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NBA on TNT

Thursday, March 5, 2015

“NBA Tip-Off” (8:00-8:14 p.m.)
0.8 household rating, 1.185 million viewers
-34% from 1.793 million on 03/06/14

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Chicago Bulls (8:14-10:43 p.m.)
1.4 household rating, 2.064 million viewers
-22% from 2.630 million of Miami at San Antonio on 03/06/14

Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers (10:43 p.m.-1:03 a.m.)
1.1 household rating, 1.512 million viewers
-12% from 1.701 million of L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers on 03/06/14

“Inside the NBA” (1:03-2:02 a.m.)
0.5 household rating, 677,000 viewers
-18% from 821,000 on 03/06/14

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Toronto at Oklahoma City Sun 7:00PM- 9:25PM 145 0.3 439
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Dallas at L.A. Lakers Sun 9:25PM-11:58PM 153 0.3 359
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Phoenix at Cleveland Sat 7:30PM- 9:49PM 139 0.2 265
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Phoenix at Miami Mon 7:31PM-10:39PM 188 0.2 261
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Houston at Atlanta Tue 7:33PM- 9:53PM 140 0.2 261
6 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sat 9:49PM-11:00PM 71 0.2 241
7 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Mon 10:39PM-11:05PM 26 0.2 239
8 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Tue 9:53PM-10:34PM 41 0.2 236
9 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Sat 11:00PM-12:05AM 65 0.2 213
10 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sun 11:58PM- 1:00AM 62 0.1 169
18 THE BEAT Mon 12:30AM- 1:00AM 30 0.1 112
77 NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) Sat 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.0 40
96 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL: Panathinaikos vs. FC Barcelona Sun 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.0 31
129 D-LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON: Austin vs. Texas Sun 3:00PM- 5:00PM 120 0.0 23

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 40 percent (208,000 vs. 149,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (208,000 vs. 237,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 15 percent (71,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (71,000 vs. 76,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Mar. 2-6) averaged 34,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 40,000). Live telecasts of “NBA Gametime” (Mar. 2-8) averaged 88,000 viewers.

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Sun 1:00PM- 2:59PM 119 0.6 879
2 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Sat 12:00PM- 2:55PM 175 0.5 650
3 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Fri 2:00PM- 6:08PM 248 0.4 560
4 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Thu 2:00PM- 6:00PM 240 0.4 506
5 PGA TOUR: BONUS: 2015 Honda Classic Mon 7:58AM-12:06PM 248 0.4 486
6 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Thu 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.3 375
7 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Fri 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.3 366
8 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.2 319
9 PGA TOUR: CCNBC: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Sun 2:59PM- 6:00PM 181 0.2 283
10 MORNING DRIVE Mon 12:06PM-12:36PM 30 0.2 237
12 PGA TOUR: 2015 Puerto Rico Open Sun 07:00P-10:30P 210 0.2 216
13 PGA TOUR: CCNBC: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship Sat 02:55P-05:00P 125 0.2 193
14 PGA TOUR: 2015 Puerto Rico Open Fri 09:08P-01:16A 248 0.1 191
15 PGA TOUR: 2015 Puerto Rico Open Thu 06:00P-08:30P 150 0.1 190
17 PGA TOUR: 2015 Puerto Rico Open Fri 06:08P-08:38P 150 0.1 162
17 PGA TOUR: 2015 Puerto Rico Open Sat 06:00P-09:00P 180 0.1 162
19 BIG BREAK XXIII: PALM BEACH Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 148
33 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Sat 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.1 90
38 GOLF FIX Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 82
38 LESSON TEE LIVE: Chuck Cook Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 82
42 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Fri 4:30AM- 6:00AM 90 0.1 74
43 GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 72
49 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Africa Open Sat 7:30AM- 9:30AM 120 0.1 64
49 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Africa Open Sun 8:30AM-10:22AM 112 0.0 64
52 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Wed 11:00PM- 2:30AM 210 0.0 62
53 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Fri 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.0 61
53 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Sun 6:00AM- 8:30AM 150 0.0 61
56 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Thu 4:30AM- 6:00AM 90 0.0 58
62 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Sat 5:00AM- 6:00AM 60 0.0 48
69 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Africa Open Fri 7:30AM-10:30AM 180 0.0 46
71 CHAMPIONS TOUR LEARNING CENTER Tue 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.0 42
93 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Africa Open Thu 7:30AM-10:30AM 180 0.0 26
104 LPGA TOUR: 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions Thu 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.0 13

