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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 1 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE (live) Sat 8/22/15 7:58 PM 10:41 PM 3608 887
   BRISTOL
2 2 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START (live) Sat 8/22/15 7:24 PM 7:58 PM 2495 567
   BRISTOL
3 3 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST Sat 8/22/15 10:41 PM 11:30 PM 1508 418
   BRISTOL
4 7 NASCAR XFINITY RACE (live) Fri 8/21/15 7:50 PM 9:42 PM 1256 325
   BRISTOL
5 9 NASCAR SPRINT CUP COUNTDOWN GREEN Sat 8/22/15 6:55 PM 7:24 PM 1223 271
   BRISTOL
6 13 NASCAR XFINITY START (live) Fri 8/21/15 7:28 PM 7:50 PM 900 203
   BRISTOL
7 14 NASCAR XFINITY POST Fri 8/21/15 9:42 PM 9:55 PM 815 199
   BRISTOL
8 4 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 8/23/15 10:57 AM 1:03 PM 661 406
   MANCHESTER CITY/EVERTON
9 20 INDYCAR SERIES (live) Sun 8/23/15 2:40 PM 6:20 PM 635 142
   POCONO
10 5 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/22/15 7:39 AM 9:41 AM 573 354
   NEWCASTLE/MANCHESTER UNITED
11 28 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING (live) Fri 8/21/15 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 544 94
   BRISTOL
12 17 F1 RACING (live) Sun 8/23/15 7:30 AM 9:39 AM 524 168
   BELGIUM
15 34 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE Sat 8/22/15 5:30 PM 6:55 PM 485 78
   BRISTOL
16 10 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:55 AM 12:10 PM 450 249
   TOTTENHAM/LEICESTER
17 28 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE Sun 8/23/15 2:00 PM 2:40 PM 418 94
   POCONO
18 8 SPARTAN RACE Tue 8/18/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 393 320
   
19 11 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Mon 8/17/15 2:49 PM 5:01 PM 384 226
   BOURNEMOUTH/LIVERPOOL
21 22 AMA MOTOCROSS Sat 8/22/15 11:30 PM 1:30 AM 332 127
   
23 31 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 8/22/15 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 296 91
   BELGIUM
24 33 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFYING (live) Fri 8/21/15 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 286 80
   BRISTOL
27 24 F1 EXTRA Sun 8/23/15 9:39 AM 10:30 AM 272 104
   BELGIUM
33 43 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/21/15 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 220 40
   BRISTOL
37 44 NASCAR K&N SERIES Fri 8/21/15 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 192 37
   EVERGREEN
38 62 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/21/15 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 179 24
   BRISTOL
40 36 F1 GP2 RACING Sat 8/22/15 1:30 AM 3:00 AM 160 53
   BELGIUM
41 64 INDYCAR QUALIFYING Sat 8/22/15 2:00 PM 4:05 PM 157 23
   POCONO
43 39 F1 RACING (taped) Sun 8/23/15 8:18 PM 10:40 PM 152 43
   BELGIUM
44 54 INDYCAR CHRONICLES Sat 8/22/15 4:05 PM 4:35 PM 146 28
   SCOTT DIXON
47 48 F1 PRACTICE Fri 8/21/15 8:00 AM 9:35 AM 118 32
   BELGIUM
53 47 MOBSTEEL Wed 8/19/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 105 36
   102
56 94 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/21/15 9:35 AM 11:30 AM 97 14
   BRISTOL
63 57 NASCAR K&N SERIES Thu 8/20/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 79 26
   MOTORDROME
66 107 OUTLAW PULLING SERIES Thu 8/20/15 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 75 9
   
73 91 MECUM DEALMAKERS Thu 8/20/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 68 15
   204: SEATTLE
75 51 MEN IN BLAZERS Mon 8/17/15 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 64 29
   
80 91 LOKAR CAR SHOW SERIES Wed 8/19/15 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 58 15
   
118 135 METHODS OF TAKE Tue 8/18/15 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 28 4
   
