Ed Note: We’re pleased to welcome Douglas Pucci to Awful Announcing, who you might know better as Son of the Bronx. Douglas built an impressive database of public ratings for television networks that were an invaluable resource for those interested in the media world. At AA, he will have the Top 10 programs from each of the sports networks every week, as well as data trends in viewership.
ESPN Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Portugal/U.S. | Sun | 5:00PM- 8:06PM | 186 | 7.3 | 13774 |
| 2 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Ghana/U.S. | Mon | 5:30PM- 8:06PM | 156 | 5.6 | 9722 |
| 3 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Germany/Ghana | Sat | 2:30PM- 5:05PM | 155 | 3.2 | 5281 |
| 4 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Brazil/Mexico | Tue | 2:30PM- 5:00PM | 150 | 2.4 | 3847 |
| 5 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Bosnia-Herzegovina/Nigeria | Sat | 5:30PM- 8:00PM | 150 | 2.3 | 3836 |
| 6 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Argentina/Iran | Sat | 11:30AM- 2:00PM | 150 | 2.3 | 3555 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 2:00PM- 2:30PM | 30 | 2.1 | 3356 |
| 8 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Russia/South Korea | Tue | 5:30PM- 8:00PM | 150 | 2.1 | 3259 |
| 9 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Spain/Chile | Wed | 2:30PM- 5:09PM | 159 | 2.1 | 3191 |
| 10 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Greece/Japan | Thu | 5:30PM- 8:00PM | 150 | 2.0 | 3169 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN (with World Cup match coverage featuring the U.S.) is up 55 percent (1.719 million vs. 1.109 million) from one week earlier and up 82 percent (1.719 million vs. 942,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN (with World Cup match coverage featuring the U.S.) is up 106 percent (1.769 million vs. 859,000) from one week earlier and up 190 percent (1.769 million vs. 610,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
Note: World Cup entries on the week’s list also include the network’s pre-match coverage at the starting 30 minutes of each respective match telecast time window.
As noted by Awful Announcing’s Steve Lepore on June 23rd, the Portugal/U.S. match on June 22 delivered a massive audience of 18.2 million viewers (for the match alone; the number on the list above reflects the inclusion of pre-match coverage) — ESPN’s most-watched soccer telecast ever.
Leading out of the Portugal/U.S. World Cup soccer match, ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” drew its largest viewership of the 2014 MLB season to-date with its featured matchup of the Texas Rangers at the L.A. Angels (1.8 household rating/2.892 million viewers).
ESPN2 Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.6 | 967 |
| 2 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Texas/Louisville | Mon | 8:00PM-11:44PM | 224 | 0.5 | 776 |
| 3 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Ole Miss/Virginia | Sat | 3:00PM- 5:49PM | 169 | 0.5 | 754 |
| 4 | WORLD CUP LIVE (live) | Sun | 9:00PM-10:30PM | 90 | 0.5 | 675 |
| 5 | GOLF: U.S. WOMENS OPEN (live) | Fri | 3:00PM- 7:00PM | 240 | 0.4 | 559 |
| 6 | NHRA QUALIFYING | Sat | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 546 |
| 7 | WORLD CUP LIVE | Tue | 9:30PM-11:00PM | 90 | 0.4 | 503 |
| 8 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 90 | 0.4 | 488 |
| 9 | NATIONWIDE SERIES QUALIFYING (live) | Sat | 11:30AM- 1:00PM | 90 | 0.3 | 441 |
| 10 | GOLF: U.S. WOMENS OPEN (live) | Thu | 3:00PM- 7:00PM | 240 | 0.4 | 437 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 (with World Cup match coverage) is down 6 percent (491,000 vs. 521,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (491,000 vs. 494,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 (with World Cup match coverage) is down 19 percent (275,000 vs. 338,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent(275,000 vs. 259,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
ESPNU Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Texas/Vanderbilt | Fri | 3:00PM- 6:00PM | 180 | 0.2 | 254 |
| 2 | E:60 | Fri | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 138 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME | Sat | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 120 |
| 4 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES | Sun | 4:00PM- 7:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 106 |
| 5 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun | 9:00PM-10:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 101 |
| 6 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES | Sun | 1:09PM- 4:00PM | 171 | 0.1 | 98 |
| 7 | HERD (live) | Wed | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 85 |
| 8 | CHEERLEADING | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 80 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME | Fri | 7:00PM-10:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 78 |
| 10 | HERD (live) | Tue | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 75 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 29 percent (60,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and up 50 percent (60,000 vs. 40,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 2 percent (43,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and up 39 percent (43,000 vs. 31,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
ESPNEWS Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.4 | 604 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 258 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 224 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 9:30PM-10:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 195 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 187 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 | Sun | 8:00PM- 8:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 171 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | Thu | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 147 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 | Sat | 9:00PM- 9:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 142 |
| 9 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 11:30AM-12:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 141 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM | Sun | 3:30PM- 4:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 134 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS (with SportsCenter from the World Cup) is up 76 percent (141,000 vs. 80,000) from one week earlier and up 52 percent (141,000 vs. 93,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 10 percent (56,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (56,000 vs. 59,000) from the same week one year ago (June 17-23, 2013).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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