Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: August 17-23

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

• PGA Tour: 2015 Wyndham Championship Third Round (Aug. 22 3:00-6:01 p.m.) 4.235 million total viewers; 771,000 adults 18-49
• Pro Bull Riding (Aug. 23 2:00-3:00 p.m.) 880,000 total viewers; 245,000 adults 18-49
• PGA Tour: 2015 Wyndham Championship Final Round (Aug. 23 3:00-6:01 p.m.) 4.967 million total viewers; 1.073 million adults 18-49

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 down 8 percent (217,000 vs. 237,000) from one week earlier and up 55 percent (217,000 vs. 140,000) 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.), MLB Network is down 3 percent (111,000 vs. 115,000) from one week earlier and up 54 percent (111,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros (TBS, Aug. 23 2:00-5:33 p.m.) 457,000 total viewers (220,000 adults 18-49)

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

• “MLB Central” (Aug. 17-21): 63,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
• “High Heat” (Aug. 17-21): 76,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
• “Rundown” (Aug. 17-18 & 20-21): 85,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Now” (Aug. 17-20): 130,000 (56,000 adults 18-49)
• “Intentional Talk” (Aug. 17-20): 92,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight BP” (Aug. 17-19 & 21-22): 118,000 (56,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight” (Aug. 17 & 19-22 prime time): 167,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Aug. 23): 104,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Aug. 23 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 222,000 (101,000 adults 18-49)
• “Quick Pitch” (Aug. 17-23 most-watched telecast per day): 96,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)

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 down 33 percent (724,000 vs. 1.076 million) from one week earlier and up 26 percent (724,000 vs. 575,000) 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.), NFL Network is down 13 percent (387,000 vs. 447,000) from one week earlier and up 33 percent (387,000 vs. 292,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

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

• “NFL Preseason HQ” (Aug. 17-21): 112,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Aug. 17-23): 486,000 (251,000 adults 18-49)

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 down 9 percent (158,000 vs. 173,000) from one week earlier and up 49 percent (158,000 vs. 106,000) 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.), Golf Channel is up 38 percent (150,000 vs. 109,000) from one week earlier and up 30 percent (150,000 vs. 115,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Aug. 17-23) averaged 96,000 viewers (16,000 adults 18-49) and “Golf Central” (Aug. 17-23) averaged 115,000 viewers (30,000 adults 18-49).

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 up 24 percent (62,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (62,000 vs. 69,000) 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.), NBA TV is up 10 percent (33,000 vs. 30,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (33,000 vs. 41,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Aug. 17-21) averaged 77,000 total viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (25,000 adults 18-49); its rebroadcast drew 22,000 total viewers (at 10 a.m.; 12,000 adults 18-49). ReelzChannel averaged 98,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49) in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of August 17-23, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, August 17, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.29 HH, 3.649 million total viewers and 1.560 million adults 18-49
-4% from 3.791 million total viewers and -3% from 1.606 million adults 18-49 on 08/10/15
-15% from 4.281 million total viewers and -17% from 1.879 million adults 18-49 on 08/18/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.45 HH, 3.953 million total viewers and 1.702 million adults 18-49
about even from 3.947 million total viewers and +3% from 1.651 million adults 18-49 on 08/10/15
-9% from 4.330 million total viewers and -11% from 1.923 million adults 18-49 on 08/18/14

10-11:14 p.m.: 2.39 HH, 3.728 million total viewers and 1.680 million adults 18-49
-1% from 3.775 million total viewers and +3% from 1.635 million adults 18-49 on 08/10/15
-6% from 3.972 million total viewers and -5% from 1.767 million adults 18-49 on 08/18/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Aug. 21 8:00-11:00 p.m.: 67,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Aug. 21/Early Sat. Aug. 22 12:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.: 27,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Aug. 23 1:00-4:00 p.m.: 51,000 total viewers (30,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, August 20, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.47 HH, 2.434 million total viewers/834,000 adults 18-49
+17% from 2.083 million total viewers and +18% from 707,000 adults 18-49 on 08/13/15
-1% from 2.461 million total viewers and +6% from 785,000 adults 18-49 on 08/22/14

WWE Tough Enough repeat (USA, Aug. 17 11:14 p.m.-12:14 a.m.): 1.397 million total viewers (692,000 adults 18-49)
WWE Tough Enough (USA, Aug. 18 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.59 household rating, 998,000 total viewers (450,000 adults 18-49)

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Aug. 19 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 145,000 total viewers (40,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Aug. 19 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 323,000 total viewers (111,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Aug. 19/early Aug. 20 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 73,000 total viewers (23,000 adults 18-49)

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 22 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 36,000 total viewers (4,000 adults 18-49)
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 22 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 47,000 total viewers (4,000 adults 18-49)

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, Aug. 18 9:00-9:55 p.m.): 350,000 total viewers (164,000 adults 18-49)

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans (HBO, Aug. 18 10:00-10:57 p.m.): 0.57 household rating, 831,000 total viewers (562,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Aug. 23 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 177,000 total viewers (75,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Aug. 23 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 313,000 total viewers (133,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Aug. 23 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 344,000 total viewers (167,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Aug. 23 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 397,000 total viewers (145,000 adults 18-49)

Legends Football League: 2015 Western Conference Championship (Fuse, Aug. 22 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 81,000 total viewers (32,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research