137 135 COLLEGIATE BASS CHAMPIONSHIP Tue 8/18/15 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 16 4
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 268 percent (717,000 vs. 195,000) from one week earlier and up 774 percent (717,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 5 percent (225,000 vs. 237,000) from one week earlier and up 159 percent (225,000 vs. 87,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

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

  • Premier League Match of the Day (Aug. 22 12:30-2:01 p.m.) 837,000 total viewers; 308,000 adults 18-49
  • Premier League Download (Aug. 22 2:01-3:00 p.m.) 412,000 total viewers; 154,000 adults 18-49
  • IAAF Track & Field World Championships
    Evening Session
    (Aug. 22 3:00-4:30 p.m.) 728,000 total viewers; 232,000 adults 18-49
  • ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Women’s and Men’s Semifinal (Aug. 22 4:30-6:00 p.m.) 1.014 million total viewers; 324,000 adults 18-49
  • IAAF Track & Field World Championships
    Evening Session
    (Aug. 23 1:00-2:30 p.m.) 1.297 million total viewers; 468,000 adults 18-49
  • ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Women’s Gold Medal (Aug. 23 2:30-4:00 p.m.) 1.301 million total viewers; 511,000 adults 18-49
  • USA Pro Challenge Cycling Race Final Stage (Aug. 23 4:00-6:00 p.m.) 719,000 total viewers; 307,000 adults 18-49

F1 Qualifying: Belgium (CNBC, Aug. 22 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) 173,000 total viewers (66,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Liverpool vs. Bournemouth (NBC Universo, Aug. 17 2:55 p.m.-5:04 p.m.) 25,000 total viewers (8,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Manchester United vs. Newcastle United (NBC Universo, Aug. 22 7:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.) 48,000 total viewers (34,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace (USA, Aug. 22 10:00 a.m.-12:03 p.m.) 140,000 total viewers (60,000 adults 18-49)

Futbol Liga MX: Leon vs. Chivas Guada (NBC Universo, Aug. 22 9:00 p.m.-11:04 p.m.) 156,000 total viewers (104,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea (USA, Aug. 23 8:24 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) 505,000 total viewers (298,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea (NBC Universo, Aug. 23 8:25 a.m.-10:31 a.m.) 71,000 total viewers (33,000 adults 18-49)

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “Dan Patrick Show” (Aug. 17-20): 41,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR America” (Aug. 17-21 early evening): 132,000 (51,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy Football Live” (Aug. 18-20 early evening): 54,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pro Football Talk” (Aug. 17-20 early evening): 91,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT (live) Sun 8/23/15 9:00 PM 11:55 PM 796 426
   HOLLOWAY/OLIVEIRA
2 4 MLB REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 8/22/15 7:00 PM 10:04 PM 591 156
   TEXAS RANGERS/DETROIT TIGERS
3 2 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM (live) Sun 8/23/15 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 542 283
   HOLLOWAY/OLIVEIRA
4 10 NCWTS RACING (live) Wed 8/19/15 8:30 PM 10:56 PM 422 81
   BRISTOL
5 6 MLB REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 8/22/15 4:00 PM 6:47 PM 387 106
   SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/PITTSBURGH PIRATES
6 3 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Tue 8/18/15 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 385 202
   MAN UTD/CLUB BRUGGE
7 7 MLB REGULAR SEASON BRIDGE (live) Sat 8/22/15 6:47 PM 7:00 PM 311 105
   
