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ABC
Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the ABC broadcast network:

  • College Football Air Force at Michigan State (Sep. 19 12:01-3:24 p.m.) 2.531 million total viewers; 906,000 adults 18-49
  • College Football Northern Illinois at Ohio State (Sep. 19 3:30-7:14 p.m.) 5.254 million total viewers; 1.934 million adults 18-49
  • Saturday Night Football Pre Game (Sep. 19 8:00-8:06 p.m.) 2.891 million total viewers; 895,000 adults 18-49
  • College Football Stanford at USC (Sep. 19 8:06-11:33 p.m.) 3.504 million total viewers; 1.385 million adults 18-49
  • World of X Games WSL Surfing Stop #7: Billabong Pro Tahiti (Sep. 20 4:00-5:00 p.m.) 480,000 total viewers; 181,000 adults 18-49

ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 9/14/15 10:17 PM 1:10 AM 14330 7537
   MINNESOTA/SAN FRANCISCO
2 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 9/14/15 6:55 PM 10:17 PM 13560 6729
   PHILADELPHIA/ATLANTA
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 9:18 PM 1:27 AM 7605 3518
   OLE MISS/ALABAMA
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Sat 9/19/15 1:27 AM 1:59 AM 3687 2133
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 5:57 PM 9:18 PM 3189 1412
   SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 9/18/15 7:53 PM 11:00 PM 3148 1375
   FLORIDA STATE/BOSTON COLLEGE
7 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 9/14/15 1:10 AM 3:00 AM 2955 1712
   
8 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/20/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 2143 1269
   
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Sat 9/19/15 1:59 AM 3:00 AM 2003 1261
   
10 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 9/19/15 9:00 AM 12:01 PM 1949 989
   
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 9/17/15 7:26 PM 10:43 PM 1938 797
   CLEMSON/LOUISVILLE
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 12:01 PM 3:06 PM 1903 944
   CONNECTICUT/MISSOURI
14 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 9/20/15 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1597 1006
   
15 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 9/20/15 8:00 PM 11:46 PM 1571 471
   NY YANKEES/NY METS
16 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 9/14/15 5:00 PM 6:55 PM 1544 910
   
21 NFL MATCHUP Sat 9/19/15 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 1035 644
   
33 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT (live) Wed 9/16/15 7:00 PM 11:29 PM 765 321
   CHICAGO CUBS/PITTSBURGH
34 ESPN GOAL LINE (live) Sat 9/19/15 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 764 379
   
44 NFL PRIMETIME (live) Mon 9/14/15 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 656 442
   
75 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 9/20/15 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 512 259
   NY LIBERTY/WASHINGTON.MYSTICS
87 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF Tue 9/15/15 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 444 285
   
104 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 9/20/15 3:00 PM 5:11 PM 356 161
   MINNESOTA/LOS ANGELES
121 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 9/20/15 5:11 PM 7:08 PM 299 142
   PORTLAND/NEW YORK

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 15 percent (4.318 million vs. 3.748 million) from one week earlier and up 18 percent (4.318 million vs. 3.644 million) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 20 percent (1.515 million vs. 1.258 million) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (1.515 million vs. 1.334 million) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 15-18): 365,000 (204,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18 afternoon): 461,000 (292,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18): 556,000 (341,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18): 521,000 (316,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18): 608,000 (372,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18): 892,000 (505,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Sep. 15): 525,000 (320,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 14-18 9 a.m.): 410,000 (242,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 15-20 early evening): 619,000 (350,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 14-20 late night): 1,602,000 (949,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 7:54 PM 10:16 PM 1914 997
   TEXAS TECH/ARKANSAS
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 3:30 PM 7:54 PM 926 413
   REGIONALIZED
3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND Sat 9/19/15 10:16 PM 11:00 PM 646 330
   
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 12:00 PM 3:21 PM 590 258
   ILLINOIS/NORTH CAROLINA
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/19/15 3:21 PM 3:30 PM 482 208
   
6 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 9/20/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 473 336
   
7 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Sun 9/20/15 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 465 169
   
8 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 9/15/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 461 266
   
9 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 9/14/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 438 277
   
10 NHRA DRAG RACING Sun 9/20/15 8:30 PM 12:00 AM 434 67
   CAROLINA NATIONALS
37 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 9/20/15 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 262 70
   
41 NFL GREATEST GAMES Tue 9/15/15 8:30 PM 10:00 PM 237 122
   2011 AFC WILD CARD: PITTSBURGH/DENVER
46 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 9/18/15 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 224 112
   ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL (LA)/WAYNE COUNTY (MS)
48 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 9/20/15 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 218 54
   
52 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 9/16/15 7:30 PM 9:35 PM 211 140
   NEW YORK CITY FC/TORONTO FC
58 NHRA QUALIFYING Sat 9/19/15 11:30 PM 1:00 AM 193 71
   PEP BOYS NATIONALS QUALIFYING
61 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/20/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 182 41
   
