Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: August 24-30

2015By Douglas Pucci on 09/04/201509/04/2015

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

NFL Preseason Football Detroit @ Jacksonville (Aug. 28 8:00-11:11 p.m.) 4.782 million total viewers; 1.630 million adults 18-49
College Football Preview (Aug. 29 2:30-3:00-p.m.) 634,000 total viewers; 205,000 adults 18-49
PGA Tour Playoffs: The Barclays, Plainfield, NJ Third Round (Aug. 29 3:00-6:04 p.m.) 2.432 million total viewers; 480,000 adults 18-49
NFL Preseason Football Seattle @ San Diego (Aug. 29 8:00-11:26 p.m.) 4.910 million total viewers; 1.673 million adults 18-49
Commerce World’s Strongest Man Final (Aug. 30 1:00-2:00 p.m.) 1.438 million total viewers; 465,000 adults 18-49
PGA Tour Playoffs: The Barclays, Plainfield, NJ Final Round (Aug. 30 2:00-6:01 p.m.) 3.405 million total viewers; 698,000 adults 18-49

Viewership for the week’s Spanish-language sports telecasts:

Premier League Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton (Spanish language) (Telemundo, Aug. 29 12:25-2:27 p.m.) 68,000 adults 18-49
Futbol
Mexicano Cruz Azul vs. Club America (Univision, Aug. 29 5:55-8:00 p.m.) 0.7 household rating/2 share, 1.218 million total viewers; 668,000 adults 18-49
Futbol
Mexicano Pachuca vs. Atlas (Telemundo, Aug. 29 9:00-11:08 p.m.) 301,000 total viewers; 168,000 adults 18-49
Futbol
Mexicano Toluca vs. Leon (Univision, Aug. 30 12:45-2:55 p.m.) 765,000 total viewers; 376,000 adults 18-49
Futbol
Mexicano Guadalajara vs. Jaguares (UniMas, Aug. 30 6:19-8:30 p.m.) 0.5 household rating/1 share; 975,000 total viewers; 523,000 adults 18-49

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER RANK	A18-49 RANK	PROGRAM	DAY	START TIME	END TIME	VIEWERS (000)	A18-49 (000)
1	2	PRIME BASEBALL GAME	Fri	10:19 PM	1:19 AM	367	141
1	2	STL AT SF/CHC AT LAD
2	4	PRIME BASEBALL GAME	Mon	7:00 PM	9:57 PM	356	117
2	4	HOU AT NYY/PIT AT MIA
3	3	PRIME BASEBALL GAME	Thu	7:00 PM	11:38 PM	351	129
3	3	NYM AT PHI/SD AT WAS
4	5	SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL (joined-in-progress)	Sat	10:00 PM	12:34 AM	294	106
4	5	CHC AT LAD/BAL AT TEX
5	1	MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME	Tue	10:17 PM	11:34 PM	289	143
5	1	MLBT POSTGAME
6	10	PRIME BASEBALL GAME	Fri	7:00 PM	10:19 PM	271	80
6	10	COL AT PIT/BOS AT NYM
7	12	AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME	Sat	1:00 PM	4:34 PM	264	71
7	12	DET AT TOR
8	10	PRIME BASEBALL GAME	Wed	7:00 PM	9:57 PM	255	80
8	10	LAA AT DET/MIN AT TB
9	8	SHOWCASE GAME	Tue	7:00 PM	10:17 PM	227	81
9	8	HOU AT NYY/MIN AT TB
10	6	MLB TONIGHT PRIME	Wed	9:57 PM	1:00 AM	198	95
10	6	MLB TONIGHT
15	41	AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME	Wed	1:00 PM	4:36 PM	162	35
15	41	HOU AT NYY
24	32	BONUS COVERAGE	Thu	12:47 AM	1:05 AM	120	51
24	32	STL AT ARI
29	63	AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME	Thu	3:42 PM	6:32 PM	115	24
29	63	BAL AT KC/TOR AT TEX
79	89	RBI WORLD SERIES	Sun	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	47	13
79	89	2015 RBI WORLD SERIES
100	83	RBI SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES	Sun	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	29	17
100	83	2015 RBI SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 21 percent (263,000 vs. 217,000) from one week earlier and up 79 percent (263,000 vs. 147,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 7 percent (119,000 vs. 111,000) from one week earlier and up 45 percent (119,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

MLB Baseball: Boston Red Sox @ New York Mets (TBS, Aug. 30 1:00-4:15 p.m.) 432,000 total viewers (112,000 adults 18-49)

