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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Cleveland at Miami | Mon | 8:00PM-10:32PM | 152 | 1.3 | 1890 |
2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: L.A. Lakers at Golden State | Mon | 10:32PM- 1:01AM | 149 | 1.1 | 1599 |
3 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Atlanta at Golden State | Wed | 10:42PM- 1:04AM | 142 | 1.1 | 1581 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sat | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.8 | 1047 |
5 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 976 |
6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 974 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Wed | 1:04AM- 2:04AM | 60 | 0.7 | 952 |
8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 949 |
9 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.7 | 914 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Mon | 1:01AM- 2:00AM | 59 | 0.7 | 911 |
12 | NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SELECTION SPECIAL (live) | Mon | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.6 | 906 |
13 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Orlando at Dallas | Wed | 8:04PM-10:42PM | 158 | 0.6 | 847 |
16 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.6 | 771 |
17 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Alabama vs. Miami (FL) | Sat | 11:00AM- 1:05PM | 125 | 0.6 | 764 |
18 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Alabama vs. Illinois | Tue | 9:07PM-11:07PM | 120 | 0.5 | 760 |
22 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Sat | 8:00PM-11:13PM | 193 | 0.4 | 694 |
25 | NIT TOURNAMENT: George Washington vs. Pittsburgh | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:07PM | 127 | 0.5 | 677 |
29 | NIT TOURNAMENT: George Washington vs. Temple | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:04PM | 124 | 0.4 | 601 |
53 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: BNP Paribas Open 2015 | Sun | 2:00PM- 7:39PM | 339 | 0.4 | 526 |
81 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Fri | 8:00PM-11:07PM | 187 | 0.3 | 451 |
89 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Notre Dame vs. Purdue | Sun | 9:14PM-11:00PM | 106 | 0.3 | 428 |
93 | MLB SPRING TRAINING: Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees | Thu | 7:00PM-10:01PM | 181 | 0.3 | 418 |
101 | COLLEGE GAMENIGHT: Giant Killers (live) | Mon | 3:00PM- 5:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 389 |
102 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) | Thu | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 381 |
107 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: BNP Paribas Open 2015 | Sat | 2:00PM- 6:00PM | 240 | 0.3 | 370 |
117 | WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP | Sun | 1:04PM- 2:00PM | 56 | 0.2 | 348 |
126 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: BNP Paribas Open 2015 | Fri | 3:00PM- 4:30PM | 90 | 0.3 | 299 |
132 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: South Carolina vs. Syracuse | Sun | 7:39PM- 9:14PM | 95 | 0.2 | 268 |
134 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) | Fri | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 267 |
136 | WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP | Sat | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 225 |
137 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (live) | Thu | 10:01PM-11:00PM | 59 | 0.1 | 191 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 55 percent (773,000 vs. 1.736 million) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (773,000 vs. 897,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 41 percent (552,000 vs. 940,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (552,000 vs. 601,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 17-19): 251,000
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 17-19): 323,000 (prior week: 526,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 17-19): 503,000 (prior week: 765,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 16-18): 676,000 (prior week: 736,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 16-18): 966,000 (prior week: 1.047 million)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 16-21 early evening): 474,000 (prior week: 836,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 16-22 late night): 672,000 (prior week: 823,000)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 For 30: I Hate Christian Laettner | Mon | 9:30PM-11:00PM | 90 | 0.4 | 534 |
2 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Arizona State vs. Connecticut | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:03PM | 123 | 0.4 | 515 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.4 | 512 |
4 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 423 |
5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 422 |
6 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Kentucky vs. Dayton or Baylor vs. Arkansas | Sun | 2:31PM- 5:02PM | 151 | 0.2 | 398 |
7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 380 |
8 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Vanderbilt vs. St. Mary’s (CA) | Wed | 9:03PM-11:03PM | 120 | 0.3 | 379 |
9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 373 |
10 | NFL LIVE (live) | Mon | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 369 |
12 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Sat | 1:17PM- 3:41PM | 144 | 0.2 | 351 |
13 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Sat | 11:00AM- 1:10PM | 130 | 0.2 | 347 |
14 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Iowa vs. Miami (FL) or Duke vs. Mississippi State | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:16PM | 136 | 0.3 | 337 |
17 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Texas-El Paso vs. Murray State | Tue | 9:11PM-11:07PM | 116 | 0.3 | 328 |
19 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: St. Francis (Brooklyn) vs. Connecticut | Sat | 9:14PM-11:01PM | 107 | 0.2 | 326 |
20 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Sat | 4:01PM- 6:09PM | 128 | 0.2 | 320 |
31 | NIT TOURNAMENT: UC Davis vs. Stanford | Tue | 11:07PM- 1:05AM | 118 | 0.2 | 272 |
32 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Sat | 6:32PM- 8:43PM | 131 | 0.2 | 268 |
32 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Oregon State vs. Gonzaga | Sun | 7:05PM- 9:15PM | 130 | 0.2 | 268 |
37 | NIT TOURNAMENT: NC Central vs. Miami (FL) | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:11PM | 131 | 0.2 | 261 |
40 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: New York Red Bulls vs. DC United | Sun | 5:02PM- 7:05PM | 123 | 0.1 | 250 |
41 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Fri | 5:01PM- 7:14PM | 133 | 0.2 | 249 |
43 | COLLEGE GAMENIGHT: Tournament Challenge Special | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:30PM | 90 | 0.2 | 244 |
47 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Fri | 7:32PM-10:03PM | 151 | 0.2 | 232 |
55 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: BNP Paribas Open 2015 | Thu | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.2 | 220 |
