NBC's The Office Has Largest % Increase Via DVR Viewing
For the week of Oct 22-28, NBC's The Office's audience increased by 31.9% over the 7.78 million that watched it Live giving it a Live+7 audience of 10.26 million, making it the leading broadcast show for % increase in viewing via DVR.
Heroes had its audience increase by 30.2% over its Live airing placing it second for the week. Reaper, Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl round out the largest % increase Top 5. NBC again had the most timeshifted shows on a % basis with 8 of the 20.
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 | 10.26 | 7.78 | 2,481 | 31.9% |
| 2 | HEROES | NBC | 12.29 | 9.44 | 2,850 | 30.2% |
| 3 | REAPER | CW | 3.15 | 2.44 | 709 | 29.1% |
| 4 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 20.51 | 16.44 | 4,072 | 24.8% |
| 5 | Gossip Girl | CW | 2.84 | 2.32 | 523 | 22.6% |
| 6 | HOUSE | FOX | 20.00 | 16.46 | 3,546 | 21.5% |
| 7 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 6.40 | 5.28 | 1,122 | 21.3% |
| 8 | JOURNEYMAN | NBC | 6.93 | 5.72 | 1,213 | 21.2% |
| 9 | AMERICAS Top Model-3 | CW | 5.05 | 4.18 | 874 | 20.9% |
| 10 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8.11 | 6.72 | 1,391 | 20.7% |
| 11 | BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-2 | CW | 3.50 | 2.92 | 580 | 19.9% |
| 12 | BONES | FOX | 9.73 | 8.16 | 1,571 | 19.3% |
| 13 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 14.99 | 12.58 | 2,411 | 19.2% |
| 14 | Private Practice | ABC | 12.97 | 10.90 | 2,065 | 18.9% |
| 15 | CHUCK | NBC | 8.09 | 6.82 | 1,275 | 18.7% |
| 16 | Smallville | CW | 5.08 | 4.30 | 781 | 18.2% |
| 17 | DIRTY SEXY MONEY | ABC | 9.14 | 7.77 | 1,364 | 17.5% |
| 18 | MY NAME IS EARL | NBC | 8.95 | 7.62 | 1,329 | 17.4% |
| 19 | LIFE | NBC | 7.65 | 6.53 | 1,118 | 17.1% |
| 20 | SCRUBS | NBC | 7.59 | 6.49 | 1,098 | 16.9% |
The % Timeshifting table ranks which of the Top 150 broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest % increase in viewing between Live audience and Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows later on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
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Grey's Anatomy Again with Largest Timeshifted Audience of 4.1 Million
With 4.072 million timeshifted viewers, Grey's Anatomy had the largest absolute timeshifted audience size in the week from Oct 22-28, followed by House with 3.546 million timeshifted viewers.
ABC 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 | 20.51 | 16.44 | 4,072 | 24.8% |
| 2 | HOUSE | FOX | 20.00 | 16.46 | 3,546 | 21.5% |
| 3 | HEROES | NBC | 12.29 | 9.44 | 2,850 | 30.2% |
| 4 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 19.45 | 16.73 | 2,713 | 16.2% |
| 5 | OFFICE | NBC | 10.26 | 7.78 | 2,481 | 31.9% |
| 6 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 14.99 | 12.58 | 2,411 | 19.2% |
| 7 | Private Practice | ABC | 12.97 | 10.90 | 2,065 | 18.9% |
| 8 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 16.28 | 14.45 | 1,830 | 12.7% |
| 9 | NCIS | CBS | 18.25 | 16.44 | 1,808 | 11.0% |
| 10 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 16.96 | 15.25 | 1,712 | 11.2% |
| 11 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 14.77 | 13.11 | 1,661 | 12.7% |
| 12 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 13.43 | 11.81 | 1,621 | 13.7% |
| 13 | BONES | FOX | 9.73 | 8.16 | 1,571 | 19.3% |
| 14 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 10.95 | 9.38 | 1,571 | 16.7% |
| 15 | THE UNIT | CBS | 11.71 | 10.27 | 1,447 | 14.1% |
| 16 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 21.75 | 20.35 | 1,400 | 6.9% |
| 17 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8.11 | 6.72 | 1,391 | 20.7% |
| 18 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | 13.27 | 11.90 | 1,374 | 11.6% |
| 19 | DIRTY SEXY MONEY | ABC | 9.14 | 7.77 | 1,364 | 17.5% |
| 20 | PUSHING DAISIES | ABC | 10.44 | 9.10 | 1,340 | 14.7% |
The Largest Timeshifting Audience table ranks which of the Top 150 broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute number of timeshifted viewers on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
