Top DVRed Cable Shows – Week of 8/23/10

USA’s sizzling summer trio of originals led cable in time-shifted viewership (live+7) differential during the week of Aug 23-29, led by “Covert Affairs” (2.93mln) and including “Royal Pains” (2.91mln) and “Burn Notice” (2.79mln). Next was TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” (2.76mln), which barely nipped HBO’s “True Blood” (2.76mln) in the metric. TNT’s “The Closer” (2.42mln) kicked off spots 6-10, ahead of USA’s “White Collar” (2.31mln) and Lifetime’s “Project Runway” (2.22mln), while HBO’s “Break” (2.16mln) and TNT’s “Leverage” (2.03mln) completed the top 10. (Data provided by Nielsen)