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Consumers are spending about 20 hours per week accessing digital content-including video games and print content--on a cell phone, computer, or mobile device, with the majority of that TV shows, movies and other videos.
Grey's Anatomy #2 in DVR playback
As a result of DVR playback, Grey's Anatomy emerged as TV's #2 scripted show for the week in Adults 18-49 (5.2), behind Modern Family (6.2). Initially in the Live + Same Day statistics, Grey's tied as TV's #5 scripted show for the week moving up to #2 based on Nielsen's final rankings.
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Grey's Anatomy #2 in DVR playback
As a result of DVR playback, Grey's Anatomy emerged as TV's #2 scripted show for the week in Adults 18-49 (5.2), behind Modern Family (6.2). Initially in the Live + Same Day statistics, Grey's tied as TV's #5 scripted show for the week moving up to #2 based on Nielsen's final rankings.
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"Well, I think it’s going to be very interesting,...
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