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NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: Pittsburgh @ Baltimore Thu 8:28PM-11:09PM 161 2.2 3431
2 NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS Thu 11:09PM-11:24PM 15 1.9 2928
3 NFLN THU NT POST-GUN Thu 11:24PM-11:30PM 6 1.5 2302
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK Thu 8:22PM- 8:28PM 6 1.4 2242
5 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 Thu 7:58PM- 8:22PM 24 1.0 1544
6 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME Thu 11:30PM-12:01AM 31 0.8 1240
7 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 Thu 7:30PM- 7:58PM 28 0.5 767
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 12:01AM- 1:00AM 59 0.5 653
9 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 9:00AM- 1:00PM 240 0.5 632
10 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 7:30PM- 8:30PM 60 0.3 542
11 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.3 377
18 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST Sun 7:00AM- 9:00AM 120 0.2 262
19 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9:00PM-10:30PM 90 0.2 258
24 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.2 237
31 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME Sun 11:30PM-12:00AM 30 0.1 213

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 218 percent (605,000 vs. 190,000) from one week earlier and down 54 percent (605,000 vs. 1,312,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 41 percent (232,000 vs. 165,000) from one week earlier and down 39 percent (232,000 vs. 382,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

“Inside the NFL” drew 233,000 viewers in its original Tuesday 9 p.m. telecast on Showtime for Sep. 9.

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “NFL AM” (6-10 a.m.): 114,000
  • “NFL Fantasy Live” (5-6 p.m.): 186,000
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast): 249,000

MLB Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco Fri 10:17PM- 1:20AM 183 0.2 261
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Cleveland at Detroit or Game 2 of N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore Fri 7:00PM-10:17PM 197 0.2 230
3 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Kansas City at Detroit or Atlanta at Washington Tue 7:00PM-10:35PM 215 0.2 218
4 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Kansas City at Detroit Mon 4:26PM- 7:28PM 182 0.1 192
5 SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL: Oakland at Seattle or Houston at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) Sat 10:00PM-12:31AM 151 0.1 184
6 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Game 1 of N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore Fri 1:00PM- 5:01PM 241 0.1 183
7 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees or Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Thu 7:00PM-10:17PM 197 0.1 173
8 QUICK PITCH Sat 12:31AM- 1:32AM 61 0.1 170
9 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Tue 10:35PM- 1:17AM 162 0.1 147
10 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Wed 8:00PM- 1:02AM 302 0.1 143
14 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: L.A. Angels at Cleveland Mon 1:00PM- 4:26PM 206 0.1 125
16 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Atlanta at Washington Wed 4:00PM- 7:09PM 189 0.1 119
20 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Atlanta at Washington or St. Louis at Cincinnati Mon 7:28PM- 9:46PM 138 0.1 95
21 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis at Cincinnati or Oakland at Chicago White Sox Thu 12:30PM- 2:51PM 141 0.1 89
32 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Sat 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.0 65

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 20 percent (167,000 vs. 209,000) from one week earlier and down 29 percent (167,000 vs. 235,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 5 percent (80,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (80,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

TBS’s non-exclusive MLB telecast of Cleveland @ Detroit on Sep. 14 (1-5:13 p.m.) drew 230,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “High Heat”: 33,000
  • “MLB Now”: 46,000
  • “Intentional Talk”: 42,000
  • “Quick Pitch” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast): 85,000

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2014 Tour Championship – 3rd Round Sat 12:15PM- 2:26PM 131 0.5 659
2 PGA TOUR: 2014 Tour Championship – 1st Round Thu 1:00PM- 5:57PM 297 0.4 505
3 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Sat 12:05PM-12:15PM 10 0.3 455
4 PGA TOUR: 2014 Tour Championship – Final Round Sun 12:00PM- 1:25PM 85 0.3 445
5 PGA TOUR: 2014 Tour Championship – 2nd Round Fri 3:02PM- 6:00PM 178 0.3 413
6 PGA TOUR: 2014 Tour Championship – 2nd Round Fri 10:00AM- 3:02PM 302 0.3 354
7 GOLF CENTRAL-POST Fri 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.2 246
8 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Evian Championship – Final Round Sun 8:00AM-12:00PM 240 0.2 217
9 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Evian Championship – 3rd Round Sat 6:30AM-12:05PM 335 0.1 173
10 WEB.COM TOUR: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – 3rd Round Sat 2:26PM- 4:47PM 141 0.1 156
11 WEB.COM TOUR: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – 2nd Round Fri 6:30PM- 8:30PM 120 0.1 155
12 ARNIE Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 152
13 ARNIE Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 139
14 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Evian Championship – 2nd Round Fri 8:30PM-11:30PM 180 0.1 131
16 ARNIE Wed 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 129
23 PLAYING LESSONS Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 100
24 WEB.COM TOUR: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – 1st Round Thu 6:30PM- 8:30PM 120 0.1 99
26 FEHERTY Tue 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 97
28 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Evian Championship – 1st Round Thu 7:30AM-12:30PM 300 0.1 95
37 WEB.COM TOUR: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – Final Round Sun 1:25PM- 4:51PM 206 0.1 68
39 ROAD TO RYDER CUP Wed 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.1 63
42 EUROPEAN TOUR: KLM Open – Final Round Sun 4:51PM- 6:02PM 71 0.0 59
48 EUROPEAN TOUR: KLM Open – 2nd Round Fri 8:00AM-10:00AM 120 0.0 52
78 WORLD MATCH PLAY HIFHLIFHTS Wed 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 27
80 EUROPEAN TOUR: KLM Open – 3rd Round Sat 4:47PM- 6:17PM 90 0.0 26
100 EUROPEAN TOUR: KLM Open – 1st Round Thu 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.0 16

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 15 percent (105,000 vs. 123,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (105,000 vs. 97,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 17 percent (111,000 vs. 134,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (111,000 vs. 115,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: France vs. Spain – Quarterfinals Wed 9:30PM-11:00PM 90 0.1 153
2 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Serbia vs. Brazil – Quarterfinals (repeat) Wed 11:00PM-12:30AM 90 0.1 141
3 2014 USA FIBA: Quarterfinals – Slovenia vs. USA Tue 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 127
4 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: 3rd Place Game – France vs. Lithuania (repeat) Sun 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.0 100
5 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: France vs. Spain – Quarterfinals (repeat) Wed 12:30AM- 2:00AM 90 0.1 92
5 LEBRON JAMES Sat 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 92
7 2014 USA FIBA: Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Serbia Sun 11:30PM- 1:43AM 133 0.1 84
8 NBA GAMETIME Sun 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.0 81
9 2014 USA FIBA RPT Thu 12:00AM- 2:00AM 120 0.1 71
10 2014 USA FIBA P Thu 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.1 64
14 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Serbia vs. Brazil – Quarterfinals Wed 8:00PM- 9:30PM 90 0.0 57
72 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: France vs. Serbia – Semifinals Fri 7:30PM- 9:30PM 120 0.0 33
80 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Lithuania vs. Turkey – Quarterfinals Tue 11:00AM-12:51PM 111 0.0 30
81 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: 3rd Place Game – France vs. Lithuania Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 29
109 THE STARTERS Fri 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.0 18

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 10 percent (73,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and up 97 percent (73,000 vs. 37,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 12 percent (37,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and up 85 percent (37,000 vs. 20,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 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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