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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: Houston at Pittsburgh | Mon | 8:15PM-11:38PM | 203 | 8.1 | 13275 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Ole Miss at LSU | Sat | 7:15PM-10:55PM | 220 | 3.0 | 4952 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Martinsville | Sun | 1:30PM- 6:03PM | 273 | 2.5 | 4083 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 11:38PM- 1:00AM | 82 | 2.2 | 3211 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Texas at Kansas State | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:14PM | 194 | 2.0 | 3061 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:14PM- 3:30PM | 16 | 1.7 | 2547 |
| 7 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:15PM | 135 | 1.4 | 2076 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:59PM- 7:15PM | 16 | 1.2 | 1862 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: West Virginia at Oklahoma State | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:59PM | 209 | 1.2 | 1775 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arizona State at Washington | Sat | 10:55PM- 2:05AM | 190 | 1.1 | 1760 |
| 11 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:00PM | 180 | 1.2 | 1695 |
| 16 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech | Thu | 7:55PM-11:10PM | 195 | 0.8 | 1221 |
| 20 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: BYU at Boise State | Fri | 8:56PM-12:19AM | 203 | 0.6 | 1024 |
| 21 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.7 | 1009 |
| 24 | NBA PRE-SEASON: Phoenix at L.A. Clippers | Wed | 10:36PM- 1:17AM | 161 | 0.6 | 904 |
| 41 | CFP COUNTDOWN (live) | Tue | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.5 | 710 |
| 55 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: When the Garden was Eden | Tue | 9:00PM-10:30PM | 90 | 0.5 | 611 |
| 64 | GRANTLAND BASKETBALL SHOW | Thu | 7:00PM- 7:55PM | 55 | 0.4 | 549 |
| 67 | NBA PRE-SEASON: Cleveland at Memphis | Wed | 8:01PM-10:36PM | 155 | 0.4 | 540 |
| 124 | 2014 WORLD SERIES OF POKER | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 357 |
| 130 | 2014 WORLD SERIES OF POKER | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 322 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 74 percent (3.074 million vs. 2.713 million) from one week earlier and up 1 percent (3.074 million vs. 3.055 million) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 3 percent (1.207 million vs. 1.174 million) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (1.207 million vs. 1.296 million) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Oct. 20-24): 475,000 (prior week: 470,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Oct. 20-24): 620,000 (prior week: 591,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Oct. 20-24): 766,000 (prior week: 738,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Oct. 20-24): 1.039 million (prior week: 967,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 21-24 & 26 early evening): 819,000 (prior week: 696,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 20-26 late night): 1.064 million (prior week: 1.208 million)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Alabama at Tennessee | Sat | 7:30PM-11:02PM | 212 | 1.5 | 2589 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sat | 11:02PM-12:00AM | 58 | 0.8 | 1318 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Rutgers at Nebraska | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:15PM | 195 | 0.8 | 1130 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:15PM- 3:30PM | 15 | 0.7 | 1086 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.6 | 883 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Oregon State at Stanford | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:49PM | 199 | 0.4 | 731 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.4 | 648 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:49PM- 7:00PM | 11 | 0.4 | 592 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: South Florida at Cincinnati | Fri | 7:00PM-10:30PM | 210 | 0.4 | 576 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Sat | 1:00AM- 1:58AM | 58 | 0.3 | 511 |
| 19 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette | Tue | 8:00PM-12:10AM | 250 | 0.3 | 374 |
| 29 | TENNIS: WOMENS PRO: WTA Championships | Sun | 7:00AM- 8:41AM | 101 | 0.2 | 319 |
| 48 | COLIN’S FOOTBALL SHOW (live) | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 228 |
| 58 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 214 |
| 65 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Wed | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 207 |
| 65 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cedar Hill (TX) at Desoto (TX) | Thu | 8:00PM-11:30PM | 210 | 0.1 | 207 |
| 84 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Nebraska at Wisconsin | Sun | 5:00PM- 6:41PM | 101 | 0.1 | 182 |
| 89 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Wed | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 166 |
| 92 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 6:41PM- 8:00PM | 79 | 0.1 | 163 |
| 97 | ESPN FC (live) | Sun | 10:36PM-11:21PM | 45 | 0.1 | 154 |
| 98 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Kansas City at New York | Sun | 8:30PM-10:36PM | 126 | 0.1 | 148 |
| 105 | ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMP.: Second Round | Thu | 11:30PM- 1:30AM | 120 | 0.1 | 128 |
