Mediamark's numbers state that 20 percent of adults watch 44.5 hours or more of TV per week, while only 15.7 of DVR owners watch that much boob tube.

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There has to be something on the DVR to watch, but nope.

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He says that means the overwhelming majority of DVR viewers will watch when ads are still intact.

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They want people to tune in live versus using their DVR to tape the broadcast and watch it later.

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They do re-broadcast the episode so you have an opportunity to catch the fourth episode later on, you can watch it later online, 45% of homes have a DVR so it can be recorded.

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Jinni's award-winning guide helps users choose what to watch next amid the abundance of available content (live TV channels, VOD, DVR, and internet services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu).

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Worse, the entire DVR category's essentially remained stagnant as well -- one study found that the average DVR-enabled family records just 15-20 percent of the TV they watch, a startlingly low number by any measure.

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Existing viewing features of the DISH Anywhere mobile app include the ability to watch live TV channels in a user's programming package via Sling technology, access their personal DVR and view up to eight days of network programming via PrimeTime Anytime.

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