For the week of Oct 1-7, The Office’s audience increased by 33.6% over the 7.44 million that watched it Live giving it a Live+7 audience of 9.94 million, leading the top 100 broadcast shows of the week for % increase in viewing via DVR. The Office was the 6th most viewed show via DVR in the overall rankings, just behind Heroes.
Top 20 Most DVR'd Broacast Shows, Oct 1-7
33.6% more watch The Office after live airing
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Reaper had its audience increase by 24.6% after its Live airing placing it second for the week. Supernatural and Reaper fans, see this comparison.
NBC had the most timeshifted shows on a % basis with 7 of the 20.
The Timeshifting chart above indicates which of the Top 100 broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest % increase in viewing (Y-axis height) between Live audience and Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows later on their digital video recorders (DVRs) as well as the size of the audience (bubble size) that watched in the 7 days after the live show aired.
Top 20 Most % Timeshifted Broadcast TV Shows:
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+7 (million) | Persons Live (million) | Timeshifed Audience (000s) | % increase over Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFFICE | NBC | 9.94 | 7.44 | 2,499 | 33.6% |
| 2 | REAPER | CW | 3.38 | 2.71 | 666 | 24.6% |
| 3 | HEROES | NBC | 13.37 | 10.77 | 2,607 | 24.2% |
| 4 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8.02 | 6.54 | 1,472 | 22.5% |
| 5 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 20.64 | 16.86 | 3,779 | 22.4% |
| 6 | BONES | FOX | 8.90 | 7.33 | 1,563 | 21.3% |
| 7 | Smallville | CW | 5.04 | 4.17 | 867 | 20.8% |
| 8 | HOUSE | FOX | 19.28 | 16.00 | 3,261 | 20.0% |
| 9 | AMERICA'S Top Model - 3 | CW | 4.93 | 4.14 | 790 | 19.1% |
| 10 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 7.02 | 6.00 | 1,051 | 17.6% |
| 11 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 15.00 | 12.77 | 2,231 | 17.5% |
| 12 | BIONIC WOMAN | NBC | 12.30 | 10.49 | 1,807 | 17.2% |
| 13 | Family Guy | FOX | 8.99 | 7.69 | 1,299 | 16.9% |
| 14 | LAS Vegas | NBC | 8.36 | 7.16 | 1,198 | 16.7% |
| 15 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 10.84 | 9.28 | 1,552 | 17.0% |
| 16 | CHUCK | NBC | 8.99 | 7.73 | 1,255 | 16.2% |
| 17 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 19.14 | 16.47 | 2,671 | 16.2% |
| 18 | MY NAME IS EARL | NBC | 8.60 | 7.38 | 1,196 | 16.2% |
| 19 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 8.46 | 7.28 | 1,176 | 16.0% |
| 20 | Private Practice | ABC | 13.50 | 11.6 | 1,871 | 16.1% |
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Grey's Anatomy has Largest Timeshifted Audience with 3.8 Million
With 3.779 million timeshifted viewers, Grey's Anatomy had the largest absolute timeshifted audience size in the week from Oct 1-8 followed by House with over 3.261 million timeshifted viewers.
CBS had the most shows (7) out of the top 20 in absolute timeshifted audience size.
Top 20 Largest Timeshifted Audience Broadcast TV Shows:
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+7 (million) | Persons Live (million) | Timeshifed Audience (000s) | % increase over Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 20.64 | 16.86 | 3,779 | 22.4% |
| 2 | HOUSE | FOX | 19.28 | 16.02 | 3,261 | 20.4% |
| 3 | CSI | CBS | 22.74 | 19.78 | 2,962 | 15.0% |
| 4 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 19.14 | 16.47 | 2,671 | 16.2% |
| 5 | HEROES | NBC | 13.37 | 10.77 | 2,607 | 24.2% |
| 6 | OFFICE | NBC | 9.94 | 7.44 | 2,499 | 33.6% |
| 7 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 15.00 | 12.77 | 2,231 | 17.5% |
| 8 | Private Practice | ABC | 13.50 | 11.63 | 1,871 | 16.1% |
| 9 | BIONIC WOMAN | NBC | 12.30 | 10.49 | 1,807 | 17.2% |
| 10 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 15.74 | 13.96 | 1,779 | 12.7% |
| 11 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 16.02 | 14.26 | 1,760 | 12.3% |
| 12 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 12.85 | 11.15 | 1,699 | 15.2% |
| 13 | PUSHING DAISIES | ABC | 13.98 | 12.35 | 1,625 | 13.2% |
| 14 | BONES | FOX | 8.90 | 7.33 | 1,563 | 21.3% |
| 15 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 14.07 | 12.52 | 1,557 | 12.4% |
| 16 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 10.84 | 9.28 | 1,552 | 16.7% |
| 17 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8.02 | 6.54 | 1,472 | 22.5% |
| 18 | NCIS | CBS | 17.29 | 15.84 | 1,455 | 9.2% |
| 19 | UNIT, THE | CBS | 12.15 | 10.77 | 1,387 | 12.9% |
| 20 | E.R. | NBC | 10.02 | 8.69 | 1,335 | 15.4% |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I always find these numbers interesting because a lot of series that on first glance don’t seem as successful as they once were or as the network hoped they would be are actually doing well with Live+7. People keep talking about the dropoff in viewers for Bionic Woman, but it’s actually holding up as well as can be expected when you take into account the timeshifted audience. Everyone has been talking about the dropoff in audience for Grey’s Anatomy, but it’s acatually still drawing 20+ million viewers; Pushing Daisies is doing great; Desperate Housewives and Heroes are back to the previous season numbers. Of course, networks and advertisers don’t really give a damn about this, but hey it’s the 21st century, they need to adapt.
I always find these numbers interesting because a lot of series that on first glance don't seem as successful as they once were or as the network hoped they would be are actually doing well with Live+7. People keep talking about the dropoff in viewers for Bionic Woman, but it's actually holding up as well as can be expected when you take into account the timeshifted audience. Everyone has been talking about the dropoff in audience for Grey's Anatomy, but it's acatually still drawing 20+ million viewers; Pushing Daisies is doing great; Desperate Housewives and Heroes are back to the previous season numbers. Of course, networks and advertisers don't really give a damn about this, but hey it's the 21st century, they need to adapt.
For The Office, the 33.6% figure refers to the increase in total viewers if you look at Live +7 rather than Live. (2.5M time-shifters divided by 7.4M live viewers)
It does not refer to the percent of total Live +7 viewers who watched The Office on their DRV.
That figure was 25.1% (2.5M time-shifters dividend by 9.94M Live +7 viewers).
For The Office, the 33.6% figure refers to the increase in total viewers if you look at Live +7 rather than Live. (2.5M time-shifters divided by 7.4M live viewers)
It does not refer to the percent of total Live +7 viewers who watched The Office on their DRV.
That figure was 25.1% (2.5M time-shifters dividend by 9.94M Live +7 viewers).
Mark, you are correct!
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Mark, you are correct!
I will correct the post copy.