ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” topped the chart as the #1 actual DVR Adult 18-49 gainer from the first-reported numbers to the playback finals, adding on 1.4 rating points to its initial number (+33% – 4.3 ...

Playback from DVRs is increasing the amount of time people spend watching television, according to new data from The Nielsen Company. In comparing total television usage (Live viewing plus DVR ...

Two of the lowest-rated TV networks -- NBC and CW -- have the highest levels of DVR playback. What does that tell you? That people like these networks, but don't necessarily rush to view their ...

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 playback is factored in. The musical sudser’s success is due in part to a ...

Less than half of people who watch a recorded program fast-forward through the ads during playback, says a new study by Santa Monica, Calif.-based media buying company, Palisades MediaGroup. Those ...

A Revolution is happening this TV season, and not only Monday nights on NBC. With DVR penetration now at 46 percent of U.S. homes and usage up some 30 percent versus just a year ago, delayed playback ...

Fox’s “The X Factor,” which returned to lower ratings for its third season last week, found some of its lost audience in early DVR playback and looked a bit healthier relative to its competition. But ...

NEW YORK: Digital video recorders now make up a “substantial portion of ratings for some TV shows,” Nielsen says in its December DVR usage report. Nearly two of every five households has a DVR.

<!–[CDATA[ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder," which was a big hit in same-night ratings when it bowed last week, has padded its premiere totals with a DVR-playback record 6 million viewers — pushing ...