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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: St. Louis at Pittsburgh | Sun | 8:00PM-11:53PM | 233 | 1.5 | 2216 |
2 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Final | Sun | 8:57AM- 3:00PM | 363 | 1.4 | 2022 |
3 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Final | Sat | 9:10AM- 3:00PM | 350 | 1.0 | 1428 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Tue | 1:47PM- 2:00PM | 13 | 0.9 | 1342 |
5 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 1074 |
6 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Semifinal | Thu | 8:00AM- 1:00PM | 300 | 0.8 | 1070 |
7 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Semifinal | Fri | 8:02AM- 2:00PM | 358 | 0.8 | 1057 |
8 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Quarterfinal | Tue | 8:00AM- 1:47PM | 347 | 0.7 | 1037 |
9 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs | Mon | 8:00PM-10:57PM | 177 | 0.7 | 1023 |
10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 949 |
15 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (premiere) | Sat | 9:00PM-11:01PM | 121 | 0.5 | 799 |
16 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs | Wed | 8:00PM-11:20PM | 200 | 0.5 | 798 |
17 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Sat | 8:00AM- 9:10AM | 70 | 0.6 | 749 |
18 | BASEBALL RAIN DELAY (live) | Mon | 10:26PM-11:00PM | 34 | 0.6 | 747 |
19 | MLB ALL-STAR SELECTION (live) | Mon | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.5 | 738 |
20 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Round of 16 | Mon | 8:00AM- 3:00PM | 420 | 0.5 | 732 |
25 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.5 | 622 |
37 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:57AM | 57 | 0.4 | 492 |
38 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Catching Hell | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 489 |
42 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Quarterfinal | Wed | 8:00AM- 3:00PM | 420 | 0.4 | 475 |
83 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Fri | 7:00AM- 8:02AM | 62 | 0.2 | 331 |
87 | OTL SPECIAL | Tue | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 323 |
96 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: NYC FC vs. Toronto FC | Sun | 3:00PM- 5:05PM | 125 | 0.2 | 301 |
110 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Thu | 7:00AM- 8:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 255 |
118 | PAN AMERICAN GAMES | Fri | 7:30PM-10:55PM | 205 | 0.2 | 228 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 35 percent (803,000 vs. 593,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (803,000 vs. 822,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 18 percent (640,000 vs. 544,000) from one week earlier and down 25 percent (640,000 vs. 850,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
Live coverage of the second week of the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament (ESPN, July 6-12) averaged 805,000 viewers — up 23 percent from the same week one year ago (655,000 on ESPN/ESPN2, June 30-July 5). Women’s Final telecast window featuring Serena Williams vs. Gabine Muruguza (ESPN, July 11 9:10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) drew 1.428 million viewers — up 103 percent from the year-ago window (Petra Kvitova-Eugenie Bouchard, ESPN 7/05/2014 8:57 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; 704,000 viewers). Men’s Final telecast window featuring Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer (ESPN, July 12 8:57 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) drew 2.022 million viewers — down 15 percent from the year-ago window (Djokovic-Federer, ESPN 7/06/2014 8:58 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; 2.375 million viewers).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, July 7 & 9-10): 367,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 244,000)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 6-10): 345,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 275,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 6-10): 406,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 343,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, July 6-10): 476,000 (prior week: 350,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, July 6-10): 583,000 (prior week: 477,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, July 6-10): guest host Jason Whitlock 919,000 (prior week: 820,000)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 7-9): 306,000 (prior week: 330,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 6-12 early evening): 399,000 (prior week: 411,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 6-12 late night): 614,000 (prior week: 563,000)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NHRA DRAG RACING: Route 66 Nationals | Sun | 2:00PM- 5:14PM | 194 | 0.4 | 630 |
2 | NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIES: Lucas Oil Racing Series | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 377 |
3 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Quarterfinal | Wed | 8:00AM- 4:00PM | 480 | 0.3 | 370 |
4 | POKER: 2014 World Series of Poker | Sun | 5:14PM- 7:00PM | 106 | 0.2 | 340 |
5 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Round of 16 | Mon | 7:00AM- 5:00PM | 600 | 0.2 | 324 |
6 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.2 | 298 |
7 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Quarterfinal | Tue | 8:00AM- 4:00PM | 480 | 0.2 | 297 |
8 | HOME RUN DERBY | Sat | 2:30PM- 4:30PM | 120 | 0.2 | 282 |
9 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Thu | 12:02PM- 1:00PM | 58 | 0.2 | 280 |
10 | HIS & HERS | Tue | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 279 |
11 | NHRA QUALIFYING (live) | Sat | 10:00PM-12:00AM | 120 | 0.2 | 278 |
14 | PAN AMERICAN GAMES | Sat | 8:00PM-10:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 253 |
18 | PAN AMERICAN GAMES | Sun | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 245 |
45 | CITY SLAM | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 175 |
50 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Ottawa at Edmonton | Thu | 9:00PM-12:10AM | 190 | 0.1 | 166 |
51 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Montreal at Winnipeg | Fri | 7:00PM-10:01PM | 181 | 0.1 | 162 |
75 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Sun | 11:00PM-11:44PM | 44 | 0.1 | 130 |
79 | CITY SLAM | Tue | 10:14PM-11:00PM | 46 | 0.1 | 117 |
79 | WNBA BASKETBALL: Shock at Dream | Tue | 8:00PM-10:14PM | 134 | 0.1 | 117 |
95 | ARENA FOOTBALL: New Orleans at San Jose | Fri | 11:00PM- 1:34AM | 154 | 0.1 | 99 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 2 percent (197,000 vs. 194,000) from one week earlier and down 24 percent (197,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 1 percent (199,000 vs. 197,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (199,000 vs. 219,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 6-10): 152,000 (prior week: 164,000)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, July 10): 152,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 91,000)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, July 9-10): 222,000 (prior week: 162,000)
