Dollhouse and Smallville Ratings Surge Thanks to DVR

Smallville 1-8 DVD Box Set It's not all bad news for Dollhouse Season 1 DVD Box set: The Joss Whedon sci-fi drama is among the shows that are most-watched on DVRs.

Dollhouse Season 1 DVD Box set and Smallville seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set tied for the largest gain in viewers, with each obtaining 50 percent more viewers in the seven days following their initial airings.

Both shows also saw a jump in their ratings this past Friday. Dollhouse DVD Box set pulled in 2.25 million viewers, improving on the previous week by a quarter million viewers. Smallville seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set added an additional 100,000 viewers to bring its total to 2.3 million viewers.

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90210, Fringe and Melrose Place round out the top five shows with the greatest DVR audience boosts. 90210 earned a 40 percent increase, while Fringe and Melrose saw 39 percent and 38 percent bumps, respectively.Smallville seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set

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The Jay Leno Show and CBS' Cold Case only grew five percent through DVR viewers. Dollhouse Season 1 DVD Box set lead-in, Brothers, was at the bottom of the pile, showing no increase at all.

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