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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Carolina at Philadelphia Mon 8:15PM-11:43PM 208 7.2 11305
2 NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Homestead (Nov.) Sun 3:00PM- 6:50PM 230 3.1 5223
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Auburn at Georgia Sat 7:15PM-10:29PM 194 2.6 4613
4 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 11:43PM- 1:00AM 77 2.1 2948
5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 9:00AM-12:01PM 181 1.5 2178
6 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: Rand University Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 1.4 2165
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10:29PM-10:45PM 16 1.2 2073
8 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 6:00PM- 8:15PM 135 1.4 2017
9 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 1.3 1935
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Arizona State at Oregon State Sat 10:45PM- 2:33AM 228 1.2 1866
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Clemson at Georgia Tech Sat 12:01PM- 2:58PM 177 1.3 1810
13 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Houston at Minnesota Wed 10:05PM-12:30AM 145 1.1 1622
14 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Indiana at Miami Wed 7:34PM-10:05PM 151 1.1 1587
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Oklahoma at Texas Tech Sat 3:30PM- 7:15PM 225 0.9 1355
19 NBA REGULAR SEASON: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers Fri 10:27PM-12:30AM 123 1.0 1329
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: California at USC Thu 8:55PM-12:37AM 222 0.8 1268
21 CFP COUNTDOWN (live) Tue 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.9 1188
24 2014 WORLD SERIES OF POKER: Final Table Tue 9:00PM- 1:18AM 258 0.8 1159
29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota vs. Louisville Fri 7:00PM-10:27PM 207 0.6 1002
42 GRANTLAND BASKETBALL SHOW Thu 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.4 702
67 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 4:30AM- 5:00AM 30 0.4 517
81 SOCCER: USA vs. Colombia Fri 2:30PM- 4:41PM 131 0.3 443
133 ESPN FC (live) Fri 4:41PM- 5:00PM 19 0.2 247

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is about even (3.048 million vs. 3.049 million) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (3.048 million vs. 3.470 million) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 4 percent (1.226 million vs. 1.280 million) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (1.226 million vs. 1.381 million) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Nov. 10-13): 384,000 (prior week: 415,000)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Nov. 10-13): 580,000 (prior week: 585,000)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Nov. 10-14): 700,000 (prior week: 753,000)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Nov. 10-14): 1.072 million (prior week: 1.045 million)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Nov. 11-14 & Nov. 16 early evening): 988,000 (prior week: 878,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Nov. 10-16 late night): 1.008 million (prior week: 1.263 million)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LSU at Arkansas Sat 8:00PM-11:06PM 186 1.0 1845
2 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES (live) Sat 4:30PM- 7:49PM 199 0.9 1428
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 7:49PM- 8:00PM 11 0.6 977
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: East Carolina at Cincinnati Thu 7:00PM-11:03PM 243 0.5 821
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Temple at Penn State Sat 12:00PM- 3:30PM 210 0.5 817
6 NHRA DRAG RACING Sun 7:37PM-10:37PM 180 0.5 799
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tulsa at Central Florida Fri 8:00PM-11:12PM 192 0.5 738
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Sat 11:06PM-12:01AM 55 0.4 664
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Toledo at Northern Illinois Tue 8:00PM-11:28PM 208 0.4 600
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Sat 12:01AM- 1:00AM 59 0.4 555
14 2014 WORLD SERIES OF POKER: Final Table Mon 8:00PM- 6:00AM 600 0.3 484
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kent State at Bowling Green Wed 8:00PM-11:40PM 220 0.3 440
18 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.3 439
33 2014 WORLD SERIES OF POKER: Final Table Tue 6:00AM- 8:00AM 120 0.2 330
48 COLIN’S FOOTBALL SHOW (live) Sun 9:00AM-10:00AM 60 0.1 269
53 BASKETBALL Sun 10:37PM-11:07PM 30 0.2 242
63 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER (live) Sun 1:00PM- 1:25PM 25 0.1 212
69 OTL SPECIAL: Domestic Violence and Sports Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 200
83 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER: Netherlands at Mexico Wed 2:25PM- 4:31PM 126 0.1 171
89 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER (live) Thu 3:00PM- 4:22PM 82 0.1 160
104 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER (live) Fri 3:00PM- 5:01PM 121 0.1 112
119 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Saskatchewan at Edmonton Sun 4:30PM- 7:37PM 187 0.0 68

