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 ...

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 ...

AMC’s megahit “The Walking Dead” has padded its already gaudy season-premiere totals with about 5 million viewers in just three days of DVR playback, according to Nielsen estimates, making the zombie ...

While the networks prep for the third frame of the season starting tonight, they still anxiously await final word on premiere-week viewership. Full-week DVR playback numbers for the opening stanza of ...

The final tallies for broadcast TV’s 2012-13 season are in, and Modern Family enjoyed the biggest gains from Live+7 DVR playback — aka those who watched recorded programs within a week of broadcast.

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.

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 “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 ...

Sure it's a catatonic week in TV, but under any circumstances, this merits a note: the Dec. 7 original telecast of "Modern Family" scored what ABC is calling an industry record -- 5 million views on ...

The CW Network continues to lead all networks in primetime gains from all DVR playback for the week ending March 28, 2010, according to Nielsen Live+7 day vs. Live-Only viewing. The CW’s biggest ...