Top 20 most time shifted shows
- The Smurfs: 31010 (SKY Movies 1, 4:55pm – 6:35pm)
- Planet Dinosaur: 29670 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
- Hammond Meets Moss: 19570 (PRIME, 9:35pm – 10:45pm)
- Wimbledon 2012: 14800 (TV ONE, 1:00am – 2:00am)
- The Big Bang Theory: 13750 (TV2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
- The Best of Top Gear: 13230 (PRIME, 8:30pm – 9:35pm)
- Mike & Molly: 12740 (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:05pm)
- Crocodile Dundee: 12070 (FOUR, 8:30pm – 10:20pm)
- Rescue Special Operations: 10470 (PRIME, 10:45pm – 11:40pm)
- The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: 9340 (PRIME, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
- The Simpsons Movie: 8450 (TV3, 7:30pm – 9:15pm)
- Criminal Minds: 8290 (the BOX, 9:30pm – 10:30pm)
- Sunday: 7860 (TV ONE, 7:35pm – 8:35pm)
- Criminal Minds: 7490 (the BOX, 8:30pm – 9:30pm)
- Gillette Motorsport: 6800 (TV3, 2:30pm – 5:00pm)
- Family Guy: 5520 (FOUR, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
- Placemakers Big Angry Fish: 5090 (TV3, 5:30pm – 6:00pm)
- City Homicide: 4710 (TV ONE, 11:30pm – 12:30am)
- The Simpsons: 4510 (FOUR, 7:30pm – 8:00pm)
- The Big Bang Theory: 4260 (TV2, 8:05pm – 8:30pm)
Top 20 % of audience watching timeshifted (% increase)
- The Smurfs: 42.56% (74.08%) (SKY Movies 1, 4:55pm – 6:35pm)
- Rescue Special Operations: 30.82% (44.55%) (PRIME, 10:45pm – 11:40pm)
- Wimbledon 2012: 21.06% (26.68%) (TV ONE, 1:00am – 2:00am)
- Criminal Minds: 17.43% (21.1%) (the BOX, 9:30pm – 10:30pm)
- Criminal Minds: 14.37% (16.78%) (the BOX, 8:30pm – 9:30pm)
- Hammond Meets Moss: 10.51% (11.74%) (PRIME, 9:35pm – 10:45pm)
- Crocodile Dundee: 9.61% (10.63%) (FOUR, 8:30pm – 10:20pm)
- Gillette Motorsport: 8.53% (9.32%) (TV3, 2:30pm – 5:00pm)
- City Homicide: 8.31% (9.06%) (TV ONE, 11:30pm – 12:30am)
- Kevin McCloud: Slumming It: 7.95% (8.63%) (TV3, 1:00pm – 2:00pm)
- The Best of Top Gear: 6.49% (6.94%) (PRIME, 8:30pm – 9:35pm)
- America’s Cup World Series H/L: 6.4% (6.84%) (TV ONE, 12:00pm – 12:35pm)
- Planet Dinosaur: 6.3% (6.72%) (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
- Shortland Street Omnibus: 5.83% (6.2%) (TV2, 10:00am – 12:00pm)
- The League: 5.5% (5.82%) (FOUR, 10:20pm – 10:45pm)
- Volvo Ocean Race: 5.27% (5.56%) (TV ONE, 12:35pm – 2:00pm)
- Family Guy: 5.13% (5.4%) (FOUR, 8:00pm – 8:30pm)
- Mike & Molly: 4.53% (4.75%) (TV2, 7:30pm – 8:05pm)
- Top Chef: 4.06% (4.23%) (FOUR, 6:30pm – 7:30pm)
- The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: 4.05% (4.22%) (PRIME, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
Consolidated Channel Share
- SKY Network: 32.6% (+0.4%)
- TV ONE: 20.3% (-0.3%)
- TV2: 16% (-0.3%)
- TV3: 12% (+0.1%)
- PRIME: 8.1% (+0.1%)
- FOUR: 4.6% (0%)
- Other TV Channels: 3.4% (-0.1%)
- Maori TV: 1% (0%)
Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

