Magna: DVR Usage Climbs
Time-shifting now accounts for 9% of national ratings
June 23, 2008 -By John Consoli

DVR impact on broadcast ratings is significant and growing, according to data released by media agency buying unit Magna Global USA. Magna’s research shows that while less than one fourth of all U.S. TV homes have DVRs, they account for [...]

‘Star Wars’ a force for Spike

By Kimberly Nordyke
April 15, 2008
The Force was again with Spike TV over the weekend.
Following last weekend’s strong numbers for the three “Star Wars” prequels, Spike scored again with Episodes 4-6 of the saga. Sunday’s “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” (8-11 p.m.) performed the best with 4.1 [...]

Fewer TV shows on the verge of cancellation, thanks to strike
By Gary Levin, USA TODAY
The strike-hobbled TV season has one bright spot for producers: The fewest yet are enduring nail-biting weeks of uncertainty, waiting to see if their shows will come back for another season.
Just 11 series are left in limbo, half as many as [...]

While fans wait for Fox to come clean on whether or not Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles (T:tSCC) has been renewed, now is a good time for fans to look over (i.e., obsess) over the final Nielson Ratings and DVR time shifted numbers for the show in Season 1.Tvbythenumbers has released the DVR time shifted [...]