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 14 percent (128,000 vs. 112,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (128,000 vs. 162,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 27 percent (144,000 vs. 113,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (144,000 vs. 164,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Mar. 2-8) averaged 89,000 viewers (prior week: 73,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPRING TRAINING: Texas at Milwaukee Sat 4:00PM- 7:01PM 181 0.2 232
2 SPRING TRAINING: Colorado at San Diego Sun 4:00PM- 7:31PM 211 0.1 216
3 SPRING TRAINING: Washington at N.Y. Yankees Sun 8:33PM-11:00PM 147 0.1 212
4 SPRING TRAINING: Pittsburgh at Toronto Tue 1:00PM- 4:25PM 205 0.1 202
5 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE Sat 3:38PM- 4:00PM 22 0.1 197
6 SPRING TRAINING: Baltimore at Minnesota Sun 1:00PM- 3:38PM 158 0.2 191
7 MLB TONIGHT Sun 7:31PM- 8:33PM 62 0.1 190
7 SPRING TRAINING: Boston at Minnesota Thu 7:00PM-10:13PM 193 0.1 190
9 SPRING TRAINING: Cleveland at Cincinnati Tue 4:29PM- 6:57PM 148 0.1 187
10 SPRING TRAINING: Toronto at Philadelphia Sat 1:00PM- 3:38PM 158 0.1 185
12 SPRING TRAINING: Detroit at N.Y. Mets Fri 1:00PM- 4:21PM 201 0.1 178
13 SPRING TRAINING: Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees Wed 1:00PM- 3:32PM 152 0.1 170
14 SPRING TRAINING: St. Louis at Washington Sat 8:01PM-11:00PM 179 0.1 168
15 SPRING TRAINING: N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia Tue 9:00PM-12:00AM 180 0.1 166
16 SPRING TRAINING: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago White Sox Thu 3:00PM- 5:39PM 159 0.1 157
18 SPRING TRAINING: Colorado at L.A. Angels Fri 4:21PM- 7:00PM 159 0.1 149
20 SPRING TRAINING: Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers Wed 9:00PM-11:41PM 161 0.1 146
22 SPRING TRAINING: Cincinnati at Cleveland Wed 4:00PM- 6:30PM 150 0.1 125
30 SPRING TRAINING: N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia Fri 9:00PM-11:48PM 168 0.1 106
37 SPRING TRAINING: L.A. Angels at Oakland Sun 10:00AM-12:52PM 172 0.1 77
47 SPRING TRAINING: Toronto at Baltimore Thu 11:13PM- 2:00AM 167 0.0 64
62 SPRING TRAINING: San Diego at Seattle Wed 12:00AM- 2:49AM 169 0.0 44

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 125 percent (146,000 vs. 65,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (146,000 vs. 148,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 107 percent (87,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and up 2 percent (87,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

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

  • “Intentional Talk” (Mar. 2-6): 102,000 (prior week: 59,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (Mar. 2-8): 114,000 (prior week: 43,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 TOP 10: Characters Sat 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 208
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 196
3 TOP 10: Power Backs Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.1 180
4 NFL FOLLIES: 21st Century Follies Sat 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.1 166
5 PATH TO THE DRAFT Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 154
6 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Butkus and Sayers Sun 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 142
7 TOP 10: Opening Days Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 140
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 11:00PM-12:00AM 60 0.1 139
9 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 137
10 NFL FOLLIES: NFL 100 Greatest Follies Sat 9:00AM-10:00AM 60 0.1 129

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 26 percent (82,000 vs. 111,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (82,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 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 (75,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and up 32 percent (75,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

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

  • “NFL AM” (Mar. 2-6 6-10 a.m.): 53,000 (prior week: 43,000)
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Mar. 2-8): 117,000 (prior week: 104,000)

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Mar. 2-5) averaged 42,000 viewers in the 6 p.m. ET slot (prior week: 53,000); its rebroadcasts drew 73,000 viewers (at 1 a.m.; prior week: 68,000) and 19,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 9,000). ReelzChannel averaged 95,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of March 2-8, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, March 2, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.3 HH, 3.545 million viewers
-13% from 4.082 million on 02/23/15
-24% from 4.672 million on 03/03/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.5 HH, 4.066 million viewers
-1% from 4.109 million on 02/23/15
-12% from 4.620 million on 03/03/14

10-11:09 p.m.: 2.4 HH, 3.864 million viewers
-8% from 4.176 million on 02/23/15
-13% from 4.438 million on 03/03/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Mar. 6 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 80,000 viewers
Late Fri. Mar. 6/Early Sat. Mar. 7 midnight-3 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 52,000 viewers
Sun. Mar. 8 5-8 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 67,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, March 5, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.7 HH, 2.694 million viewers
+3% from 2.624 million on 02/26/15
-14% from 3.142 million on 03/07/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Mar. 7 9-11 p.m.: 0.1 HH; 73,000 viewers
Sat. Mar. 7 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 73,000 viewers

Scooby Doo: WWE Mystery (Cartoon Network, Mar. 2 9:30-11:24 a.m.): 0.5 HH; 668,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Mar. 4 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 50,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Mar. 4 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.0 HH; 20,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Mar. 6 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.3 HH; 421,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, Mar. 6 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 162,000 viewers

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.