| 137 | ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMP.: First Round | Wed | 11:30PM- 1:30AM | 120 | 0.0 | 56 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 74 percent (606,000 vs. 349,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (606,000 vs. 731,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 18 percent (321,000 vs. 272,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (321,000 vs. 308,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 239,000 (prior week: 252,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 424,000 (prior week: 414,000)
- “Numbers Never Lie” (to be renamed as “His & Hers”, as of Nov. 3; ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 332,000 (prior week: 348,000)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Oct. 20, 21, 24): 221,000 (prior week: 295,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 271,000 (prior week: 291,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 160,000 (prior week: 178,000)
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 138,000 (prior week: 173,000)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Oct. 20-24): 116,000 (prior week: 123,000)
- “Baseball Tonight” (average of each day’s live telecast Oct. 20-22, 24, 26): 192,000 (prior week: 154,000)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Minnesota at Illinois | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:30PM | 210 | 0.4 | 633 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Syracuse at Clemson | Sat | 7:05PM-10:27PM | 202 | 0.4 | 614 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:55PM- 7:05PM | 10 | 0.3 | 428 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Connecticut at East Carolina | Thu | 7:00PM-10:40PM | 220 | 0.3 | 395 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:55PM | 205 | 0.2 | 352 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 8:00AM- 9:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 208 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arizona State at Washington | Sat | 10:50PM-11:01PM | 11 | 0.1 | 191 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 184 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 161 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 126 |
| 12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Troy at South Alabama | Fri | 7:30PM-10:44PM | 194 | 0.1 | 105 |
| 17 | NCAA FOOTBALL: Alabama A&M at Alabama State | Sat | 10:27PM- 2:24AM | 237 | 0.1 | 80 |
| 44 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 44 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Alabama at Auburn | Wed | 9:16PM-10:29PM | 73 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 52 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas State at Iowa State | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:16PM | 136 | 0.0 | 43 |
| 66 | EDGE (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 38 |
| 97 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) | Wed | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 117 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON: Missouri at Tennessee | Sun | 4:00PM- 6:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 13 |
| 122 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) | Thu | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 9 |
| 128 | DARI & MEL (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 5 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 24 percent (160,000 vs. 129,000) from one week earlier and up 63 percent (160,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 18 percent (86,000 vs. 73,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (86,000 vs. 81,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 64,000 (prior week: 53,000)
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 39,000 (prior week: 51,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon Oct. 20, 22-24): 39,000 (prior week: 22,000)
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 175 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: UNLV at Utah State | Sat | 4:00PM- 7:34PM | 214 | 0.1 | 138 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 127 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Wed | 11:30PM- 1:00AM | 90 | 0.1 | 119 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Wed | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 116 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 104 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Wed | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 103 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Wed | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 102 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 101 |
| 10 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 98 |
| 20 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Memphis at SMU | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:16PM | 196 | 0.1 | 87 |
| 137 | ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMP.: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship | Fri | 9:00PM-12:05AM | 185 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 188 | ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMP.: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship | Sat | 9:00PM-12:00AM | 180 | 0.0 | 10 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 31 percent (53,000 vs. 77,000) from one week earlier and down 38 percent (53,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 17 percent (48,000 vs. 58,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (48,000 vs. 61,000) from the same week one year ago (October 21-27, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 44,000 viewers (prior week: 39,000) and “ESPN FC” averaged 51,000 (prior week: 50,000).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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