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

“MLB Central” (Aug. 24-28): 58,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
“High Heat” (Aug. 24-28): 71,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
“Rundown” (Aug. 24-25 & 28): 86,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
“MLB Now” (Aug. 24-26 & 28): 96,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)
“Intentional Talk” (Aug. 24-26 & 28): 113,000 (55,000 adults 18-49)
“MLB Tonight BP” (Aug. 24 & 26-29): 113,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
“MLB Tonight” (Aug. 24-27 & 29 prime time): 154,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)
“MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Aug. 30): 87,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
“MLB Tonight Sunday” (Aug. 30 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 156,000 (62,000 adults 18-49)
“Quick Pitch” (Aug. 24-30 most-watched telecast per day): 113,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER RANK	A18-49 RANK	PROGRAM	DAY	START TIME	END TIME	VIEWERS (000)	A18-49 (000)
1	1	NFL PRESEASON	Sat	4:00 PM	7:14 PM	1710	826
1	1	2015 – PIT VS. BUF
2	2	NFL PRESEASON	Sun	12:00 PM	3:00 PM	1204	530
2	2	2015 – MIN VS. DAL
3	5	NFL PRESEASON	Thu	8:00 PM	11:00 PM	989	322
3	5	2015 – DAL VS. SF
4	3	NFL GAMEDAY LIVE	Sat	7:14 PM	11:00 PM	921	425
4	3	NFL GAMEDAY LIVE
5	4	NFL TOTAL ACCESS	Sun	3:00 PM	4:00 PM	780	338
5	4	NFL TOTAL ACCESS
6	10	NFL PRESEASON	Sat	12:00 PM	3:00 PM	590	237
6	10	2015 – NE VS. CAR
7	8	NFL PRESEASON	Sun	9:00 AM	12:00 PM	536	277
7	8	2015 – PHI VS. GB
8	9	NFL TOTAL ACCESS	Sat	3:00 PM	4:00 PM	534	267
8	9	NFL TOTAL ACCESS
9	7	NFL PRESEASON	Sat	12:00 AM	3:00 AM	500	278
9	7	2015 – SF VS. DEN
10	6	NFL TOTAL ACCESS	Sat	11:00 PM	12:00 AM	499	281
10	6	NFL TOTAL ACCESS
26	20	NFL PRESEASON	Sat	3:00 AM	6:00 AM	271	158
26	20	2015 – WAS VS. BAL
28	28	NFL PRESEASON	Fri	3:00 AM	6:00 AM	262	129
28	28	2015 – TEN VS. KC
29	24	NFL PRESEASON	Sun	12:00 AM	3:00 AM	261	143
29	24	2015 – SEA VS. SD
35	31	NFL PRESEASON	Sun	6:00 AM	9:00 AM	237	124
35	31	2015 – CLE VS. TB
43	36	NFL PRESEASON	Mon	12:00 AM	3:00 AM	189	116
43	36	2015 – CIN VS. TB
53	49	NFL PRESEASON	Sat	6:00 AM	9:00 AM	157	79
53	49	2015 – DET VS. JAC

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 37 percent (458,000 vs. 724,000) from one week earlier and down 28 percent (458,000 vs. 639,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 20 percent (310,000 vs. 387,000) from one week earlier and up 22 percent (310,000 vs. 255,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

