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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 the Nielsen Co. added in people who saw the show on their digital video recorders within the next week.

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

The show is popular with men, and CBS speculated that many of its viewers watch Monday Night Football live and record the drama for later.

“This is becoming the way people are watching television,” said Kelly Kahl, CBS’ chief scheduling executive.

“The overnight rating may be a quick barometer of how shows are doing but not the entire story.”

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