‘Criminal Minds’ Gets DVR Viewing Boost
CBS’s procedural drama Criminal Minds may be aging, but it still has some vigor among DVR viewers. The March 1 episode of Minds posted …
DVR Viewers Boost NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’
NBC’s The Blacklist isn’t a top-rated show, but it is a DVR all-star. The Feb. 23 episode of the James Spader drama posted a 1.9 …
NBC’s ‘Timeless’ Shows Huge DVR Growth
NBC’s first-year drama Timeless isn’t exactly a ratings juggernaut, but it receives more than half of its audience from DVR …
DVR Ratings Offer Premiere Week Winners
The DVR playback numbers are in for fall TV premiere week’s Monday and Tuesday offerings, and CBS’s The Big Bang Theory as usual …
Fox’s ‘Empire’ Finale Jumps With DVRs
The season-two ender posts a 6.0 rating among 18-49s with seven-day DVR playback factored in, up 1.9 points from its original 4.1 rating.
Think Of Thursday Night As Must-DVR TV
Five of the week's seven biggest gainers from seven-day DVR playback air on that night, led by CBS's Big Bang Theory. Other biggies: How to …
ABC’s ‘Murder’ Slays Among DVR Viewers
ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder returned from its midseason hiatus with just so-so ratings, but the episode received a huge boost …
‘X-Files’ Premiere Soars Among DVR Viewers
The return of the Fox supernatural drama posts an 8.3 rating among 18-49s with seven-day DVR playback added in, up 2.2 from its original …
DVR Playback Winners And Losers
Fox’s Empire still lords over the broadcast TV landscape, topping this fall’s charts with a 7.3 demo rating once Live+7 DVR …
Where Cable Really Shines: On DVRs
Cable shows take the top 10 spots for TV's most-time-shifted shows of 2015, led by FX's Fargo, which jumps 240% from live to seven-day …
‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Soars On DVRs
ABC’s "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." increased its 18-49 rating by 85% through DVR playback.
‘Dome’ Breaks Out With DVR Viewing
Ratings for the CBS summer drama are well off from its first season, but the show sees strong growth from seven-day DVR playback.
Big DVR Showing For CBS’s ‘Big Brother’
Premiere week for CBS’s Big Brother was a big one for DVR viewers. All three episodes of the long-running reality competition were …
Season’s Big DVR Winners And Losers
Winners: The Blacklist, Elementary, supernatural dramas and broadcast's top comedies. Losers: Sports, movies, newsmagazines and …
King-Size DVR Boost For Fox’s ‘Empire’
For its March 4 episode the hip-hop drama posted an 8.3 rating among viewers 18-49 with seven-day DVR playback added in, according to …
ABC’s ‘Murder’ Premiere Breaks DVR Records
The drama added 6 million viewers with three days of time-shifting, making it the top freshman performer in the adults 18-49 demo with the …
‘Almost Human’ Sees Strong Early DVR Stats
The Fox drama gets a 32% lift after its football lead-in premiere, topping a 4.0 rating in the key demo.
‘Blacklist,’ ‘New Girl’ Among DVR Winners
After becoming the first broadcast show to grow by 5 million viewers or more from Live+Same Day to Live+3, NBC‘s hot freshman The …
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is DVR’s Most-Improved Show
Nielsen's latest round of premiere week measurements show strong growth for promising freshmen, ratings boosts from last fall and CBS's …
Calculating Ratings As DVRs Shift Habits
What is notable about the start of the new fall TV season, according to network executives, is a surge in not just delayed viewing, but …
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Networks Should Drop The ‘Blame-DVR’ Stuff
Network executives feel day-after ratings hurt their image because they don’t take into account DVR-juiced viewing that happens in the …
Syndicated Talk Shows Do Well On DVR
Dr. Phil and Ellen are among some of the talkers to boast sizable DVR improvements after viewers are given a week to catch up — even …
DVR Gains Temper New Shows’ Losses
Time-shifting is making up for some of the sharp decreases in live viewing of new shows in week two of the season, based on seven-day …
Premiere Week DVR Numbers: Way Huge
Delayed viewing makes up for some of the declines in live viewership, with some shows up by 60% or more. Modern Family and Revolution see …
Broadcast Network Ratings Roundup: Oct. 10-16
‘Modern Family’ A Big Winner With DVRs
Through the first two weeks of the season, the Nielsen Co. said an average of 4.5 million viewers watched a recording of "Modern Family" …
Rentrak Intros Local Market DVR Data
Its StationView Essentials service will now offer six different time period ratings options.