TV Basics: Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)
Nielsen estimates national DVR penetration at 32.3% as of November 2009. Primetime programs are among the most time-shifted, and in the 2009-’10 season, the season’s most time-shifted programs include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Mentalist,” “House,” “V,” and “ CSI.”


National DVR Universe Estimates (%)
  May-07 17.2  
  Jul-07 18.7  
  Sep-07 18.6  
  Nov-07 19.7  
  Feb-08 21.4  
  May-08 23.0  
  Jul-08 24.4  
  Sep-08 24.4  
  Nov-08 26.9  
  Feb-09 28.9  
  May-09 30.0  
  Jul-09 30.8  
  Nov-09 32.3  
       


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