Nielsen: The Blacklist was Most Time-Shifted Show of 2013 in the U.S.

NEW YORK: The TV viewing audience of The Blacklist on NBC increased by nearly 7.8 million viewers from the live audience with time-shifted viewing, according to Nielsen's Tops of 2013 list, which also includes social ranking via Twitter.

The Following was number two on Nielsen's list of the most time-shifted TV shows, getting a boost of around 5.6 million viewers with time shifting. Under the Dome followed with 5.44 million, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with 5.34 million and Sleepy Hollow with 5.33 million. Rounding out the top 10 are, in order, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, The Voice and Revolution.

For regularly scheduled programming, omitting sports-related programming, NCIS was the top prime-time TV program of 2013, with an average of 14.75 million viewers. Dancing with the Stars was also high on the list, with 13.86 million average viewers. American Idol averaged 13.38 million viewers with its Wednesday broadcasts and 13.14 for its Thursday broadcasts. The Big Bang Theory had an average of 13.2 million viewers for 2013. Dancing with the Stars' results show made the top 10, drawing an average viewership of 12.89 million.

A first for Nielsen's Top 10 list is the inclusion of social ranks, with Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings (NTTR) Top Series of Fall 2013. The ratings, which began in September, place AMC’s Breaking Bad at the top of the list, with an average of 6 million people viewing Tweets about each new episode of the program. Another AMC series, The Walking Dead, was number two, with activity of around 4.9 million people. American Horror Story: Coven and Scandal also generated significant buzz via Twitter. Rounding out the top 5 is Dancing With the Stars. The other shows making the top 10 in order of NTTR are The Voice, Glee, The X Factor, Catfish: The TV Show and Awkward.