What I've found interesting is that, at the same time these viewing habits are changing, various networks are focusing attention on live audiences, often through various Twitter campaigns and "live" on-line polls and votes. That seems — counterproductive against current trends.
Personally, we watch almost nothing (save important events, of the election and sports variety) live; almost everything is done via DVR, with occasional streaming when something didn't get set up to record.
Charts: How we watch TV now
LOS ANGELES—Americans are watching more television than ever. They’re just doing it on their own schedule. That was the big takeaway as research gurus from CBS, FX, Fox, and Showtime spoke to reporters at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour about the evolving television landscape, and how audiences actually watch TV now. “We’re in a…
We stopped watching live TV as soon as we got a DVR. It's just much nicer to be able to skip the commercials. And now we've cut the cord, so it's all streaming all the time.
We still have the cord (which is how we get the DVR feed) but watching something on actual non-DVRed action is rare as hen's teeth (and four times as frustrating).