DVR
noun
plural DVRs
: an electronic device that uses a hard drive for temporary storage of broadcast television programs
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These total audience tallies - last night and last year - do not incorporate the DVR usage.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Among adults 18-49, however, two-thirds of the top shows’ total, on average, comes from streaming — making for another piece of evidence that streaming viewers are considerably younger than those who watch a show on-air or via DVR.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Save on select Fios TV plans with up to 425+ channels, box rental and DVR service.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Nearly as important, though, is the fact that streaming continues to be a sizable fount of new viewers even after on-air and DVR viewing essentially stops.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
So that felt like a huge success, and it was born out of research — just digging in, finding out more about the technical things, from the legalese that these characters speak to how a dash-cam DVR actually works.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
That may give Trump time to cool to a simmer—or to boil over if he’s left alone with his DVR, social media feeds, and cell phone that gives him a constant hum of agitation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 June 2025
The circuits that composed the mammalian neocortex and the avian DVR developed at different times, in different orders, and in different regions of the brain.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
The advent of the DVR, so people didn’t know how to count ratings, the advent of Twitter and livetweeting, the culture of recaps — that was all new.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Among adults 18-49, however, two-thirds of the top shows’ total, on average, comes from streaming — making for another piece of evidence that streaming viewers are considerably younger than those who watch a show on-air or via DVR.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Save on select Fios TV plans with up to 425+ channels, box rental and DVR service.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Nearly as important, though, is the fact that streaming continues to be a sizable fount of new viewers even after on-air and DVR viewing essentially stops.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
So that felt like a huge success, and it was born out of research — just digging in, finding out more about the technical things, from the legalese that these characters speak to how a dash-cam DVR actually works.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
That may give Trump time to cool to a simmer—or to boil over if he’s left alone with his DVR, social media feeds, and cell phone that gives him a constant hum of agitation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 June 2025
The circuits that composed the mammalian neocortex and the avian DVR developed at different times, in different orders, and in different regions of the brain.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
The advent of the DVR, so people didn’t know how to count ratings, the advent of Twitter and livetweeting, the culture of recaps — that was all new.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
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“DVR.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DVR. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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