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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Detroit at Chicago Wed 7:32PM-10:21PM 169 0.5 761
2 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Sat 9:57PM- 1:02AM 185 0.3 748
3 PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool at Southampton Sun 11:10AM- 1:16PM 126 0.4 663
4 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 11:58AM-12:32PM 34 0.2 579
5 PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester at Everton Sun 9:01AM-11:10AM 129 0.3 523
6 PREMIER LEAGUE: Burnley at Chelsea Sat 9:53AM-11:58AM 125 0.3 498
7 NHL TOP 10: Defensemen Sat 1:02AM- 1:32AM 30 0.1 402
8 NHL TOP 10: Goalies Sat 1:32AM- 2:00AM 28 0.1 346
9 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Dallas at Minnesota Sun 8:03PM-10:45PM 162 0.2 320
10 NASCAR GRIDIRON CHALLENGE Sat 2:00AM- 3:00AM 60 0.0 275
11 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Los Angeles at Colorado Wed 10:21PM-12:45AM 144 0.1 267
14 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Columbus at Pittsburgh Thu 7:02PM- 9:38PM 156 0.1 198
17 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Buffalo at New Jersey Tue 7:32PM-10:20PM 168 0.1 133
18 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: Kissimmee – Jan. 24, 2015 Sat 6:26PM- 8:30PM 124 0.1 130
21 CURLING: Women Draw 3: Japan vs. USA Fri 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 122
23 LUGE Fri 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 113
31 MEN IN BLAZERS Sat 8:30AM- 9:00AM 30 0.1 91
42 SKIING: World Alpine Championships Mon 8:00PM- 9:30PM 90 0.0 71
45 CAA BASKETBALL: William and Mary at Hofstra Sun 4:49PM- 6:30PM 101 0.0 65
56 A10 BASKETBALL: Dayton at Duquesne Sat 2:00PM- 4:03PM 123 0.0 57
56 A10 BASKETBALL: LaSalle at St. Joe’s Sun 2:30PM- 4:49PM 139 0.0 57
56 CURLING: Men Draw 4: USA vs. China Fri 11:00PM- 1:00AM 120 0.0 57
74 AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL Mon 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.0 47
74 SKIING: World Alpine Championships Mon 9:30PM-11:00PM 90 0.0 47
78 NBCSN SPORTS REPORT Sun 11:05PM-12:00AM 55 0.0 44
92 SKIING: World Alpine Championships Mon 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.0 39
131 CAA BASKETBALL: Drexel at Northeastern Sat 4:03PM- 6:26PM 143 0.0 19

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 45 percent (254,000 vs. 175,000) from one week earlier and up 117 percent (254,000 vs. 117,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up 59 percent (110,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 81 percent (110,000 vs. 594,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014) when it televised the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “The Dan Patrick Show” (Feb. 16-20): 51,000 (prior week: 37,000)
  • “NASCAR America” (Feb. 16-18 & 20): 105,000 (prior week: 55,000)
  • “Pro Football Talk” (Feb. 16-20): 38,000 (prior week: 55,000)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING: Duel at Daytona Thu 7:00PM-10:35PM 215 1.8 3018
2 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: Daytona Sat 3:30PM- 6:28PM 178 1.7 2944
3 FOX SPORTS LIVE (live) Sat 6:28PM- 7:00PM 32 1.4 2485
4 FOX SPORTS LIVE (live) Thu 10:35PM-11:00PM 25 1.2 2045
5 NCWTS RACING: Daytona Fri 7:31PM- 9:51PM 140 1.0 1550
6 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY: Daytona Sat 3:00PM- 3:30PM 30 0.9 1504
7 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Bigfoot vs. Mir Sun 8:00PM-10:58PM 178 0.7 1212
8 NASCAR RACE HUB WEEKEND EDITION (live) Sat 2:08PM- 3:00PM 52 0.8 1130
9 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFYING: Daytona Sat 12:00PM- 2:08PM 128 0.7 1059
10 NASCAR RACEDAY: Daytona Sun 10:30AM-12:00PM 90 0.6 973
11 NCWTS SETUP: Daytona Fri 7:00PM- 7:31PM 31 0.5 850
12 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM: Bigfoot vs. Mir Sun 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.4 813
15 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P: Daytona Sat 10:30AM-12:00PM 90 0.4 585
16 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS: Atlanta Sat 7:00PM- 9:52PM 172 0.4 584
17 UCL ROUND OF 16: Paris St. Germain vs. Chelsea Tue 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.3 501
18 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT: Bigfoot vs. Mir Sun 5:43PM- 6:00PM 17 0.2 489
19 NCWTS QUALIFYING: Daytona Fri 4:30PM- 6:08PM 98 0.3 472
20 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE: Daytona Fri 2:00PM- 3:30PM 90 0.3 464
20 NASCAR VICTORY LANE: Daytona Sun 5:13PM- 5:43PM 30 0.2 464
22 UCL ROUND OF 16: Schalke vs. Real Madrid Wed 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.2 461
25 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE: Daytona Fri 12:30PM- 2:00PM 90 0.3 379
26 NASCAR XFINITY FIN PRACTICE: Daytona Fri 3:30PM- 4:30PM 60 0.2 360
27 NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE: Daytona Thu 3:30PM- 5:00PM 90 0.2 321
30 NCWTS PRACTICE: Daytona Thu 1:30PM- 2:30PM 60 0.2 294
32 FA CUP ROUND 5: Preston North End vs. Manchester United Mon 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.2 267
33 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P: Daytona Thu 12:00PM- 1:30PM 90 0.2 264
39 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE: Daytona Fri 11:00AM-12:30PM 90 0.2 254
48 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Butler at Creighton Mon 9:14PM-11:14PM 120 0.1 163
49 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PAC 12: Utah at Oregon Sun 3:00PM- 5:02PM 122 0.1 155
52 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Seton Hall at Villanova Mon 7:00PM- 9:14PM 134 0.1 120
67 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: St. John’s at Georgetown Tue 7:00PM- 9:13PM 133 0.1 79
83 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG 12: Oklahoma at Iowa State Tue 9:13PM-11:27PM 134 0.0 46
94 BREAKING NEWS: UFC Presser Wed 1:04PM- 2:00PM 56 0.0 39