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 113 percent (836,000 vs. 392,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (836,000 vs. 877,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 25 percent (370,000 vs. 297,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (370,000 vs. 394,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-14): 251,000 (prior week: 297,000
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-14): 426,000 (prior week: 447,000)
  • “His & Hers” (formerly known as “Numbers Never Lie”; ESPN2, Nov. 10-14): 328,000 (prior week: 343,000)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-11): 221,000 (prior week: 228,000)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-12): 263,000 (prior week: 256,000)
  • “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-11): 178,000 (prior week: 182,000)
  • “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-14): 135,000 (prior week: 175,000)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Nov. 10-14): 92,000 (prior week: 162,000)
  • “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Nov. 12, 14): 213,000 (prior week: 129,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Virginia Tech at Duke Sat 12:00PM- 3:33PM 213 0.5 633
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: San Diego State at Boise State Sat 11:43PM- 1:39AM 116 0.3 433
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Buffalo vs. Kentucky Sun 12:00PM- 2:00PM 120 0.2 278
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Presbyterian vs. Duke Fri 6:00PM- 8:02PM 122 0.2 268
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NC Central vs. UNC Fri 8:02PM-10:07PM 125 0.2 266
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Robert Morris vs. North Carolina Sun 6:07PM- 8:09PM 122 0.1 250
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.2 249
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ball State at Massachusetts Wed 8:00PM-11:15PM 195 0.1 243
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.2 239
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UNLV at BYU Sat 8:00PM-11:43PM 223 0.1 235
14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hampton vs. Syracuse Sun 4:35PM- 6:07PM 92 0.1 170
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Akron at Buffalo Tue 8:00PM-12:00AM 240 0.1 145
17 MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: South Florida at Tulsa Sun 10:34PM- 1:13AM 159 0.0 127
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Memphis at Tulane Sat 3:33PM- 6:54PM 201 0.1 95
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Milwaukee vs. Auburn Fri 10:07PM-12:29AM 142 0.1 90
29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Alcorn State vs. Texas Sun 8:09PM-10:04PM 115 0.1 84
46 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.0 61
48 NCAA FOOTBALL: Bethune-Cookman at Hampton Thu 7:30PM-11:21PM 231 0.0 60
58 EDGE (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.0 53
63 EXPERTS Fri 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.0 50
65 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mississippi State vs. Alabama Wed 6:00PM- 7:31PM 91 0.0 49
68 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hampton-Sydney vs. U.S. Coast Guard Fri 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.0 47
75 MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Louisville vs. Clemson Sun 2:00PM- 4:35PM 155 0.0 45
82 DARI & MEL (live) Sat 9:00AM-10:00AM 60 0.0 41

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 47 percent (153,000 vs. 104,000) from one week earlier and even (153,000 vs. 153,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 34 percent (71,000 vs. 71,000) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (71,000 vs. 71,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:

  • “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 46,000 (prior week: 46,000)
  • “CFB Daily” (live editions): 51,000 (prior week: 54,000)
  • “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon Nov. 10, 13): 38,000 (prior week: 27,000)

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 209
2 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.2 169
3 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 8:30AM- 9:00AM 30 0.1 168
4 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 Sun 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.1 164
5 SPORTSNATION MONTHLY JEERS Sun 11:30PM-12:00AM 30 0.1 146
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.1 145
7 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 141
8 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sat 5:00AM- 6:00AM 60 0.1 139
9 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 Sun 11:00PM-11:30PM 30 0.1 138
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Tue 11:00PM-11:17PM 17 0.1 136
24 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 8:00AM- 8:30AM 30 0.1 111
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: San Diego State at Boise State Sat 10:25PM-10:44PM 19 0.1 106
30 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Tue 6:00AM- 8:00AM 120 0.1 101
43 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hampton vs. Syracuse Sun 4:10PM- 4:36PM 26 0.1 92
57 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Chattanooga vs. Wisconsin Sun 1:00PM- 2:49PM 109 0.1 74
82 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: New Mexico at Utah State Sat 4:00PM- 7:06PM 186 0.0 60

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 13 percent (88,000 vs. 78,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (88,000 vs. 83,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 18 percent (59,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (59,000 vs. 62,000) from the same week one year ago (November 11-17, 2013).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 53,000 viewers (prior week: 35,000) and “ESPN FC” averaged 37,000 (prior week: 45,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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