The Oprah Winfrey Show, But Not Its Commercials, Most Watched

The Oprah Winfrey Show tops the list for biggest % increase from time-shifting at 6.0%, and had the largest absolute audience size via DVR viewing at 353,000. No real surprises in the list this week as the Dr. Phil Show was second in % increase from DVR viewing at 4.4%, but Two and A Half Men was second in overall time-shifted audience size with 307,000.
Top DVR Viewed Syndicated Shows:
|
Rank |
Programs |
ORIG |
Persons Live+7 (000s) |
Persons Live (000s) |
Time-shifted Audience (000s) |
% increase from Live to Live+7 |
|
1 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW |
CTD |
6,217 |
5,864 |
353 |
6.0% |
|
2 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
CTD |
5,214 |
4,996 |
218 |
4.4% |
|
3 |
TWO-HALF MEN |
WB |
8,259 |
7,952 |
307 |
3.9% |
|
4 |
JUDGE JUDY |
CTD |
6,055 |
5,856 |
199 |
3.4% |
|
5 |
KING OF QUEENS |
SPT |
4,344 |
4,214 |
130 |
3.1% |
|
6 |
SEINFELD-WKND |
SPT |
4,888 |
4,768 |
120 |
2.5% |
|
7 |
JEOPARDY |
CTD |
9,269 |
9,052 |
217 |
2.4% |
|
8 |
SEINFELD |
SPT |
5,840 |
5,708 |
132 |
2.3% |
|
9 |
FRIENDS |
WB |
3,928 |
3,840 |
88 |
2.3% |
|
10 |
KING OF QUEENS-WKND |
SPT |
3,654 |
3,573 |
81 |
2.3% |
|
11 |
GEORGE LOPEZ |
WB |
5,066 |
4,954 |
112 |
2.3% |
|
12 |
FAMILY GUY-MF |
2/T |
6,970 |
6,818 |
152 |
2.2% |
|
13 |
CSI MIAMI |
CTD |
5,413 |
5,299 |
114 |
2.2% |
|
14 |
GEORGE LOPEZ WKND B |
WB |
3,642 |
3,567 |
75 |
2.1% |
|
15 |
MILLIONAIRE |
DAD |
3,837 |
3,770 |
67 |
1.8% |
|
16 |
BUENA VISTA VI |
DAD |
7,571 |
7,450 |
121 |
1.6% |
|
17 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND |
CTD |
5,284 |
5,205 |
79 |
1.5% |
|
18 |
LAW & ORDER:SVU |
NBU |
4,253 |
4,191 |
62 |
1.5% |
|
19 |
INSIDE EDITION |
CTD |
4,797 |
4,730 |
67 |
1.4% |
|
20 |
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY |
DAD |
3,287 |
3,243 |
44 |
1.4% |
Our Time-Shifting table indicates which 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 the size of the audience that watched in the 7 days after the live show.
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DAD = Disney ABC Domestic Television, SPT= Sony Pictures Television, 2/T=Twentieth Television, C/P =CBS Paramount Television, ESP = ESPN, KIN = KingWorld, CTD = Columbia TriStar Domestic.
