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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool/Manchester City Mon 2:53PM- 5:06PM 133 0.3 469
2 PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool/Tottenham Sun 8:23AM-10:27AM 124 0.3 433
3 PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal/Leicester Sun 10:57AM- 1:00PM 123 0.3 418
4 PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke/Manchester City Sat 9:56AM-11:58AM 122 0.3 413
5 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 11:58AM-12:32PM 34 0.2 326
6 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sun 10:27AM-10:57AM 30 0.2 290
7 INDYCAR SERIES: Auto Club Speedway – Fontana Sat 10:09PM- 1:06AM 177 0.2 280
8 PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United/Burnley Sat 7:38AM- 9:41AM 123 0.2 278
9 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE Sun 1:00PM- 1:30PM 30 0.2 253
10 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 9:41AM- 9:56AM 15 0.2 220
20 MLS REGULAR SEASON: New York/Washington D.C. Sun 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.1 134
21 MLS REGULAR SEASON: Houston/Kansas City Fri 8:00PM-10:47PM 167 0.1 132
25 BREEDERS CUP CHALLENGE: Woodward/Forgo Sat 6:00PM- 6:58PM 58 0.1 114
39 NBCSN SPORTS REPORT Sun 11:30PM-12:30AM 60 0.1 85
50 FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE Thu 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.0 71
72 FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE Wed 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 52

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up 27 percent (104,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and up 13 percent (104,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 1 percent (86,000 vs. 87,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (86,000 vs. 90,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

Primetime coverage of the “Youth Olympics” (Aug. 25-28) averaged 65,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “The Dan Patrick Show”: 58,000
  • “NASCAR America”: 85,000
  • “Pro Football Talk”: 77,000

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12: SMU/Baylor Sun 7:30PM-11:17PM 227 0.4 762
2 NASCAR RACEDAY: Atlanta Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.4 653
3 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING (live) Fri 7:00PM- 8:30PM 90 0.4 650
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC 12: Colorado State/Colorado Fri 9:00PM-12:17AM 197 0.4 592
5 NCWTS RACING: MoSport Sun 1:30PM- 4:00PM 150 0.4 557
6 CFB PREGAME (live) Sun 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.3 438
7 UFC PPV PRELIMS 177: Dillashaw/Barao II Sat 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.3 436
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12: North Dakota State/Iowa State Sat 12:00PM- 3:28PM 208 0.2 407
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC 12: Rutgers/Washington State Thu 10:00PM- 1:35AM 215 0.3 394
10 INSIDE MONSTER JAM Sun 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.2 367
13 MLB REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota/Kansas City Tue 8:00PM-10:49PM 169 0.2 298
19 MLB REGULAR SEASON: Cincinnati/Pittsburgh Sat 4:00PM- 7:00PM 180 0.1 187
85 FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED Thu 8:30PM- 9:30PM 60 0.0 33

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 104 percent (318,000 vs. 156,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (318,000 vs. 384,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 62 percent (138,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (138,000 vs. 155,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 92,000
  • “NASCAR Race Hub”: 162,000
  • “MLB Whiparound”: 24,000
  • “America’s Pregame”: 44,000

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) Sat 4:39PM- 6:00PM 81 0.1 84
2 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P (live) Sat 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 81
3 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Sat 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 76
4 NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) Sat 4:00PM- 4:13PM 13 0.1 73
5 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Mon 11:00PM- 2:00AM 180 0.0 70
6 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING Sat 4:13PM- 4:39PM 26 0.0 53
7 UFC RELOADED Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 43
8 UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER Sun 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.0 42
9 UFC PPV PRELIMS Sun 12:30AM- 2:30AM 120 0.0 29
10 UFC WEIGH-IN (live) Fri 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.0 27
75 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Sydney Swans/Richmond Fri 2:30AM- 5:30AM 180 0.0 3
75 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Carlton/Essendon Fri 11:30PM- 2:30AM 180 0.0 3

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 56 percent (8,000 vs. 18,000) from one week earlier and down 62 percent (8,000 vs. 21,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is even (11,000 vs. 11,000) from one week earlier and down 48 percent (11,000 vs. 14,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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

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