NFL Network, NBA TV, Golf Channel, MLB Network and Pro Wrestling Ratings Buzz: January 5-11

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NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 4 percent (206,000 vs. 199,000) from one week earlier and up 20 percent (206,000 vs. 172,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 1 percent (146,000 vs. 148,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (146,000 vs. 134,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

“Inside the NFL” drew 181,000 viewers in its original Tuesday 9 p.m. telecast on Showtime for Jan. 6.

For the Spanish-language telecast versions of the weekend’s NFL playoff games:

• the AFC Divisional game, Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots, on mun2 (Jan. 10 4:30-8:09 p.m.) drew 23,000 viewers.
• the NFC Divisional game, Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks, on Fox Deportes (Jan. 10 8:00-11:27 p.m.) drew 37,000 viewers.
• the NFC Divisional game, Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, on Fox Deportes (Jan. 11 1:00-4:18 p.m.) drew 93,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

• “NFL AM” (Jan. 5-9 6-10 a.m. & Jan. 10 7-9 a.m.): 96,000 (prior week: 92,000)
• “Around the NFL” (Jan. 5-9 6-7 p.m.): 142,000 (prior week: 157,000)
• “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Jan. 5-9): 218,000 (prior week: 183,000)

NBA on TNT

Thursday, January 8, 2015

“NBA Pre Game Show” (8:00-8:15 p.m.)
0.7 household rating, 1.026 million viewers
-45% from 1.859 million on 01/09/14

Houston Rockets @ New York Knicks (8:15-10:46 p.m.)
1.0 household rating, 1.420 million viewers
-55% from 3.144 million of Miami at New York on 01/09/14

Miami Heat @ Portland Trail Blazers (10:46 p.m.-1:07 a.m.)
1.0 household rating, 1.391 million viewers
-19% from 1.709 million of Oklahoma City at Denver on 01/09/14

“Inside the NBA” (1:07-1:56 a.m.)
0.5 household rating, 0.677 million viewers
-15% from 0.794 million on 01/09/14

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 22 percent (133,000 vs. 171,000) from one week earlier and up 36 percent (133,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 10 percent (56,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and up 40 percent (56,000 vs. 40,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Jan. 5-9) averaged 47,000 viewers for the week.

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 104 percent (116,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and down 30 percent (116,000 vs. 166,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 87 percent (71,000 vs. 38,000) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (71,000 vs. 87,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

Most-watched hour per day for “The Morning Drive” (Jan. 5-11) averaged 49,000 viewers.

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 2 percent (45,000 vs. 44,000) from one week earlier and up 5 percent (45,000 vs. 43,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 4 percent (25,000 vs. 26,000) from one week earlier and down 24 percent (25,000 vs. 33,000) from the same week one year ago (January 6-12, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

• “Hot Stove” (Jan. 5-9 9 a.m.): 18,000 (prior week: 26,000)
• “High Heat” (Jan. 5 & 7-9 1-2 p.m.): 31,000 (prior week: 19,000)
• “MLB Now” (Jan. 5 & 7-9 2 p.m.): 38,000
• “Intentional Talk” (Jan. 5-9 3 p.m.): 59,000 (prior week: 29,000)

ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Jan. 5-9) averaged 43,000 viewers in the 6 p.m. ET slot (prior week: 50,000); its rebroadcasts drew 74,000 viewers (at midnight; prior week: 65,000) and 6,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week at 9 a.m.: 12,000). ReelzChannel averaged 75,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of January 5-11, 2015.

WWE Raw

Monday, January 5, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.4 HH, 3.801 million viewers
+20% from 3.174 million on 12/29/14
-20% from 4.723 million on 01/06/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.5 HH, 3.888 million viewers
+12% from 3.476 million on 12/29/14
-12% from 4.427 million on 01/06/14

10-11:12 p.m.: 2.3 HH, 3.599 million viewers
-3% from 3.726 million on 12/29/14
-19% from 4.463 million on 01/06/14

Reruns on mun2

Fri. Jan. 9 10 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 47,000 viewers
Late Fri. Jan. 9/Early Sat. Jan. 10 1-4 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 19,000 viewers
Sun. Jan. 11 5-8 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 50,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Friday, January 9, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.5 HH, 2.432 million viewers
-6% from 2.582 million on 01/02/15
-14% from 2.816 million on 01/10/14

Reruns on mun2

Sat. Jan. 10 9:39-11:39 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 67,000 viewers
Sat. Jan. 10 11:39 p.m.-1:39 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 30,000 viewers

WWE Slam City (Nicktoons, Jan. 7 9:04-9:10 p.m.): 0.2 HH, 205,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Jan. 7 9:00-11:03 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 359,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, Jan. 7 11:03 p.m.-1:06 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 139,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research