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

“NFL Preseason HQ” (Aug. 24-28): 117,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
“NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Aug. 24-30): 425,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER RANK	A18-49 RANK	PROGRAM	DAY	START TIME	END TIME	VIEWERS (000)	A18-49 (000)
1	1	PGA TOUR	Sat	1:00 PM	2:31 PM	807	159
1	1	2015 BARCLAYS
2	4	PGA TOUR	Fri	1:58 PM	6:05 PM	799	105
2	4	2015 BARCLAYS
3	2	PGA TOUR	Sun	12:00 PM	1:30 PM	783	137
3	2	2015 BARCLAYS
4	4	GC PREGAME LIVE	Sun	1:30 PM	1:58 PM	660	105
4	4
5	3	GC PREGAME LIVE	Sat	2:31 PM	2:58 PM	627	114
5	3
6	6	PGA TOUR	Thu	1:58 PM	6:00 PM	583	100
6	6	2015 BARCLAYS
7	12	CHAMPIONS TOUR	Fri	6:05 PM	8:05 PM	259	53
7	12	2015 DICKS SPORTING GOODS OPEN
8	8	GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME	Thu	1:30 PM	1:58 PM	231	74
8	8
9	28	LPGA TOUR	Sun	5:00 PM	7:05 PM	225	26
9	28	2015 YOKOHAMA LPGA CLASSIC
10	9	GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME	Sat	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	221	56
10	9
11	7	LPGA TOUR	Thu	11:30 AM	1:30 PM	213	79
11	7	2015 YOKOHAMA LPGA CLASSIC
12	13	CHAMPIONS TOUR	Sat	2:58 PM	5:00 PM	186	51
12	13	2015 DICKS SPORTING GOODS OPEN
14	22	LPGA TOUR	Fri	11:30 AM	1:30 PM	166	35
14	22	2015 YOKOHAMA LPGA CLASSIC
17	17	WEB.COM TOUR	Thu	6:00 PM	8:30 PM	159	41
17	17	2015 WINCO PORTLAND OPEN
18	40	FEHERTY	Mon	9:00 PM	10:00 PM	142	20
18	40	JUDY RANKIN
19	23	WEB.COM TOUR	Sun	7:05 PM	9:30 PM	141	34
19	23	2015 WINCO PORTLAND OPEN
21	24	WEB.COM TOUR	Sat	7:00 PM	9:30 PM	129	29
21	24	2015 WINCO PORTLAND OPEN
22	32	CHAMPIONS TOUR	Sun	1:58 PM	5:00 PM	125	23
22	32	2015 DICKS SPORTING GOODS OPEN
23	24	LPGA TOUR	Sat	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	118	29
23	24	2015 YOKOHAMA LPGA CLASSIC
26	20	PGA TOUR: CBS	Sat	10:30 PM	3:00 AM	100	40
26	20	2015 BARCLAYS
29	32	WEB.COM TOUR	Fri	8:05 PM	10:25 PM	88	23
29	32	2015 WINCO PORTLAND OPEN
31	29	EUROPEAN TOUR	Fri	9:00 AM	11:30 AM	82	25
31	29	2015 CZECH MASTERS
33	43	GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS	Tue	8:00 PM	11:00 PM	76	19
33	43	2009 PRESIDENTS CUP
35	43	PGA TOUR: CBS	Sun	10:30 PM	3:00 AM	71	19
35	43	2015 BARCLAYS
36	62	EUROPEAN TOUR	Sun	6:30 AM	10:47 AM	66	9
36	62	2015 CZECH MASTERS
47	101	GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT	Tue	12:29 PM	1:01 PM	57	0
47	101	JORDAN SPIETH NEWS CONFERENCE
48	70	GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT	Mon	7:00 PM	8:00 PM	55	7
48	70	U.S. SOLHEIM CUP CAPTAIN’S PICKS
53	30	GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF	Wed	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	52	24
53	30
56	50	GOLF FIX	Mon	8:00 PM	9:00 PM	50	15
56	50
57	55	EUROPEAN TOUR	Sat	7:00 AM	10:48 AM	49	11
57	55	2015 CZECH MASTERS
59	80	EUROPEAN TOUR	Thu	9:00 AM	11:30 AM	46	4
59	80	2015 CZECH MASTERS
67	36	GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY	Wed	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	41	21
67	36	PAUL MCGINLEY-SHORT GAME
78	40	GOLFING WORLD	Wed	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	36	20
78	40

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 39 percent (96,000 vs. 158,000) from one week earlier and down 24 percent (96,000 vs. 127,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 18 percent (123,000 vs. 150,000) from one week earlier and up 10 percent (123,000 vs. 112,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Aug. 24-29) averaged 68,000 viewers (21,000 adults 18-49) and “Golf Central” (Aug. 24-30) averaged 55,000 viewers (16,000 adults 18-49).

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER RANK	A18-49 RANK	PROGRAM	DAY	START TIME	END TIME	VIEWERS (000)	A18-49 (000)
1	2	COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV	Thu	8:00 PM	9:30 PM	114	60
1	2	NBA TV THE DREAM TEAM
2	3	NB90S	Wed	9:12 PM	9:30 PM	104	57
2	3	VOLUME 1
3	12	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Wed	7:00 PM	9:12 PM	102	43
3	12	LOS ANGELES/INDIANA
4	9	HARDWOOD CLASSICS	Sat	3:00 PM	5:00 PM	93	47
4	9	1996 NBA FINALS GAME 3 – BULLS/SPR SONIC
5	16	HARDWOOD CLASSICS	Sat	5:00 PM	6:30 PM	87	39
5	16	1996 FINALS GAME 6
6	5	COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV	Fri	6:00 PM	7:30 PM	85	55
6	5	CLUTCH CITY
7	6	TBT HARDWOOD CLASSIC	Thu	6:00 PM	8:00 PM	84	51
7	6	ALL STAR GAME – 1998
8	14	NBA HOME VIDEO	Sat	10:00 PM	11:00 PM	82	40
8	14	MICHAEL JORDAN-HIS AIRNESS
9	31	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Fri	7:30 PM	9:38 PM	80	25
9	31	MINNESOTA/NEW YORK
10	16	MICHAEL JORDAN	Thu	9:30 PM	10:30 PM	75	39
10	16	ONE ON ONE WITH AHMAD RASHAD: MJ
23	61	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Sat	7:00 PM	9:30 PM	58	15
23	61	CHICAGO/ATLANTA
33	41	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Sun	9:00 PM	11:08 PM	47	20
33	41	WASHINGTON/SEATTLE
35	48	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Fri	10:00 PM	12:04 AM	46	18
35	48	SAN ANTONIO/SEATTLE
87	61	PRESS CONFERENCE	Wed	12:31 PM	12:37 PM	17	15
87	61	WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE
89	102	WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live)	Tue	11:30 AM	1:32 PM	15	7
89	102	CONNECTICUT/ATLANTA

