As per Nielsen ratings record, these shows topped viewership in DVR (Digital Video Recording) usage during the first week of season/series premieres:
- Revolution (NBC)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Elementary (CBS)
- NCIS (CBS)
- Person of Interest (CBS)
- Castle (ABC)
- Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
- Vegas (CBS)
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
- The Mentalist (CBS)
- Criminal Minds (CBS)
- Glee (Fox)
- Once Upon a Time (ABC)
- Grimm (NBC)
- Blue Bloods (CBS)
- Revenge (ABC)
- CSI (CBS)
- Last Resort (ABC)
- 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
- Scandal (ABC)
- Bones (Fox)
- Private Practice (ABC)
- New Girl (Fox)
- 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- The Good Wife (CBS)
DVR usage allows viewers to record shows for watching at a later time. Viewers can fast forward in between commercials or pause the show when they watch. A popular DVR device is TiVo.
That Revolution would top the list is amusing to me because.... the show runs under the premise that sometime in the future, the world's electric power has ceased to exist and it's all back to basics. No one would actually be able to DVR their favorite TV series in a world were Revolution exists. Hee!
Anyway, based on this list, CBS has at least 14 shows, followed by ABC, Fox & NBC. The CW didn't premiere their shows until the 3rd and 4th week of the new season.
This is for the very first week of Fall TV 2012 only.
