Infographic: TV viewers watching later
The bulk of TV viewing still occurs on the day the show airs. But viewing habits are changing and Americans are watching more programs days and even weeks later on their DVR.
million
11.2
11.7
16.1
16.5
18.0
5.4
3.4
4.4
6.3
4.8
6
3.8
2.4
3.2
6.7
4.2
5.2
4.5
3.0
4.0
1 month
3 days
1 week
First day
viewing
DVR watching within
3 days, 1 week or a
month and
Top 5 most-watched series
Ranks are calculated based on one-week performance. Data
range from Sept. 22 to Feb. 8. The one-month numbers cover
only the first few weeks of the 2014-15 TV season. The CBS
and NBC data for one month include 35 days.
Source: Nielsen
Rank, show
(in millions)
viewers gained
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
"Scorpion"
(CBS)
"The Blacklist"
(NBC)
"NCIS: New
Orleans"
(CBS)
"Big Bang
Theory"
(CBS)
"NCIS"
(CBS)
Lorena Elebee / @latimesgraphics
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