‘Five-0’ popular on DVR

The CBS remake of “Hawaii Five-0” is getting a bigger benefit from DVRs than any other show on prime-time television.

Through the first three weeks of the TV season, the Monday night drama picked up an average of 3.3 million viewers when Nielsen included people who saw the show on their digital video recorders within the next week.

“Five-0” isn’t one of the week’s top 10 shows through live viewing, but it becomes one when DVR usage is added in.

The series is popular with men, and CBS speculates that many of its viewers watch “Monday Night Football” live and record it for later.

Two Thursday night dramas – CBS’ “The Mentalist” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” – are the next biggest gainers from DVR usage. A clogged schedule of popular shows that night forces viewers to make their own schedules.