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 328 percent (885,000 vs. 207,000) from one week earlier and up 21 percent (885,000 vs. 730,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 165 percent (352,000 vs. 133,000) from one week earlier and up 63 percent (352,000 vs. 216,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014).

The Spanish-language telecast of the 2015 Daytona 500 on Fox Deportes on Feb. 22 (1-5 p.m.) drew just 7,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 571,000 (prior week: 72,000)
  • “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Feb. 16-18): 27,000 (prior week: 16,000)
  • “America’s Pregame” (Feb. 16-18): 71,000 (prior week: 22,000)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (Feb. 16-18): 234,000 (prior week: 166,000)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition” (Feb. 19-21): 671,000 (prior week: 471,000)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 UFC COUNTDOWN 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Fri 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 196
2 UFC FS1 PREFIGHT: Bigfoot vs. Mir Sun 5:30PM- 5:43PM 13 0.0 172
3 WORLD MMA AWARDS Fri 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 145
4 BURTON HIGH FIVES Sun 5:43PM- 6:00PM 17 0.0 137
5 BURTON RAIL DAYS Sun 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.0 136
6 UEL ROUND OF 32: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Fiorentina (delay) Thu 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.0 115
7 UEL ROUND OF 32: Liverpool at Besiktas Thu 2:53PM- 5:10PM 137 0.1 111
8 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN HIGH: Lifestyle Sun 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 102
9 UFC TONIGHT Fri 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.0 94
10 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN HIGH: Slopestyle Sun 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.0 87
11 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE: Daytona Wed 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 79
14 UCL ROUND OF 16: Basel 1893 vs. Porto (delay) Wed 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.0 66
18 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE: Daytona Wed 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.1 61
18 UEL ROUND OF 32: BSC Young Boys at Everton Thu 12:51PM- 2:53PM 122 0.0 61
24 UFC WEIGH-IN: Bigfoot vs. Mir Sat 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 53
25 UCL ROUND OF 16: Shakhtar Dometsk vs. Bayern Munchen Tue 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.0 52
44 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN: Men’s Slopestyle Mon 5:00PM- 6:30PM 90 0.0 30
56 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN: Women’s Halfpipe Mon 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.0 25
68 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN: Men’s Halfpipe Mon 2:30PM- 4:00PM 90 0.0 17
99 HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE: Sydney vs. Central Coast Mariners Fri 1:00AM- 3:03AM 123 0.0 6

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up 67 percent (60,000 vs. 36,000) from one week earlier and up 46 percent (60,000 vs. 41,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up 52 percent (32,000 vs. 21,000) from one week earlier and up 52 percent (32,000 vs. 21,000) from the same week one year ago (February 17-23, 2014).

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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