ESPN Top 10 Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Michigan | Sun | 1:00PM- 4:30PM | 210 | 3.2 | 5150 |
2 | NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL: Jacksonville/Chicago | Thu | 8:00PM-11:12PM | 192 | 2.6 | 3835 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Sun | 4:30PM- 5:00PM | 30 | 1.5 | 2534 |
4 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 1.4 | 1979 |
5 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Guadalupe, Mexico/Tokyo, Japan | Sun | 5:00PM- 7:35PM | 155 | 1.2 | 1875 |
6 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Ohio (August) | Sat | 2:45PM- 6:00PM | 195 | 0.9 | 1473 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Thu | 11:12PM-12:00AM | 48 | 1.0 | 1470 |
8 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri | 3:23PM- 5:00PM | 97 | 1.0 | 1449 |
9 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: Oakland/Atlanta | Sun | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.9 | 1366 |
10 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Nashville, Tenn./Cumberland, R.I. | Sat | 7:00PM- 9:18PM | 138 | 0.7 | 1118 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 61 percent (1.352 million vs. 838,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (1.352 million vs. 1.461 million) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 15 percent (747,000 vs. 648,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (747,000 vs. 805,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
Jeff Gordon’s victory at the “Pure Michigan 400” (5.15 million viewers) on ESPN August 17th drew 12 percent more viewers than Joey Logano’s 2013 win (4.585 million viewers on August 18, 2013).
The week’s coverage of the Little League World Series on ESPN averaged 1.1 million viewers — up 12 percent from the same week in 2013 (983,000)
ESPN’s weekday afternoon talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 11-13 at 3-4 p.m.): 356,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 11-13 at 4-5 p.m.): 487,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 11-15 at 5-5:30 p.m.): 703,000
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 11-15 at 5:30-6 p.m.): 894,000 (Jason Whitlock week)
- “Outside the Lines – Weekend” (ESPN, Aug. 17 at 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 556,000
- “The Sports Reporters” (ESPN, Aug. 17 at 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 649,000
ESPN’s viewership for the remaining MLB games for the week included:
- “L.A. Dodgers/Atlanta” (ESPN, Aug. 11 7:00-10:25 p.m.): 947,000 viewers
- “N.Y. Yankees/Baltimore” (ESPN, Aug. 13 7:00-10:07 p.m.): 692,000 viewers
ESPN2 Top 10 Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Pearland, Tex./Philadelphia, Penn. | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:37PM | 157 | 1.5 | 2412 |
2 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Seoul, South Korea/Humacao, Puerto Rico | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:44PM | 164 | 0.6 | 988 |
3 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Vancouver, B.C./Maracaibo, Venezuela | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.6 | 902 |
4 | NHRA DRAG RACING: Lucas Oil Nationals | Sun | 9:37PM-12:45AM | 188 | 0.5 | 798 |
5 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Las Vegas, Nev./Rapid City, South Dakota | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:04PM | 124 | 0.6 | 778 |
6 | TENNIS:US OPEN SERIES WOMEN: Cincinnati (Final) | Sun | 2:44PM- 3:44PM | 60 | 0.5 | 751 |
7 | TENNIS:US OPEN SERIES MEN: Cincinnati (Final) | Sun | 4:02PM- 6:00PM | 118 | 0.4 | 606 |
8 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Venezuela/Japan | Fri | 5:16PM- 7:00PM | 104 | 0.4 | 556 |
9 | TENNIS:US OPEN SERIES MEN: Cincinnati (Semifinal) | Sat | 7:00PM-11:37PM | 277 | 0.4 | 545 |
10 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Perth, Australia/Humacao, Puerto Rico | Thu | 5:41PM- 6:39PM | 58 | 0.4 | 463 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 73 percent (605,000 vs. 349,000) from one week earlier and up 42 percent (605,000 vs. 425,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 28 percent (293,000 vs. 229,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (293,000 vs. 277,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
The week’s coverage of the Little League World Series on ESPN2 — buoyed by 13-year-old phenom Mo’Ne Davis and her Philadelphia team on Aug. 17 — averaged 1.14 million viewers, up an impressive 49 percent from the same week in 2013 (765,000).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-15 at 6-10 a.m.): 184,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-14 at 10 a.m.-noon; Aug. 15 at 10-11 a.m.): 338,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-14 at noon-1 p.m.): 267,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 11 & 13 at 3-4 p.m.): 185,000
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Aug. 11 & 13 at 4-4:30 p.m.): 247,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-13 at 4:30-5 p.m.): 130,000
- “Paul Finebaum Show” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-13 at 5-5:30 p.m.): 99,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Aug. 11 & 13 at 5:30-6 p.m.): 105,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-13 & 15 at 11 p.m.-12 a.m.): 141,000
Manchester United/Valencia soccer friendly on Aug. 12 (2:25-4:30 p.m.) drew a 0.1 household rating and 211,000 viewers.
Women’s pro soccer match: Western, NY/Sky Blue on Aug. 13 (7:00-9:02 p.m.) drew a 0.1 household rating and 120,000 viewers.
Amateur softball game: Bossier City, La./Robbinsville, NJ on Aug. 13 (9:02-10:38 p.m.) drew a 0.2 household rating and 384,000 viewers.
Friday night boxing (9:46-11:05 p.m.) on Aug. 15 drew a 0.2 household rating and 352,000 viewers.
ESPNU Top 10 Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | WOMEN’S YOUTH SOCCER: Korea DPR/USA | Sat | 4:45PM- 7:42PM | 177 | 0.1 | 159 |
2 | KENTUCKY SUMMER BASKETBALL (live) | Mon | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 146 |
3 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Mon | 8:00PM-10:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 111 |
4 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | Sun | 8:00PM- 9:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 107 |
5 | E:60 | Sat | 7:42PM- 8:04PM | 22 | 0.1 | 95 |
6 | PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW (live) | Mon | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 94 |
7 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sat | 2:00PM- 4:20PM | 140 | 0.1 | 90 |
8 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 86 |
9 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Wed | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 81 |
10 | E:60 | Mon | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 78 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 9 percent (62,000 vs. 68,000) from one week earlier and up 32 percent (62,000 vs. 47,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 7 percent (45,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and up 32 percent (45,000 vs. 34,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
ESPNU’s daily talker “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) drew 59,000 viewers on Aug. 11; 40,000 on Aug. 13.
ESPNEWS Top 10 Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | TENNIS:US OPEN SERIES WOMEN: Cincinnati (Final) | Sun | 2:10PM- 2:44PM | 34 | 0.2 | 284 |
2 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Venezuela/Japan | Fri | 5:00PM- 5:20PM | 20 | 0.2 | 272 |
3 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Australia/Puerto Rico | Thu | 5:00PM- 5:43PM | 43 | 0.2 | 240 |
4 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Philadelphia/Nashville | Fri | 3:09PM- 3:26PM | 17 | 0.2 | 211 |
5 | USA BASKETBALL MEN (live) | Sat | 9:00PM- 9:18PM | 18 | 0.1 | 206 |
6 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Thu | 5:43PM- 6:00PM | 17 | 0.1 | 179 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Thu | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 169 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 153 |
9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 151 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-10:59PM | 59 | 0.1 | 150 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 10 percent (88,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (88,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is even (58,000 vs. 58,000) from one week earlier and down 19 percent (58,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (August 12-18, 2013).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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