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

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL Game 4: Los Angeles @ N.Y. Rangers Wed 8:09PM-11:03PM 174 2.0 3383
2 NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL Game 3: Los Angeles @ N.Y. Rangers Mon 8:08PM-10:47PM 159 1.7 2893
3 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP Wed 11:03PM-11:45PM 42 0.6 931
4 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP Mon 10:47PM-11:31PM 44 0.5 833
5 NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP Wed 7:00PM- 8:09PM 69 0.2 408
6 NASCAR AMERICA Wed 11:45PM-12:15AM 30 0.2 333
7 KURT BUSCH 36 Wed 12:15AM-12:45AM 30 0.2 262
8 NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP Mon 7:00PM- 8:08PM 68 0.2 260
9 KURT BUSCH 36 Mon 11:31PM-12:30AM 59 0.2 244
10 NASCAR THE LIST Wed 12:45AM- 1:15AM 30 0.1 215

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN (with two NHL Stanley Cup Final games) is up 453 percent (968,000 vs. 175,000) from one week earlier and up 53 percent (968,000 vs. 632,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN (with two NHL Stanley Cup Final games) is up 114 percent (182,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (182,000 vs. 151,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).

Game 3 (3.383 million viewers) and Game 4 (2.893 million) of NBCSN’s 2014 Stanley Cup Final were down 15 percent (3.964 million of 2013 SCF Game 2 6/15/2013) and down 28 percent (4.001 million of 2013 SCF Game 3 6/17/2013), respectively, from the network’s coverage of last year’s Final.

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NCWTS RACING: Gateway Sat 8:30PM-10:59PM 149 0.4 605
2 NASCAR RACEDAY (live) Sun 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.3 522
3 MLB REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota @ Detroit Sat 4:00PM- 8:00PM 240 0.3 463
4 ULTIMATE FIGHTER Wed 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.3 445
5 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING: Michigan (live) Fri 3:30PM- 5:00PM 90 0.3 436
6 NCWTS SETUP: Gateway (live) Sat 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.2 379
7 ARCA RACING: Michigan (live) Fri 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.2 283
8 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING Sun 9:30AM-11:00AM 90 0.2 259
9 UFC MAIN EVENT Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 245
10 NASCAR NATIONWIDE FIN P: Michigan (live) Fri 2:00PM- 3:30PM 90 0.1 200

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down 32 percent (180,000 vs. 264,000) from one week earlier and up 40 percent (180,000 vs. 129,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (June 10-16, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down 26 percent (95,000 vs. 128,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (95,000 vs. 96,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (June 10-16, 2013).

The largest viewership for Fox Sports’ “24 Hours of Le Mans” was 196,000 viewers on FS1 from Saturday, June 14 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Viewership ranges for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (11 p.m.): 25,000 (on 6/13) to 197,000 (on 6/14)
  • “MLB Whiparound”: 20,000 (on 6/9 10 p.m.) to 56,000 (on 6/11 at midnight, also on 6/12 at 10 p.m.)
  • “America’s Pregame” (6 p.m.): 13,000 (on 6/10) to 35,000 (on 6/9)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 MONSTER JAM Tue 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 95
2 24 HOURS OF LE MANS (live) Sun 7:30AM- 9:00AM 90 0.1 72
3 24 HOURS OF LE MANS (live) Sun 9:00AM- 9:30AM 30 0.0 55
4 24 HOURS OF LE MANS (live) Sat 6:30PM- 2:00AM 450 0.0 52
5 MONSTER JAM Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 47
6 UFC UNLEASHED Tue 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 46
7 24 HOURS OF LE MANS (live) Sat 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.0 38
7 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Sat 9:30AM-10:30AM 60 0.0 38
7 UFC WEIGH-IN Fri 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.0 38
7 UFC ULTIMATE SUBMISSIONS Thu 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.0 38

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up 11 percent (20,000 vs. 18,000) from one week earlier and down 23 percent (20,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (June 10-16, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up 31 percent (17,000 vs. 13,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (17,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (June 10-16, 2013).

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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