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.

NBCSN Top 10 Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 76 percent (85,000 vs. 354,000) from one week earlier (when it had aired the NHL Conference Finals) and down 73 percent (85,000 vs. 311,000) from the same week one year ago when it had aired many more NHL playoff games (June 3-9, 2013).In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 90 percent (179,000 vs. 1.785 million) from one week earlier (when it had aired the NHL Conference Finals) and down 88 percent (179,000 vs. 1,521,000) from the same week one year ago when it had aired many more NHL playoff games (June 3-9, 2013).

The potential for a Triple Crown winner on June 7 boosted NBCSN’s Belmont Stakes Pre Race coverage (504,000 total viewers) by an impressive 78 percent, year-to-year (283,000 on 6/8/2013).

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 42 percent (264,000 vs. 186,000) from one week earlier and up 58 percent (264,000 vs. 167,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (June 3-9, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 36 percent (128,000 vs. 94,000) from one week earlier and up 17 percent (128,000 vs. 109,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (June 3-9, 2013).

FS1’s June 7th MLB matchup of the Cleveland Indians visiting the Texas Rangers (4:00-7:08 p.m. ET) averaged 332,000 viewers.

Viewership for “The Mike Francesa Show” ranged from 23,000 to 58,000 on FS1 and from 4,000 to 31,000 on FS2. For the previous week (May 26-June 1, 2014), the program ranged from 10,000 to 33,000 on FS1 and from 3,000 to 10,000 on FS2.

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 31 percent (18,000 vs. 26,000) from one week earlier and down 76 percent (18,000 vs. 76,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (June 3-9, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down 14 percent (13,000 vs. 15,000) from one week earlier and down 63 percent (13,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (June 3-9, 2013).

A West Coast Customs Sunday marathon produced the 5 most watched shows of the week for FS2.

Source: 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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