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[10/12/09 - 12:20 PM]
Grey'S, "Dollhouse," "Smallville" Top Dvr Gains
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- Nearly three million viewers watched the season premiere of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" from their DVRs within a week of its initial broadcast.

Said numbers come from today's just released live +7 day ratings for the first week of the 2009-10 season (September 21-27). And while "Grey's" topped the list in total viewers (2.968 million) and adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), it was FOX's "Dollhouse" that saw the largest percentage of its audience come from the DVR - 36.50% in total viewers and 50.00% in adults 18-49 (tied with The CW's "Smallville").

Here's a breakdown of the 10 top programs in each category. Keep in mind that these numbers are from DVR viewership during days 2-7 after its initial broadcast. DVR viewership on the same day is counted in its live plus same day numbers (i.e. what you see reported each morning).

Total Viewers from 7-Day DVR Playback# of Viewers% of Audience
Grey's Anatomy2.96817.40%
The Mentalist2.95119.60%
House2.88016.70%
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2.21913.80%
FlashForward1.96715.70%
Fringe1.96734.10%
NCIS1.9259.30%
Criminal Minds1.90812.00%
CSI: Miami1.89913.40%
Bones1.86620.40%
Total Viewers from 7-Day DVR Playback# of Viewers% of Audience
Dollhouse0.91436.50%
Fringe1.96734.10%
Melrose Place0.46432.30%
Smallville0.81331.60%
902100.62231.20%
Gossip Girl0.60230.40%
Heroes1.61826.50%
Glee1.60624.20%
The Office1.70322.80%
Supernatural0.60622.70%
Adults 18-49 Rating from 7-Day DVR PlaybackRating% of Audience
Grey's Anatomy1.522.40%
House1.420.60%
The Office1.025.60%
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation1.024.40%
The Mentalist1.027.80%
Heroes0.932.10%
Fringe0.939.10%
The Big Bang Theory0.919.10%
FlashForward0.819.50%
Bones0.828.60%
Adults 18-49 Rating from 7-Day DVR PlaybackRating% of Audience
Smallville0.550.00%
Dollhouse0.550.00%
902100.440.00%
Fringe0.939.10%
Melrose Place0.337.50%
Gossip Girl0.436.40%
Law & Order0.433.30%
Heroes0.932.10%
Bones0.828.60%
The Mentalist1.027.80%




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· 90210 (CW)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BONES (FOX)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· DOLLHOUSE (FOX)
· FLASH FORWARD (ABC)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· GOSSIP GIRL (CW)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· HEROES (NBC)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· LAW & ORDER (NBC)
· MELROSE PLACE (CW)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· SMALLVILLE (CW)
· SUPERNATURAL (CW)




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