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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
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)
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)
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)
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

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.