8 13 FOX SPORTS LIVE: NCWTS RAIN DELAY (live) Wed 8/19/15 10:06 PM 10:39 PM 218 62
   FSL:NCWTS BRISTOL RAIN L
9 5 FOX SPORTS LIVE (live) Sun 8/23/15 11:55 PM 1:00 AM 213 128
   1733
10 11 UFC RELOADED Thu 8/20/15 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 174 75
   183:SILVA/DIAZ
11 8 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT (live) Sun 8/23/15 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 157 104
   HOLLOWAY/OLIVEIRA
12 57 NCWTS SETUP (live) Wed 8/19/15 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 154 15
   BRISTOL
15 12 NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE (live) Fri 8/21/15 9:00 PM 11:09 PM 136 74
   HOUSTON DASH/SEATTLE REIGN
16 9 STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARD (live) Sun 8/23/15 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 129 96
   NEW JERSEY
20 25 UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sun 8/23/15 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 100 35
   VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
22 18 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 8/22/15 12:22 PM 2:36 PM 90 43
   HAMBURG/STUTTGART
25 39 WORLD POKER TOUR Mon 8/17/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 82 19
   ALPHA8 ST. KITTS PT5
29 19 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 8/23/15 9:20 AM 11:30 AM 76 42
   INGOLSTADT/BORUSSIA DORTMUND
29 48 U.S. AMATEUR (live) Wed 8/19/15 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 76 17
   FIRST ROUND
33 22 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:25 AM 11:29 AM 71 39
   HOFFENHEIM/BAYERN MUNICH
34 27 UCL PLAYOFFS Tue 8/18/15 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 70 33
   LAZIO/BAYER LEVERKUSEN
36 24 NASCAR VICTORY LANE Sat 8/22/15 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 63 36
   BRISTOL
38 43 MLB REGULAR SEASON PRE GAME (live) Sat 8/22/15 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 61 18
   45
38 53 NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE (live) Wed 8/19/15 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 61 16
   BRISTOL
48 53 CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE Mon 8/17/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 45 16
   ROAD AMERICA
50 69 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:00 AM 9:25 AM 44 12
   3
52 48 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sun 8/23/15 9:00 AM 9:20 AM 43 17
   5
59 36 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sat 8/22/15 11:29 AM 12:22 PM 37 21
   4
64 63 U.S. AMATEUR (live) Thu 8/20/15 3:00 PM 6:39 PM 35 14
   SECOND/THIRD ROUND
64 77 U.S. AMATEUR (live) Fri 8/21/15 3:00 PM 6:32 PM 35 9
   QUARTERFINALS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 50 percent (274,000 vs. 183,000) from one week earlier and up 76 percent (274,000 vs. 156,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 14 percent (92,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (92,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

Spanish-language telecast versions of live Fox Sports events on Fox Deportes, in total viewers (adults 18-49):

  • UEFA Champions League Playoff: Astana vs. Apoel (Aug. 18 11:46 a.m.-2:00 p.m.): 108,000 (16,000)
  • UEFA Champions League Playoff: Manchester United vs. Club Brugge KV (Aug. 18 2:30-4:48 p.m.): 173,000 (78,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: Melgar vs. Junior (Aug. 18 5:27-7:30 p.m.): 18,000 (10,000)
  • UEFA Champions League Playoff: Celtic vs. Malmo FF (Aug. 19 2:25-4:44 p.m.): 96,000 (41,000)
  • UEFA Champions League Playoff: Rapid Wien vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Aug. 19 4:44-6:47 p.m.): 39,000 (28,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: Tolima vs. Carabobo (Aug. 19 7:58-10:12 p.m.): 12,000 (6,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: Liga de Quito vs. Zamora (Aug. 20 1:00-3:00 p.m.): 6,000 (2,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: U Comercio vs. Aguilas Doradas (Aug. 20 3:00-5:15 p.m.): 5,000 (2,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: Anzoategui SC vs. Universitario (Aug. 20 7:45-10:01 p.m.): 11,000 (8,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana First Round: Ind Santa Fe vs. Liga de Loja (Aug. 20 7:45-10:01 p.m.): 23,000 (10,000)
  • Bundesliga: Koln vs. Wolfsburg (Aug. 22 9:20-11:27 a.m.): 32,000 (11,000)
  • Bundesliga: Hannover vs. Leverkusen (Aug. 22 11:55 a.m.-2:00 p.m.): 18,000 (3,000)
  • Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Pittsburgh (Aug. 22 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.): 11,000 (2,000)
  • Bundesliga: Ingolstadt vs. Dortmund (Aug. 23 9:25-11:28 a.m.): 53,000 (7,000)
  • Bundesliga: Borussia MGL vs. Mainz (Aug. 23 11:28 a.m.-1:26 p.m.): 18,000 (7,000)
  • NFL Preseason Football: St. Louis at Tennessee (Aug. 23 8:00 p.m.-11:19 p.m.): 10,000 (5,000)

