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May 5: Is there anything better than coming home to ten DVR'd episodes of "The Mentalist"?

What If Jeter Were a Tweeter? Jason Gay 2011

CBS's premiere of its reconstituted cop show "Hawaii Five-O" -- starring Alex (Third Time's a Charm) O'Loughlin -- is officially the most DVR'd show of all time.

'Hawaii Five-0' Premiere Most DVR'ed Show Ever The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Holly Robinson Peete: Seems especially eager to overshare, especially about anything involving her kids and family, including how she slept at a hotel the night before the show's premiere because her husband (NFL player Rodney Peete) kept her up while he watched all his DVR'd shows ( "48 Hours," "Mad Men," his buddy Kurt Warner on "Dancing With the Stars.").

A low-key 'Talk' premieres on CBS Lisa de Moraes 2010

I may have DVR'd this show, but it was the first one I watched the next day.

Ask Matt: The Good Wife, The Killing, and More! 2011

Thousands of ad campaign strategists flooding the DVR'd airwaves (and our Internet hours) with ignorable notions that are not swaying anyone with that blurry rhetoric.

Richard Laermer: "Your Life Hasn't Changed By The Man Who's Elected" Richard Laermer 2010

Not to spoil it for anyone who DVR'd the episode — which is most likely the series finale — we'll just say the powers-that-be seemed to have doused the hour in those sort of "whoaaa" moments that would have earned the reboot a lot more buzz had they been spread out over the relatively uneventful second season.

Watercooler: It's Not So Good to Be the Queen in V's Finale 2011

Suggested treatments include limiting Idol exposure to DVR'd recordings that allow for fast-forwarding, moderating your intake of singing mascots, and staying hydrated in between weepy tales of wannabes with tragic back stories.

Watercooler: American Idle 2011

Among what we like to call "All of The People in the Country Who Have Survived Their First 24 Months" the most DVR'd new show over the first three days of the TV season was:

"Hawaii Five-O" most DVR'd new show, early stats show Lisa de Moraes 2010

Episode 9 of the recent fourth season drew a series-high 5.5 million viewers not including those who DVR'd or watched later airings on the network.

Will American Horror Story Be a Hit for FX? A Look at the Recent History of Horror on TV 2011

You could watch all three hours of the Emmy Awards telecast that you DVR'd because you were busy watching "Mad Men" or "True Blood."

Emmy Awards 2010: Triumphs, surprises and disappointments 2010