Site Meter All PVR » Blog Archive » PVR Owners Watch Shows Within Three Days of Recording Them

PVR Owners Watch Shows Within Three Days of Recording Them

by Jose Alvear

If you’ve recorded a show on your Tivo, chances are you’ll see it within three days of its original air date. According to researchers at Nielsen Media, most owners (84%) of personal video recorders (PVRs) watch their recorded shows within three days. Seventy-eight percent watched their recorded shows within two days.

That means that most PVR owners: a) Like to keep current with their TV shows; b) Use PVRs to skip commercials; and c) Use PVRs to watch shows on their own schedule.

The study isn’t very ground breaking, but it’s nonetheless interesting. It also provides a baseline metric to see how this may change in the future as more people purchase and use PVRs.

Personally, I’ve discovered a similar trend: I watch many shows soon after I record them on my Tivo. But there are also times when I record a show and either never watch it, or it takes me weeks or even months to watch it.

If I’m watching “How I Met Your Mother? or “24?, I usually watch it the same night it airs or the next night. But if I record shows like “The First 48? or “Cops? I will likely wait a few days or weeks to watch it because it’s not crucial that I watch it quickly. As a result, my Tivo is packed with lots of shows that I keep putting off, and few shows that I really want to watch.

Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to All PVR. It's Free!

One Response to “PVR Owners Watch Shows Within Three Days of Recording Them”

  1. Roxanne Says:

    Before I switched to a new DVR, I had one show for over a year… and then when I sat down to finally watch it, my Replay had recorded the wrong program! UGH!

Leave a Reply


About All PVR

Take Control of your Digital Media with AllPVR.com. We focus on helping you find, consume and archive the TV and Media on your terms, with PVRs, Hardware and Software, all designed to help you reclaim control over your Media.

All PVR Author(s)
    » Michael-Hunsberger

Technology Channel Posts

Hot Off The Press

  • My first post here where I go off on the husband...
    Ok, I want him to take some mental responsibility here.  I want him to take some of the grief out of my brain and carry it around in his brain for a little while.  Over 3 months ago I [...]
  • Three Reasons To Homeschool
    I have a guest poster writing this for me.  Remember all the whining over TMJ and sinus's and the like, people felt sorry for me.  Now, before you read this guest post from Luke Holzmann, [...]
  • What's Up Austin: The Weekend Line-up for 10/11/08
    It looks like it's going to be a beautiful weekend to be out and about in our wonderful city. I don't know about you but I just love this time of year. The weather has cooled down and yet it's still [...]
  • Britney's Womanizer Video!
    Gotta admit the song is catchy as hell, and I like the video too -it's classic Britney, the Britney we fell in love with! What do you think? [...]
  • I Don't Like the Tone of Voice
    I don't like the tone of voice that my husband and I are raising our children in.  I know, that sentence shouldn't end with a preposition, but blah, this post may not have any punctuation.  [...]
  • Nom Nom Nom, yummy stuff, nom nom nom
    Technorati Tags: Wentworth Miller,Rob Lowe,Cam Gigandet,Justin Bruening,Dominic Purcell,Amaury Nolasco,Henry Simmons,Blair Underwood,Prison Break [...]
  • Orange Wins Orange-Blue Scrimmage, 5-4, Behind Caldwell's 3-for-5 Night
    Tony Caldwell went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI to cap off an entertaining night at Plainsman Park on Friday night. Caldwell's efforts propelled the Orange team to a 5-4 win in the Fifth Annual [...]