661,000 Time-Shift Oprah, Watch Later With Cat
The Oprah Winfrey Show tops the list for biggest % increase from time-shifting at 10.3%, and had the largest absolute audience size via DVR viewing at 661,000 for the week of April 28- May 4, 2008.
Top Time-Shifted Syndicated Shows, April 28 – May 4, 2008
| 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 | 7,086 | 6,425 | 661 | 10.3% |
| 2 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | 6,040 | 5,700 | 340 | 6.0% |
| 3 | TWO-HALF MEN | WB | 8,104 | 7,782 | 322 | 4.1% |
| 4 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | 6,832 | 6,542 | 290 | 4.4% |
| 5 | JEOPARDY | CTD | 9,539 | 9,321 | 218 | 2.3% |
| 6 | FAMILY GUY-MF | 2/T | 6,598 | 6,438 | 160 | 2.5% |
| 7 | CSI MIAMI | CTD | 6,069 | 5,926 | 143 | 2.4% |
| 8 | LAW & ORDER:SVU | NBU | 4,319 | 4,180 | 139 | 3.3% |
| 9 | TWO-HALF MEN WEEKEND B | WB | 3,783 | 3,646 | 137 | 3.8% |
| 10 | SEINFELD-WEEKEND | SPT | 4,329 | 4,193 | 136 | 3.2% |
| 11 | BUENA VISTA VI | DAD | 4,891 | 4,768 | 123 | 2.6% |
| 12 | FRIENDS | WB | 3,648 | 3,531 | 117 | 3.3% |
| 13 | GEORGE LOPEZ | WB | 4,608 | 4,496 | 112 | 2.5% |
| 14 | SEINFELD | SPT | 5,328 | 5,221 | 107 | 2.0% |
| 15 | KING OF QUEENS | SPT | 4,105 | 4,003 | 102 | 2.5% |
| 16 | LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY | DAD | 3,329 | 3,237 | 92 | 2.8% |
| 17 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | 11,328 | 11,238 | 90 | 0.8% |
| 18 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | 6,264 | 6,187 | 77 | 1.2% |
| 19 | INSIDE EDITION | CTD | 4,293 | 4,236 | 57 | 1.3% |
| 20 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WKD | CTD | 3,548 | 3,497 | 51 | 1.5% |
Our Syndicated Time-Shifting table indicates which of the Top 25 Syndicated shows had the largest absolute DVR audience (audience that watched in the 7 days after the live show) as well as the largest % increase in viewing between Live audience and Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows later on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
For syndicated shows which air on multiple days, the viewership shown is the average of all telecasts.
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.