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 3 percent (64,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and down 25 percent (64,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 12 percent (37,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and down 23 percent (37,000 vs. 48,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Aug. 24-28) averaged 85,000 total viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (33,000 adults 18-49); its rebroadcast drew 29,000 total viewers (at 10 a.m.; 17,000 adults 18-49). ReelzChannel averaged 107,000 total viewers (30,000 adults 18-49) in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of August 24-30, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, August 24, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.33 HH, 3.606 million total viewers and 1.530 million adults 18-49
-1% from 3.649 million total viewers and -2% from 1.560 million adults 18-49 on 08/17/15
-7% from 3.859 million total viewers and -3% from 1.570 million adults 18-49 on 08/25/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.35 HH, 3.794 million total viewers and 1.641 million adults 18-49
-4% from 3.953 million total viewers and -4% from 1.702 million adults 18-49 on 08/17/15
-6% from 4.057 million total viewers and -3% from 1.685 million adults 18-49 on 08/25/14

10-11:13 p.m.: 2.39 HH, 3.764 million total viewers and 1.800 million adults 18-49
+1% from 3.728 million total viewers and +7% from 1.680 million adults 18-49 on 08/17/15
-6% from 4.005 million total viewers and +4% from 1.736 million adults 18-49 on 08/25/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Aug. 28 8:00-11:00 p.m.: 41,000 total viewers (24,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Aug. 28/Early Sat. Aug. 29 12:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.: 29,000 total viewers (13,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Aug. 30 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 45,000 total viewers (15,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, August 27, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.38 HH, 2.195 million total viewers/822,000 adults 18-49
-10% from 2.434 million total viewers and -1% from 834,000 adults 18-49 on 08/20/15
-20% from 2.730 million total viewers and -14% from 954,000 adults 18-49 on 08/29/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Aug. 29 6:30-8:30 p.m.: 63,000 total viewers (29,000 adults 18-49)
Late Sat. Aug. 29/Early Sun. Aug. 30 1:08 a.m.-3:08 a.m.: 8,000 total viewers (6,000 adults 18-49)

WWE Tough Enough repeat (USA, Aug. 24 11:13 p.m.-12:13 a.m.): 1.106 million total viewers (496,000 adults 18-49)
WWE Tough Enough (USA, Aug. 25 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.59 household rating, 981,000 total viewers (438,000 adults 18-49)

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Aug. 26 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 149,000 total viewers (31,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Aug. 26 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 279,000 total viewers (74,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Aug. 26/early Aug. 27 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 83,000 total viewers (17,000 adults 18-49)

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 29 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 3,000 total viewers (1,000 adults 18-49)
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 29 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 30,000 total viewers (7,000 adults 18-49)

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans (HBO, Aug. 25 10:00-10:57 p.m.): 0.60 household rating, 888,000 total viewers (617,000 adults 18-49)

ShoBox: New Generation 2015 (Showtime, Aug. 28 thru early Aug. 29)

11:00 p.m.-11:11 p.m.: 123,000 total viewers (53,000 adults 18-49)
11:11 p.m.-11:17 p.m.: 210,000 total viewers (70,000 adults 18-49)
11:17 p.m.-11:29 p.m.: 194,000 total viewers (76,000 adults 18-49)
11:29 p.m.-12:12 a.m.: 200,000 total viewers (67,000 adults 18-49)
12:12 a.m.-12:24 a.m.: 267,000 total viewers (97,000 adults 18-49)
12:24 a.m.- 1:06 a.m.: 268,000 total viewers (94,000 adults 18-49)
1:06 a.m.- 1:12 a.m.: 239,000 total viewers (87,000 adults 18-49)

Bellator MMA Live (Spike, Aug. 28 9:00-11:20 p.m.): 0.43 household rating, 666,000 total viewers (327,000 adults 18-49)
Bellator MMA Top 20 Knockouts (Spike, Aug. 28 11:20 p.m.-12:20 a.m.): 466,000 total viewers (226,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Aug. 30 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 334,000 total viewers (214,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Aug. 30 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 428,000 total viewers (257,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Aug. 30 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 369,000 total viewers (194,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Aug. 30 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 408,000 total viewers (205,000 adults 18-49)

Legends Football League: 2015 Eastern Conference Championship (Fuse, Aug. 29 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 77,000 total viewers (24,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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