65 USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) Sun 9/20/15 3:00 PM 5:07 PM 173 97
   USA/HAITI
69 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF Tue 9/15/15 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 162 63
   
69 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Thu 9/17/15 8:00 PM 10:11 PM 162 41
   INDIANA/CHICAGO
94 NHRA QUALIFYING Sun 9/20/15 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 128 34
   CAROLINAS NATIONALS QUALIFYING
97 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Thu 9/17/15 10:11 PM 12:11 AM 125 50
   TULSA/PHOENIX
100 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Wed 9/16/15 2:30 PM 4:39 PM 114 64
   OLYMPIACOS FC/BAYERN MUNICH
107 ENTERTAINMENT Wed 9/16/15 9:35 PM 10:03 PM 94 75
   BECOMING: ALEX MORGAN
111 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Tue 9/15/15 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 88 63
   PARIS ST. GERMAIN/MALMO FF
114 BALL UP Wed 9/16/15 10:32 PM 11:01 PM 80 34
   
115 BASSMASTERS Sun 9/20/15 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 75 31
   BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES
116 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL (live) Sun 9/20/15 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 73 47
   LITHUANIA/SPAIN
118 BALL UP Wed 9/16/15 10:03 PM 10:32 PM 71 42
   
120 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 9/20/15 5:07 PM 5:12 PM 63 25
   PORTLAND/NEW YORK

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 56 percent (449,000 vs. 1.026 million) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (449,000 vs. 548,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 47 percent (260,000 vs. 495,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (260,000 vs. 292,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 259,000 (119,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 415,000 (250,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 281,000 (165,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Sportsnation” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 191,000 (117,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy Football Kickoff” (ESPN2, Sep. 15): 162,000 (63,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 144,000 (78,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 14): 158,000 (67,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 14-18): 111,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-16): 56,000 (45,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 7:13 PM 10:11 PM 844 354
   WESTERN CAROLINA/TENNESSEE
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 3:30 PM 7:13 PM 522 221
   VIRGINIA TECH/PURDUE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/19/15 3:26 PM 3:30 PM 463 204
   
4 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED Sat 9/19/15 10:11 PM 10:33 PM 312 122
   GOOD GOSH ALMIGHTY
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 12:00 PM 3:26 PM 293 106
   SOUTH FLORIDA/MARYLAND
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 9/20/15 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 243 108
   
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 9/20/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 215 84
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 9/20/15 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 159 70
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 9/20/15 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 136 71
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Tue 9/15/15 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 101 29
   OREGON STATE/MICHIGAN
10 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Wed 9/16/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 101 54
   SEC STORIED: THE PLAY THAT CHANGED CFTBL
13 NCAA FOOTBALL (live) Thu 9/17/15 7:30 PM 10:59 PM 71 43
   FLORIDA A&M/SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
19 MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 9/18/15 5:00 PM 7:02 PM 61 41
   NOTRE DAME/NORTH CAROLINA
19 NCAA FOOTBALL (live) Fri 9/18/15 7:30 PM 11:28 PM 61 23
   HOWARD/HAMPTON
26 BASKETBALL Mon 9/14/15 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 54 19
   KENTUCKY ALUMNI CHARITY GAME
30 USA WRESTLING Wed 9/16/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 50 21
   WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
69 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Sat 9/19/15 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 27 2
   ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL (LA)/WAYNE COUNTY (MS)
82 CFB DAILY (live) Tue 9/15/15 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 18 2
   THE EXPERTS
95 WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 9/20/15 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 6 2
   SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSOURI

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 9 percent (139,000 vs. 152,000) from one week earlier and up 3 percent (139,000 vs. 135,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 15 percent (72,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (72,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 14 & 16-18): 19,000 (12,000 adults 18-49 Sep. 14-18)
  • “CFB Daily” (live) (ESPNU, Sep. 14-15 & 17-18): 20,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Championship Drive” (ESPNU, Sep. 14-15): 44,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 7:40 PM 7:54 PM 269 136
   ARKANSAS/TEXAS TECH
2 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 9/15/15 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 198 88
   
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/19/15 8:00 PM 11:49 PM 191 72
   IOWA STATE/TOLEDO
4 ESPN GOAL LINE (live) Sat 9/19/15 7:26 PM 8:00 PM 166 70
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/19/15 4:00 PM 7:26 PM 164 54
   WESTERN KENTUCKY/INDIANA
5 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Wed 9/16/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 164 79
   
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Tue 9/15/15 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 150 125
   
8 ESPN GOAL LINE (live) Sat 9/19/15 12:00 PM 3:30 PM 144 75
   
8 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 9/15/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 144 78
   
10 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 9/15/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 142 61
   
89 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Thu 9/17/15 10:08 PM 10:14 PM 48 13
   TULSA/PHOENIX

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 7 percent (92,000 vs. 99,000) from one week earlier and down 42 percent (92,000 vs. 159,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 8 percent (59,000 vs. 64,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (59,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (September 15-21, 2014).

ESPNEWS’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Russillo & Kanell” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 14-18): 35,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 14-18): 64,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)

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.

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