The Hills Largest Timeshifted Audience, Highest % Increase
For the week of December 10-16, MTV’s The Hills returns at the top of the cable timeshifting list with an increase of 20.3% over its Live audience in its Live+7 viewing audience. It also had the largest number of timeshifted viewers (877,000) of any cable show.
USA’s Law & Order:CI was also a cable timeshifting standout for a 16.1% increase over is Live audience and a timeshifted audience at 678,000.
Top 20 Most Timeshifted Cable Shows, December 10-16:
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+7 (000) | Persons Live (000) | Timeshifted Audience (000s) | % Increase over Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE HILLS | MTV | 5,195 | 4,318 | 877 | 20.3% |
| 2 | LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) | USA | 4,884 | 4,206 | 678 | 16.1% |
| 3 | THE HILLS LIVE AFTERSHOW | MTV | 4,251 | 3,828 | 423 | 11.1% |
| 4 | ABC FAMILY ORIGINAL MOVIE-12/15 (SNOWGLOBE PR) | FAM | 4,564 | 4,255 | 309 | 7.3% |
| 5 | HOUSE | USA | 2,936 | 2,759 | 177 | 6.4% |
| 6 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES (LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING) | TNT | 4,150 | 3,937 | 213 | 5.4% |
| 7 | HANNAH MONTANA | DSNY | 3,162 | 3,007 | 155 | 5.2% |
| 8 | I LOVE NEW YORK 2 | VH1 | 3,687 | 3,517 | 170 | 4.8% |
| 9 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | 6,009 | 5,739 | 270 | 4.7% |
| 10 | S SUITE LIFE OF ZACK&CODY-12/16 | DSNY | 3,277 | 3,145 | 132 | 4.2% |
| 11 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | 6,538 | 6,280 | 258 | 4.1% |
| 12 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | 5,124 | 4,931 | 193 | 3.9% |
| 13 | SUNDAY MOVIE-12/16 (THE INCREDIBLES) | FAM | 4,355 | 4,219 | 136 | 3.2% |
| 14 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME BRONCOS VS. TEXANS | NFLN | 3,351 | 3,252 | 99 | 3.0% |
| 15 | SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY | DSNY | 3,360 | 3,267 | 93 | 2.8% |
| 16 | FAMILY GUY | TBSC | 3,265 | 3,194 | 71 | 2.2% |
| 17 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | 4,471 | 4,383 | 88 | 2.0% |
| 18 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | 3,271 | 3,213 | 58 | 1.8% |
| 19 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | 4,010 | 3,940 | 70 | 1.8% |
| 20 | ZOEY 101 | NICK | 3,363 | 3,325 | 38 | 1.1% |
Our Timeshifting chart ranks which of the Top 40 cable shows 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) as well as indicating the size of the audience that watched in the 7 days after the live show aired.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
