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[10/12/09 - 12:20 PM]
Grey'S, "Dollhouse," "Smallville" Top Dvr Gains
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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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 Anatomy | 2.968 | 17.40% |
| The Mentalist | 2.951 | 19.60% |
| House | 2.880 | 16.70% |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2.219 | 13.80% |
| FlashForward | 1.967 | 15.70% |
| Fringe | 1.967 | 34.10% |
| NCIS | 1.925 | 9.30% |
| Criminal Minds | 1.908 | 12.00% |
| CSI: Miami | 1.899 | 13.40% |
| Bones | 1.866 | 20.40% |
| Total Viewers from 7-Day DVR Playback | # of Viewers | % of Audience |
| Dollhouse | 0.914 | 36.50% |
| Fringe | 1.967 | 34.10% |
| Melrose Place | 0.464 | 32.30% |
| Smallville | 0.813 | 31.60% |
| 90210 | 0.622 | 31.20% |
| Gossip Girl | 0.602 | 30.40% |
| Heroes | 1.618 | 26.50% |
| Glee | 1.606 | 24.20% |
| The Office | 1.703 | 22.80% |
| Supernatural | 0.606 | 22.70% |
| Adults 18-49 Rating from 7-Day DVR Playback | Rating | % of Audience |
| Grey's Anatomy | 1.5 | 22.40% |
| House | 1.4 | 20.60% |
| The Office | 1.0 | 25.60% |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 1.0 | 24.40% |
| The Mentalist | 1.0 | 27.80% |
| Heroes | 0.9 | 32.10% |
| Fringe | 0.9 | 39.10% |
| The Big Bang Theory | 0.9 | 19.10% |
| FlashForward | 0.8 | 19.50% |
| Bones | 0.8 | 28.60% |
| Adults 18-49 Rating from 7-Day DVR Playback | Rating | % of Audience |
| Smallville | 0.5 | 50.00% |
| Dollhouse | 0.5 | 50.00% |
| 90210 | 0.4 | 40.00% |
| Fringe | 0.9 | 39.10% |
| Melrose Place | 0.3 | 37.50% |
| Gossip Girl | 0.4 | 36.40% |
| Law & Order | 0.4 | 33.30% |
| Heroes | 0.9 | 32.10% |
| Bones | 0.8 | 28.60% |
| The Mentalist | 1.0 | 27.80% |
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[05/07/26 - 10:09 AM]
BET Announces the Return of the Black + Iconic Soiree on May 23, 2026 at MGM National Harbor, Hosted by Laverne Cox, Celebrating Culture, Community, and Impact
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[05/07/26 - 10:02 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 10:00 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 10:00 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 09:30 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 09:01 AM]
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At the heart of the initiative is a series of first-person video profiles featuring veterans from World War II through the Global War on Terror.
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[05/07/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 09:00 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 08:59 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 08:31 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 08:31 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 08:01 AM]
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[05/07/26 - 08:00 AM]
Prime Video's "We Were Liars" Casts Six New Series Regulars for Season Two
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