318,000 Endorse Oprah For Time-Shifting Syndicated President
The Oprah Winfrey Show tops the list for biggest % increase from time-shifting at 4.1%, and had the largest absolute audience size via DVR viewing at 318,000 for the week of May 5-12, 2008.
Top Time-Shifted 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 | 8,036 | 7,718 | 318 | 4.1% |
| 2 | TWO-HALF MEN | WB | 7,949 | 7,793 | 156 | 2.0% |
| 3 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | 6,646 | 6,510 | 136 | 2.1% |
| 4 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | 5,818 | 5,690 | 128 | 2.2% |
| 5 | TWO-HALF MEN WEEKEND | WB | 3,938 | 3,850 | 88 | 2.3% |
| 6 | FAMILY GUY-MF | 2/T | 6,512 | 6,433 | 79 | 1.2% |
| 7 | JEOPARDY | CTD | 8,867 | 8,795 | 72 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SEINFELD-WEEKEND | SPT | 4,477 | 4,405 | 72 | 1.6% |
| 9 | CSI MIAMI | CTD | 5,354 | 5,285 | 69 | 1.3% |
| 10 | KING OF QUEENS | SPT | 3,968 | 3,924 | 44 | 1.1% |
| 11 | FRIENDS | WB | 3,696 | 3,659 | 37 | 1.0% |
| 12 | SEINFELD | SPT | 5,244 | 5,215 | 29 | 0.6% |
| 13 | KING OF QUEENS-WEEKEND | SPT | 3,549 | 3,520 | 29 | 0.8% |
| 14 | PEOPLE’S COURT | WB | 3,283 | 3,254 | 29 | 0.9% |
| 15 | LAW & ORDER:SVU | NBU | 4,525 | 4,499 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 16 | JUDGE JOE BROWN | CTD | 3,617 | 3,595 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 17 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | 10,610 | 10,589 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 18 | GEORGE LOPEZ | WB | 4,192 | 4,174 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 19 | LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY | DAD | 3,333 | 3,315 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 20 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WKD | CTD | 3,128 | 3,114 | 14 | 0.4% |
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, ESP = ESPN, KIN = KingWorld, CTD = CBS Television Distribution.
