February 12, 2009
'Lost,' 'SNL,' 'Grey's' Tops in Online Viewing, Nielsen Says
In the first report of its kind on online video viewership of television shows, Nielsen reported today that “Lost” is the most popular TV show watched on the Web, followed by “Saturday Night Live” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” TVWeek reports.
“Lost” drew 1.4 million unique viewers in December, “Saturday Night Live” attracted 1.1 million, and the ABC medical drama lured 879,000 uniques, Nielsen said.
The measurement company tracks viewing on network Web sites but not on Hulu, which is a major player in the online television business.
These figures are for the US and from TV Networks. They don't include watching TV series on Megavideo, one of the 100 most visited websites in the United States, according to Wikipedia. And what about the rest of the world, where viewing TV online is our only option. If there was a handle on those figures, maybe something would be done to settle foreign copy issues and allows Europeans and Asians to access video content legally.
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