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NBA on TNT
Monday, May 11, 2015
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4: Atlanta Hawks @ Washington Wizards (7:00-9:41 p.m.)
2.1 household rating, 3.147 million viewers
-43% from 5.540 million of Miami at Brooklyn Game 4 on 05/12/14
Western Conference Second Round Game 4: Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies (9:41 p.m.-12:11 a.m.)
3.32 household rating, 4.972 million viewers
+15% from 4.327 million of San Antonio at Portland Game 4 on 05/12/14
“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (12:11-12:54 a.m.)
1.6 household rating, 2.203 million viewers
+29% from 1.711 million on 05/12/14
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 5: Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers (7:00-9:43 p.m.)
3.79 household rating, 5.921 million viewers
+69% from 3.501 million of Washington at Indiana Game 4 on 05/13/14
Western Conference Second Round Game 5: Los Angeles Clippers @ Houston Rockets (9:43 p.m.-12:24 a.m.)
3.60 household rating, 5.457 million viewers
-13% from 6.261 million of L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City Game 5 on 05/13/14
“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (12:24-1:17 a.m.)
1.4 household rating, 1.993 million viewers
-31% from 2.869 million on 05/13/14
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 5: Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks (8:00-10:40 p.m.)
2.64 household rating, 3.823 million viewers
-21% from 4.856 million of Brooklyn at Miami Game 5 on 05/14/14
Western Conference Second Round Game 5: Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors (10:40 p.m.-1:07 a.m.)
3.16 household rating, 4.730 million viewers
-6% from 5.048 million of Portland at San Antonio Game 5 on 05/14/14
“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (1:07-1:53 a.m.)
1.4 household rating, 1.986 million viewers
-17% from 2.381 million on 05/14/14
NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NBA GAMETIME | Sun | 7:28PM- 8:00PM | 32 | 0.1 | 229 |
2 | GAMETIME LIVE PLAYOFF POSTGAME: 2015 LAC/HOU Game 7-Round 2 | Sun | 6:21PM- 7:28PM | 67 | 0.1 | 223 |
3 | NBA GAMETIME | Sun | 8:00PM- 8:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 170 |
4 | NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 GSW/MEM Game 6-Round 2 | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 131 |
5 | NBA GAMETIME | Sat | 10:00PM-10:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 123 |
6 | NBA GAMETIME | Sun | 8:30PM- 9:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 122 |
7 | NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 ATL/WSH Game 6-Round 2 | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 118 |
8 | NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 HOU/LAC Game 6-Round 2 | Sat | 2:30PM- 3:30PM | 60 | 0.1 | 109 |
9 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | Wed | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 101 |
10 | NBA SPECIAL: Larry Bird 50 Greatest Moments | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 100 |
30 | NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) | Sat | 12:00PM-12:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 64 |
33 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Day 1 | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:30PM | 180 | 0.1 | 61 |
33 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Day 2 | Sat | 11:00PM- 2:00AM | 180 | 0.0 | 61 |
42 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Special | Wed | 4:30PM- 6:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 56 |
96 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Special | Wed | 8:00PM-10:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 36 |
142 | EUROLEAGUE FINAL FOUR: Real Madrid vs. Fenebahce Ulker Istanbul | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 26 |
149 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Special | Tue | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 25 |
174 | EUROLEAGUE FINAL FOUR: Euroleague Final | Sun | 3:30PM- 5:51PM | 141 | 0.0 | 20 |
182 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Special | Thu | 8:00PM-10:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 18 |
214 | 2015 NBA DRAFT COMBINE Special | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 8 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 10 percent (54,000 vs. 49,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (54,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is even (42,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (42,000 vs. 43,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (May 11-15) averaged 40,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 40,000). Live telecasts of “NBA Gametime” (May 11-17) averaged 58,000 viewers (prior week: 65,000). Playoff postgame coverage on “Gametime Live” (May 11-15 & 17) averaged 44,000 (prior week: 58,000 viewers).
Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | PGA TOUR: 2015 Wells Fargo Championship | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.6 | 788 |
2 | PGA TOUR: 2015 Wells Fargo Championship | Sat | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.5 | 617 |
3 | GC PREGAME LIVE | Sun | 2:30PM- 3:09PM | 39 | 0.4 | 575 |
4 | PGA TOUR: 2015 Wells Fargo Championship | Fri | 2:58PM- 7:00PM | 242 | 0.4 | 472 |
5 | GC PREGAME LIVE | Sat | 2:30PM- 2:58PM | 28 | 0.3 | 455 |
6 | PGA TOUR: 2015 Wells Fargo Championship | Thu | 2:58PM- 7:00PM | 242 | 0.2 | 302 |
7 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | Sun | 11:26AM- 1:00PM | 94 | 0.2 | 226 |
8 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Kingsmill Championship | Sun | 5:32PM- 8:12PM | 160 | 0.2 | 224 |
9 | TOUR REPLAY: Players Championship Final | Mon | 1:00PM- 6:00PM | 300 | 0.1 | 180 |
10 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | Fri | 2:30PM- 2:58PM | 28 | 0.1 | 178 |
11 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Kingsmill Championship | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 177 |
12 | WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 BMW Charity Pro-Am | Sat | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 172 |
13 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Kingsmill Championship | Fri | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 160 |
15 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Regions Tradition | Sat | 2:58PM- 5:00PM | 122 | 0.1 | 147 |
16 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Kingsmill Championship | Thu | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 146 |
18 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Regions Tradition | Fri | 12:30PM- 2:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 128 |
22 | WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 BMW Charity Pro-Am | Sun | 8:12PM-10:12PM | 120 | 0.1 | 109 |
23 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Regions Tradition | Sun | 3:09PM- 5:32PM | 143 | 0.1 | 107 |
25 | GOLF FIX | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 99 |
26 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Regions Tradition | Thu | 12:30PM- 2:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 96 |
26 | GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Paul McGinley-Short Game | Mon | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 96 |
29 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Sun | 7:00AM-11:26AM | 266 | 0.1 | 89 |
33 | WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 BMW Charity Pro-Am | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 86 |
35 | GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Paul McGinley-Putting | Mon | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 81 |
37 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Sat | 7:30AM-11:38AM | 248 | 0.1 | 78 |
37 | WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 BMW Charity Pro-Am | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 78 |
48 | GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS: 2000 U.S. Open | Tue | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 54 |
50 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Fri | 9:30AM-12:30PM | 180 | 0.1 | 52 |
55 | BEN CRENSHAW: A Walk Through Augusta | Wed | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 49 |
60 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Thu | 9:30AM-12:30PM | 180 | 0.0 | 45 |
62 | MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 LET Buick Championship | Wed | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 43 |
68 | GOLFING WORLD | Wed | 5:00PM- 5:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 40 |
72 | MISC TOURNAMENT: Ace Shootout Skills Challenge | Tue | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 38 |
74 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Thu | 5:30AM- 6:00AM | 30 | 0.0 | 35 |
80 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Fri | 6:00AM- 7:30AM | 90 | 0.0 | 28 |
95 | MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 LET Buick Championship | Tue | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 22 |
98 | FEHERTY: Al Michaels | Wed | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 20 |
105 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Thu | 6:00AM- 7:30AM | 90 | 0.0 | 18 |
107 | FEHERTY: Tim Finchem | Wed | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 16 |
126 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Open de Espana | Wed | 5:30AM- 6:00AM | 30 | 0.0 | 4 |
131 | MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 LET Buick Championship | Tue | 5:00AM- 6:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 0 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 45 percent (94,000 vs. 170,000) from one week earlier and down 31 percent (94,000 vs. 136,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 43 percent (101,000 vs. 177,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (101,000 vs. 107,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (May 11-17) averaged 46,000 viewers (prior week: 68,000) and “Golf Central” at 6 p.m. (May 11-13) averaged 72,000.
MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Boston at Seattle or Chicago White Sox at Oakland | Sat | 9:00PM-12:00AM | 180 | 0.2 | 311 |
2 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City or Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs | Sun | 2:00PM- 5:16PM | 196 | 0.2 | 309 |
3 | SHOWCASE GAME: N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs or San Francisco at Houston | Tue | 8:00PM-11:07PM | 187 | 0.2 | 287 |
4 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Detroit at St. Louis or Cleveland at Texas | Fri | 8:00PM-11:42PM | 222 | 0.2 | 259 |
5 | BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Field of Dreams | Sat | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 252 |
6 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs | Fri | 2:20PM- 7:23PM | 303 | 0.2 | 242 |
7 | QUICK PITCH | Sat | 12:00AM- 1:04AM | 64 | 0.2 | 228 |
8 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | Sat | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 203 |
9 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at Cincinnati or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay | Thu | 7:00PM-10:10PM | 190 | 0.1 | 195 |
10 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | Tue | 11:07PM-12:10AM | 63 | 0.1 | 180 |
18 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Boston at Oakland or Washington at Arizona | Wed | 3:33PM- 6:12PM | 159 | 0.1 | 146 |
29 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Minnesota at Detroit or Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | Thu | 1:00PM- 4:12PM | 192 | 0.1 | 122 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 4 percent (199,000 vs. 208,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (199,000 vs. 224,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 17 percent (121,000 vs. 103,000) from one week earlier and up 22 percent (121,000 vs. 99,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:
- “MLB Central” (May 11-15): 70,000 (prior week: 47,000)
- “High Heat” (May 11-15): 77,000 (prior week: 56,000)
- “Rundown” (May 11-13): 82,000 (prior week: 50,000)
- “MLB Now” (May 11-12 & 14): 89,000 (prior week: 54,000)
- “Intentional Talk” (May 11-12 & 14): 91,000 (prior week: 73,000)
- “MLB Tonight BP” (May 11-12 & 14-16): 137,000 (prior week: 93,000)
- “MLB Tonight” (May 11-16 prime time): 144,000 (prior week: 138,000)
- “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (May 16-17): 141,000 (May 9-10: 94,000)
- “MLB Tonight Sunday” (May 17 5:16-8:00 p.m.): 167,000 (May 10: 163,000)
- “Quick Pitch” (May 11-17 most-watched telecast per day): 131,000 (prior week: 114,000)
NFL Network Top 10 Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | A FOOTBALL LIFE: Jerome Brown and Reggie White | Sat | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 189 |
2 | NFL FOLLIES: Best of | Sat | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 172 |
3 | TOP 10 Pass Rushers | Sat | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 165 |
4 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | Mon | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 152 |
5 | NFL FOLLIES: 21 st Century | Sat | 1:00AM- 2:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 146 |
6 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | Sat | 11:00PM-12:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 132 |
7 | TOP 10 Records That Won’t Be Broken | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 122 |
8 | NFLN NOW | Mon | 5:40PM- 7:00PM | 80 | 0.1 | 121 |
9 | A FOOTBALL LIFE: Warren Moon | Sat | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 120 |
10 | TOP 10 Most Versatile | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 116 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 1 percent (85,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (85,000 vs. 91,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 17 percent (60,000 vs. 72,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (60,000 vs. 70,000) from the same week one year ago (May 12-18, 2014).
Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:
- “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast May 11-16): 109,000 (prior week: 135,000)
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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (May 11-15) averaged 52,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 60,000); its rebroadcast drew 9,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 11,000). ReelzChannel averaged 74,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of May 11-17, 2015.
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WWE Raw
Monday, May 11, 2015 on USA Network
8-9 p.m.: 2.38 HH, 3.824 million viewers
+12% from 3.422 million on 05/04/15
about even from 3.810 million on 05/12/14
9-10 p.m.: 2.38 HH, 3.853 million viewers
+4% from 3.709 million on 05/04/15
-9% from 4.251 million on 05/12/14
10-11:10 p.m.: 2.17 HH, 3.385 million viewers
-6% from 3.588 million on 05/04/15
-15% from 3.957 million on 05/12/14
Reruns on NBC Universo
Fri. May 15 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 37,000 viewers
Late Fri. May 15/Early Sat. May 16 12:00-3:00 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 27,000 viewers
Sun. May 17 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 30,000 viewers
WWE SmackDown
Thursday, May 14, 2015 on Syfy
8-10 p.m.: 1.49 HH, 2.528 million viewers
-2% from 2.575 million on 05/07/15
+2% from 2.485 million on 05/16/14
Reruns on NBC Universo
Sat. May 16 9-11 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 72,000 viewers
Sat. May 16 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 95,000 viewers
Lucha Underground (El Rey, May 13 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 83,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, May 13 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.0 HH; 17,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling (Destination America, May 15 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 395,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, May 15 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 125,000 viewers
World Championship Boxing (HBO, May 16)
10:01-10:11: Pre-Fight 0.47 HH; 761,000 viewers
10:11-10:18: Gonzalez/Sosa 0.62 HH; 961,000 viewers
10:18-10:42: Post-Fight #1 0.63 HH; 978,000 viewers
10:42-11:02: Golovkin/Monroe, Jr. 0.84 HH; 1.338 million viewers
11:02-11:17: Post-Fight #2 0.7 HH; 1.136 million viewers
MetroPCS Friday Knockout (truTV, May 15 10:00 p.m.-12:25 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 288,000 viewers
Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, May 17 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 300,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, May 17 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 413,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, May 17 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 495,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, May 17 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.4 HH; 610,000 viewers
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research