American Idol Is Most Time Shifted Show Nielsen

The numbers belie the notion that depend on competition and current affairs programs are what advertisers call digital video recorder (DVR) proof . An extra four million viewers watched the Fox network American Idol in the seven days following the initial episodes, which aired two nights every week. American Idol already America most watched television series, was also the most time-shifted prime-time television program in the United States in 2008, The tracker votes Nielsen Company said on Tuesday.