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, July 6-10): 155,000 (prior week: 177,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, July 7 & 9-10): 97,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 26,000)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 6-11): 102,000 (prior week: 118,000)
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, July 12): 61,000 (prior week: 91,000)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, July 6 & 8): 151,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 244,000)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Wed | 8:00AM-10:00AM | 120 | 0.1 | 129 |
2 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Playing for the Mob | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 103 |
3 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Serbia | Sat | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 102 |
4 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Survive and Advance | Mon | 9:30PM-11:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 101 |
5 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Snoop and Son: A Dad’s Dream | Thu | 2:00PM- 2:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 97 |
6 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Rand University | Thu | 11:00PM-12:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 93 |
7 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) (mention of Douglas Pucci) | Mon | 8:00AM-10:00AM | 120 | 0.1 | 92 |
8 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Snoop and Son: A Dad’s Dream | Thu | 1:00PM- 1:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 89 |
9 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: The Best That Never Was | Tue | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 85 |
9 | THE HERD (live) | Tue | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 85 |
13 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Switzerland | Wed | 9:00PM-10:40PM | 100 | 0.1 | 82 |
14 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Lithuania vs. USA | Fri | 10:59PM-12:44AM | 105 | 0.1 | 79 |
17 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam | Sun | 3:00PM- 5:10PM | 130 | 0.1 | 71 |
29 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Serbia | Tue | 11:22PM- 1:00AM | 98 | 0.0 | 52 |
37 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam | Sun | 9:00AM-11:12AM | 132 | 0.0 | 44 |
39 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Russia | Sun | 6:00AM- 7:30AM | 90 | 0.0 | 43 |
42 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam | Sun | 11:12AM- 1:08PM | 116 | 0.0 | 38 |
47 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Russia | Sat | 5:29AM- 6:00AM | 31 | 0.0 | 36 |
54 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT: Texas vs. Iowa State (repeat) | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 31 |
59 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Japan vs. USA | Sat | 6:59AM- 9:05AM | 126 | 0.0 | 30 |
61 | STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES: Northeast | Tue | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 29 |
64 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Switzerland (taped) | Sat | 9:05AM-11:00AM | 115 | 0.0 | 28 |
66 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES | Mon | 1:30AM- 3:30AM | 120 | 0.0 | 27 |
66 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Brazil vs. USA | Wed | 11:00PM- 1:00AM | 120 | 0.0 | 27 |
71 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Turkey (taped) | Fri | 5:00AM- 6:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 25 |
75 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Turkey (taped) | Sat | 6:00AM- 6:59AM | 59 | 0.0 | 24 |
77 | COLLEGE SAILING: National Championship | Fri | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 22 |
80 | COLLEGE SAILING: National Championship | Sun | 8:00AM- 9:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 20 |
84 | STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES: Western and Mid-Atlantic Qualifying | Fri | 6:30PM- 7:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 18 |
84 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (live) | Mon | 6:00AM- 6:14AM | 14 | 0.0 | 18 |
91 | AMATEUR LACROSSE: World Series of Youth Championship | Mon | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.0 | 15 |
91 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES | Mon | 3:30AM- 5:30AM | 120 | 0.0 | 15 |
95 | LACROSSE GENERIC: The Lost Trophy | Mon | 2:30PM- 3:30PM | 60 | 0.0 | 14 |
97 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPRING GAME: Georgia (taped) | Fri | 4:00PM- 6:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 13 |
111 | WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Quarterfinal | Thu | 7:29AM- 9:09AM | 100 | 0.0 | 7 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 54 percent (63,000 vs. 41,000) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (63,000 vs. 77,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 27 percent (42,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and up 20 percent (42,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
Viewership averages for “The Herd” (July 6-10) was 73,000 (prior week: 42,000) and “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (July 6-10) was 30,000 (prior week: 26,000).
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 225 |
2 | AROUND THE HORN | Mon | 11:00PM-11:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 184 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 11:00AM-12:01PM | 61 | 0.1 | 183 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 182 |
5 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 12:01PM- 1:00PM | 59 | 0.2 | 181 |
6 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Mon | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 174 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 160 |
8 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 159 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 159 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 157 |
16 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 131 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.mr. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 18 percent (114,000 vs. 97,000) from one week earlier and down 40 percent (114,000 vs. 191,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 7 percent (74,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (74,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “Russillo Show” (formerly known as “SVP & Russillo”) (July 7 & 9-10) averaged 50,000 viewers (prior week: 64,000), “First Take” (July 9-10) 124,000, “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (July 6 & 9-10) 113,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 89,000), and “ESPN FC” (July 6-10) averaged 73,000 viewers (prior week: 48,000).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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