.2% 52.2%
18 AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5 FOX 22,946 21,527 18,634 2,893 4,312 18.8% 67.1%
19 BIG BANG THEORY, CBS 11,709 10,840 9,520 1,320 2,189 18.7% 60.3%
20 AMAZING RACE 14 CBS 10,754 10,140 8,747 1,393 2,007 18.7% 69.4%
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The % of Total viewing by DVR table ranks which of the Top 150 broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had thelargest % of viewing by DVR in their Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows later on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
Definitions:
DVR (Time-shifted) Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data –Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs which are currently in approximately 24.4% of all U.S. TV households. Live+Same Day(Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Same Day DVR Viewers - How many people watched the show on their DVRs prior to 3AM the day following the airdate,
DVR Viewers - How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate
% of All Viewing By DVR - Of the total viewing of that particular episode, what percentage was done via DVR.
% of DVR Viewing On Airdate - Of the DVR viewing of that particular episode, what percentage was done prior to 3AM the day following the airdate.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data:©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
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