Wednesday's American Idol Has a Time-shifted Audience of 4.1 Million
With 4.08 million time-shifted (DVR) viewers, Wednesday's American Idol had the largest absolute time-shifted audience in the week of February 4-10, followed by Tuesday's American Idol with 3.69 million time-shifted viewers.
NBC and Fox both had 6 out of the top 20 in absolute time-shifted audience size.
Top 20 Largest Time-shifted Audience Broadcast TV Shows:
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+7 (000) | Persons Live (000) | Timeshifed Audience (000s) | % Increase Over Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 27,600 | 23,521 | 4,079 | 17.3% |
| 2 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 29,208 | 25,515 | 3,693 | 14.5% |
| 3 | HOUSE | FOX | 25,278 | 21,703 | 3,575 | 16.5% |
| 4 | LOST | ABC | 16,963 | 13,511 | 3,452 | 25.5% |
| 5 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 15,086 | 12,880 | 2,206 | 17.1% |
| 6 | TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON | FOX | 10,021 | 8,154 | 1,867 | 22.9% |
| 7 | CSI: NY | CBS | 11,478 | 9,823 | 1,655 | 16.8% |
| 8 | LAS VEGAS | NBC | 8,600 | 7,006 | 1,594 | 22.8% |
| 9 | BROTHERS & Sisters | ABC | 9,745 | 8,187 | 1,558 | 19.0% |
| 10 | ELI STONE | ABC | 9,888 | 8,398 | 1,490 | 17.7% |
| 11 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 17,173 | 15,791 | 1,382 | 8.8% |
| 12 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8,140 | 6,813 | 1,327 | 19.5% |
| 13 | APPRENTICE 7 | NBC | 9,245 | 8,025 | 1,220 | 15.2% |
| 14 | Extreme Makeover:HOME ED. | ABC | 16,253 | 15,096 | 1,157 | 7.7% |
| 15 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 5,762 | 4,696 | 1,066 | 22.7% |
| 16 | Law And Order | NBC | 10,791 | 9,734 | 1,057 | 10.9% |
| 17 | CASHMERE MAFIA | ABC | 5,943 | 4,910 | 1,033 | 21.0% |
| 18 | LIPSTICK JUNGLE | NBC | 8,238 | 7,276 | 962 | 13.2% |
| 19 | Smallville | CW | 4,528 | 3,590 | 938 | 26.1% |
| 20 | Biggest Loser 5 | NBC | 7,772 | 6,875 | 897 | 13.0% |
The Largest Time-shifting Audience table ranks which of the Top 150 broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute number of time-shifted viewers on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
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One Tree Hill Has A 26.8% Increase Via DVR Viewing
For the week of February 4-10, CW's One Tree Hill's audience increased by 30.8% over the 2.48 million that watched it Live giving it a Live+7 audience of 3.24 million, once again making it the leading broadcast show for % increase in viewing via DVR.
Smallville had its audience increase by 26.1% over its Live airing placing it second for the week. Lost, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles and Las Vegas round out the largest % increase Top 5. Fox and CW tied for the most time-shifted shows on a % basis with 6 of the 20.
Top 20 Most % Time-shifted Broadcast TV Shows:
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+7 (000) | Persons Live (000) | Timeshifed Audience (000s) | % Increase Over Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Tree Hill | CW | 3,238 | 2,476 | 762 | 30.8% |
| 2 | Smallville | CW | 4,528 | 3,590 | 938 | 26.1% |
| 3 | LOST | ABC | 16,963 | 13,511 | 3,452 | 25.5% |
| 4 | TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON | FOX | 10,021 | 8,154 | 1,867 | 22.9% |
| 5 | LAS VEGAS | NBC | 8,600 | 7,006 | 1,594 | 22.8% |
| 6 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 5,762 | 4,696 | 1,066 | 22.7% |
| 7 | SUPERNATURAL | CW | 3,103 | 2,534 | 569 | 22.5% |
| 8 | CASHMERE MAFIA | ABC | 5,943 | 4,910 | 1,033 | 21.0% |
| 9 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 8,140 | 6,813 | 1,327 | 19.5% |
| 10 | BROTHERS & Sisters | ABC | 9,745 | 8,187 | 1,558 | 19.0% |
| 11 | Top Model EXPOSED | CW | 1,962 | 1,659 | 303 | 18.3% |
| 12 | ELI STONE | ABC | 9,888 | 8,398 | 1,490 | 17.7% |
| 13 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 27,600 | 23,521 | 4,079 | 17.3% |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 15,086 | 12,880 | 2,206 | 17.1% |
| 15 | CSI: NY | CBS | 11,478 | 9,823 | 1,655 | 16.8% |
| 16 | PARADISE HOTEL 2 | MNT | 1,197 | 1,027 | 170 | 16.6% |
| 17 | HOUSE | FOX | 25,278 | 21,703 | 3,575 | 16.5% |
| 18 | APPRENTICE 7 | NBC | 9,245 | 8,025 | 1,220 | 15.2% |
| 19 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 29,208 | 25,515 | 3,693 | 14.5% |
| 20 | THE GAME | CW | 2,301 | 2,024 | 277 | 13.7% |
The % Time-shifting 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).
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I would love to see if Big Brother 9 and Jericho numbers increase with DVR viewing.
I would love to see if Big Brother 9 and Jericho numbers increase with DVR viewing.
Hi, I had a question. Last Monday feb 25 Terminator had it's lowest ratings to date, dropping a million viewers. But the show is always very high in the live +7 numbers. Do you think the movie that starred Diddy made even more people DVR it than usual or did people really drop this show? I know you don't have facts yet but can you do an educated guess. Reason I'm asking is because I love this show and I don't know how important these live +7 numbers are for the networks. Thanks in advance!
Hi, I had a question. Last Monday feb 25 Terminator had it’s lowest ratings to date, dropping a million viewers. But the show is always very high in the live +7 numbers. Do you think the movie that starred Diddy made even more people DVR it than usual or did people really drop this show? I know you don’t have facts yet but can you do an educated guess. Reason I’m asking is because I love this show and I don’t know how important these live +7 numbers are for the networks. Thanks in advance!
Tony – a complete guess and we will not know for sure until March 17. My guesses:
There will likely be another million or so added via DVR to the 2/25 numbers when the live+7 numbers are available. I'm not sure any of that matters at all, or whether poorer performance up against Raisin matters. The show has done well, particularly in the 18-49 demo. More important perhaps is how the ratings are for the 2 hour season-finale on 3/3.
Tony – a complete guess and we will not know for sure until March 17. My guesses:
There will likely be another million or so added via DVR to the 2/25 numbers when the live+7 numbers are available. I’m not sure any of that matters at all, or whether poorer performance up against Raisin matters. The show has done well, particularly in the 18-49 demo. More important perhaps is how the ratings are for the 2 hour season-finale on 3/3.