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched live telecast Aug. 17-23): 99,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Aug. 17-20): 30,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
  • “America’s Pregame” (Aug. 17-18 & 21): 41,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (Aug. 17-20): 120,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Whiparound” (Aug. 17-21): 35,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Mike Francesa Show” (FS1 Aug. 17 & 20): 29,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Mike Francesa Show” (FS2 Aug. 17 & 20): 8,000 (3,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 1 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 8/23/15 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 204 131
   BEST OF THE LIGHTER WEIGHTCLASSES
2 2 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 8/23/15 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 199 130
   FASTEST KNOCKOUTS
3 3 UFC UNLEASHED Sun 8/23/15 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 161 103
   FRANKIE EDGAR/GRAY MAYNARD
4 4 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Wed 8/19/15 2:30 PM 4:46 PM 92 55
   VALENCIA/MONACO
5 11 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Fri 8/21/15 8:00 PM 10:30 PM 87 19
   MACHIDA/MOUSASI
6 8 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/22/15 2:30 AM 5:30 AM 70 25
   WEST COAST EAGLES/WESTERN BULLDOGS
7 5 UFC MAIN EVENT Sun 8/23/15 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 67 46
   133:EVANS/ORTIZ/BELFORT/AKIYAMA
8 6 CCL GROUP STAGE (live) Wed 8/19/15 10:00 PM 12:13 AM 62 32
   SEATTLE SOUNDERS/OLIMPIA
9 16 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Mon 8/17/15 10:00 PM 1:00 AM 60 14
   HENDERSON/DOS ANJOS
10 14 UFC RELOADED Wed 8/19/15 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 51 16
   150:HENDERSON/EDGAR II
10 10 UFC MAIN EVENT Fri 8/21/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 51 21
   162:SILVA/WEIDMAN/EDGAR/OLIVEIRA
13 7 UFC FS1 PREFIGHT (live) Sun 8/23/15 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 49 30
   HOLLOWAY/OLIVEIRA
15 19 NCWTS QUALIFYING (live) Wed 8/19/15 4:46 PM 6:00 PM 39 9
   BRISTOL
16 57 NASCAR RACEDAY (live) Sat 8/22/15 4:30 PM 5:30 PM 37 2
   BRISTOL
17 9 MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING Sun 8/23/15 9:30 AM 11:20 AM 34 22
   SUMMIT CUP:ELIMINATION RND 1
21 42 MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING Sat 8/22/15 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 23 4
   SUMMIT CUP:CHAMPIONSHIP
26 49 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 8/23/15 11:20 AM 1:30 PM 17 3
   BORUSSIA MG/MAINZ
35 25 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Tue 8/18/15 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 14 6
   LAZIO/BAYER LEVERKUSEN
51 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Fri 8/21/15 11:30 PM 2:30 AM 11 9
   COLLINGWOOD/RICHMOND
57 19 UCL PREGAME (live) Wed 8/19/15 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 10 9
   72
72 25 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:25 AM 11:33 AM 6 6
   KOLN/WOLFSBURG
72 85 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/22/15 6:00 AM 7:44 AM 6 0
   ROOSTERS/BRONCOS
80 66 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Mon 8/17/15 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 5 1
   PHILADELPHIA UNION/CHICAGO FIRE
80 66 UCL PREGAME (live) Tue 8/18/15 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 5 1
   71
94 85 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:00 AM 9:25 AM 2 0
   3
109 85 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Mon 8/17/15 6:00 AM 6:47 AM 0 0
   SHARKS/STORM

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up 72 percent (55,000 vs. 32,000) from one week earlier and up 206 percent (55,000 vs. 18,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is even (23,000 vs. 23,000) from one week earlier and up 109 percent (23,000 vs. 11,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

Fox Sports

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

  • NFL Preseason Football St. Louis @ Tennessee (Aug. 23 8:11-11:15 p.m.) 5.407 million total viewers; 2.148 million adults 18-49

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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