58 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Cal vs. Texaa | Sun | 9:15PM-11:23PM | 128 | 0.2 | 208 |
68 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: World Tour Masters 1000 | Fri | 11:00PM-12:27AM | 87 | 0.1 | 190 |
71 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Fri | 10:03PM-11:00PM | 57 | 0.1 | 180 |
73 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Fri | 12:00PM- 2:18PM | 138 | 0.1 | 179 |
80 | CHEERLEADING: 2015 College Dance Team Championship | Sat | 10:30AM-11:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 157 |
82 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Sat | 11:01PM-12:00AM | 59 | 0.1 | 155 |
82 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Various | Fri | 2:28PM- 4:43PM | 135 | 0.1 | 155 |
84 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: BNP Paribas Open 2015 | Thu | 2:00PM- 5:13PM | 193 | 0.1 | 154 |
109 | CHEERLEADING: 2015 College Cheerleading Championship | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 105 |
113 | CHEERLEADING: 2015 College Dance Team Championship | Sat | 10:00AM-10:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 101 |
118 | BASSMASTER CLASSIC | Sun | 8:00AM- 9:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 91 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 42 percent (308,000 vs. 533,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (308,000 vs. 336,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 28 percent (228,000 vs. 317,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (228,000 vs. 209,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-20): 209,000 (prior week: 245,000)
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-20): 391,000 (prior week: 436,000)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-19): 276,000 (prior week: 320,000)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Mar. 17-19): 213,000 (prior week: 258,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-18): 243,000 (prior week: 254,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Mar. 17 & 18): 195,000 (prior week: 172,000)
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-18): 195,000 (prior week: 186,000)
- “College GameDay” (Basketball) (ESPN2, Mar. 19-22): 97,000
- “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Mar. 16-18 & 21): 149,000 (prior week: 117,000)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma at LSU | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:02PM | 122 | 0.1 | 217 |
2 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Sat | 11:00AM- 2:12PM | 192 | 0.1 | 184 |
3 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Florida at Alabama | Sat | 2:12PM- 4:08PM | 116 | 0.1 | 178 |
4 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Green Bay vs. Illinois State | Wed | 8:00PM-10:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 159 |
5 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Montana vs. Texas A&M | Tue | 9:14PM-11:00PM | 106 | 0.1 | 132 |
6 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Fri | 11:00AM- 2:26PM | 206 | 0.1 | 123 |
7 | NIT TOURNAMENT: South Dakota State vs. Colorado State | Wed | 10:03PM-12:15AM | 132 | 0.1 | 120 |
8 | EXPERTS (live) | Mon | 9:00PM-12:00AM | 180 | 0.1 | 118 |
9 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Thu | 7:00PM-10:57PM | 237 | 0.1 | 109 |
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE: Tournament Countdown (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 94 |
11 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Richmond vs. Arizona State | Sun | 7:30PM- 9:44PM | 134 | 0.1 | 92 |
12 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Duke vs. Syracuse | Sun | 12:30PM- 2:41PM | 131 | 0.0 | 86 |
18 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame | Sat | 4:08PM- 6:01PM | 113 | 0.0 | 74 |
22 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Iona vs. Rhode Island | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:14PM | 134 | 0.1 | 70 |
28 | NIT TOURNAMENT: South Dakota State vs. Vanderbilt | Fri | 9:30PM-11:34PM | 124 | 0.0 | 65 |
29 | COLLEGE WRESTLING: 2015 NCAA Championship | Thu | 12:00PM- 3:52PM | 232 | 0.0 | 60 |
29 | NIT TOURNAMENT: Rhode Island vs. Stanford | Sun | 9:44PM-11:46PM | 122 | 0.0 | 60 |
36 | KATZ’S KORNER (live) | Mon | 1:00PM- 6:00PM | 300 | 0.0 | 51 |
38 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Virginia vs. Johns Hopkins | Sat | 6:01PM- 8:24PM | 143 | 0.0 | 47 |
43 | ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL: NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show | Sun | 12:00PM-12:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 42 |
83 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Vanderbilt at Auburn | Sat | 8:24PM-12:08AM | 224 | 0.0 | 16 |
89 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE (taped) | Sun | 9:00AM-11:00AM | 120 | 0.0 | 13 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 43 percent (103,000 vs. 181,000) from one week earlier and even (103,000 vs. 103,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 28 percent (54,000 vs. 67,000) from one week earlier and even (54,000 vs. 54,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
Viewership averages for “The Herd” (Mar. 16-20) was 60,000 (prior week: 40,000), “College Basketball Live” (Mar. 16-17) was 58,000 and live telecasts of “SportsCenterU” (Mar. 17-22) averaged 32,000.
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 200 |
2 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 10:00PM-11:06PM | 66 | 0.1 | 170 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 154 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live( | Mon | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 147 |
5 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live( | Mon | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 144 |
5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 144 |
7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 142 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 141 |
9 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 129 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live( | Tue | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 121 |
27 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: South Carolina vs. Syracuse | Sun | 7:12PM- 7:45PM | 33 | 0.1 | 98 |
50 | THE HERD (live) | Fri | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 80 |
79 | HIS & HERS (live) | Fri | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 62 |
98 | SPORTSNATION 44 MONTHLY JEERS | Tue | 1:00PM- 1:29PM | 29 | 0.0 | 56 |
169 | THE HERD (live) | Thu | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 25 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 32 percent (91,000 vs. 133,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (91,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 16 percent (59,000 vs. 70,000) from one week earlier and up 23 percent (59,000 vs. 48,000) from the same week one year ago (March 17-23, 2014).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Mar. 16-20) averaged 35,000 viewers (prior week: 46,000), and “ESPN FC” (Mar. 16-20) averaged 60,000 viewers (prior week: 76,000).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research