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

  • College Football Today (Oct. 10 3:00-3:30 p.m.) 919,000 total viewers; 313,000 adults 18-49
  • College Football Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 10 3:30-7:31 p.m.) 4.884 million total viewers; 1.892 million adults 18-49
  • College Football Post Game (Oct. 10 7:31-7:46 p.m.) 3.674 million total viewers; 1.255 million adults 18-49
  • The NFL Today (Oct. 11 noon-1:03 p.m.) 3.225 million total viewers; 1.025 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Pre Kick (Oct. 11 1:00-1:03 p.m.) 7.562 million total viewers; 2.828 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Football: Regional Action featuring St. Louis at Green Bay or Buffalo at Tennessee or Cleveland at Baltimore or Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (Oct. 11 1:03-4:18 p.m.) 13.592 million total viewers; 5.359 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Today Update (Oct. 11 4:05-4:43 p.m.) 3.997 million total viewers; 1.509 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Football: National Window featuring New England at Dallas or Denver at Oakland (Oct. 11 4:46-7:35 p.m.) 26.129 million total viewers; 10.630 million adults 18-49

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

  • Fútbol internacional Torneo pre-olímpico CONCACAF-Semifinal (Telemundo, Oct. 10 3:00-5:07 p.m.) 332,000 total viewers; 158,000 adults 18-49
  • Fútbol internacional Torneo pre-olímpico CONCACAF-Semifinal (Telemundo, Oct. 10 6:00-8:30 p.m.) 631,000 total viewers; 287,000 adults 18-49
  • Futbol
    Central
    (Univision+UDN, Oct. 10 8:00-9:00 p.m.) 1.725 million total viewers; 784,000 adults 18-49
  • Fútbol: Eliminatorias Copa Confederaciones USA vs. Mexico (Univision+UDN, Oct. 10 9:00-11:23 p.m.) 4.814 million total viewers; 2.566 million adults 18-49
  • Solo Boxeo (UniMas, Oct. 10 11:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m.) 221,000 total viewers; 113,000 adults 18-49
  • Titulares Telemundo (Telemundo, Oct. 10 11:30-11:51 p.m.) 307,000 total viewers; 186,000 adults 18-49
  • Formula 1 Pre Race (UniMas, Oct. 11 6:30-6:51 a.m.) 59,000 total viewers; 42,000 adults 18-49
  • Formula 1 Gran Premio de Rusia (UniMas, Oct. 11 6:51-9:02 a.m.) 106,000 total viewers; 61,000 adults 18-49
  • Alianza de fútbol: Logra tu sueño (Telemundo, Oct. 11 12:30-1:30 p.m.) 181,000 total viewers; 66,000 adults 18-49
  • Republica Deportiva (Univision, Oct. 11 3:00-4:00 p.m.) 511,000 total viewers; 253,000 adults 18-49
  • Titulares Telemundo (Telemundo, Oct. 11 11:00-11:22 p.m.) 424,000 total viewers; 235,000 adults 18-49
  • Republica Deportiva (Univision, Oct. 12 midnight-12:47 a.m.) 529,000 total viewers; 257,000 adults 18-49

MLB Postseason Baseball on TBS

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 MLB WILDCARD Wed 10/07/15 8:00 PM 11:11 PM 8302 3286
   CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES Fri 10/09/15 6:38 PM 9:40 PM 5376 1967
   CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS
3 MLB DIVISION SERIES Fri 10/09/15 9:40 PM 1:08 AM 4714 2021
   NY METS/LA DODGERS
4 MLB DIVISION SERIES Sat 10/10/15 5:30 PM 8:42 PM 4608 1488
   CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS
5 MLB DIVISION SERIES Sat 10/10/15 9:00 PM 12:37 AM 4211 1552
   NY METS/LA DODGERS
6 MLB GAME BREAK Sat 10/10/15 8:42 PM 9:00 PM 3123 1156
   
7 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW Wed 10/07/15 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 1824 776
   
8 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW Sat 10/10/15 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 843 309
   
9 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW Fri 10/09/15 6:00 PM 6:38 PM 708 283
   

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 DIVISION SERIES GAME Sun 10/11/15 3:58 PM 7:30 PM 1677 591
   2015 ALDS KC AT HOU GM 3
2 DIVISION SERIES GAME Fri 10/09/15 12:29 PM 5:44 PM 1561 515
   2015 ALDS TEX AT TOR GM 2
3 MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME Sun 10/11/15 7:30 PM 8:39 PM 684 267
   KC AT HOU GM 3 POSTGAME
4 MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME Fri 10/09/15 5:44 PM 7:15 PM 318 104
   TEX AT TOR GM 2 POSTGAME
5 POST SEASON GAME REWIND Sat 10/10/15 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 291 46
   2015 ALDS TEX AT TOR GM 2
6 POST SEASON GAME REWIND Sat 10/10/15 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 194 64
   2015 NLDS NYM AT LAD GM 1
7 MLB TONIGHT Sun 10/11/15 8:39 PM 9:11 PM 185 86
   DIVISION SERIES 8:30P
8 MLB TONIGHT Sat 10/10/15 4:00 PM 5:36 PM 172 28
   DIVISION SERIES 4P
9 MLB TONIGHT BP Wed 10/07/15 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 142 70
   MLBT BP
10 MLB TONIGHT Wed 10/07/15 10:58 PM 12:38 AM 136 74
   WILD CARD 11P
18 PLAYS OF THE MONTH Mon 10/05/15 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 113 60
   SEPTEMBER 8P
25 MLB TONIGHT DIVISION PREGAME Sun 10/11/15 2:00 PM 3:58 PM 103 29
   KC AT HOU GM 3 PREGAME
25 POST SEASON GAME REWIND Sun 10/11/15 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 103 32
   2015 NLDS NYM AT LAD GM 2
35 MLB TONIGHT DIVISION PREGAME Fri 10/09/15 11:20 AM 12:29 PM 91 46
   TEX AT TOR GM 2 PREGAME 2
90 MLB TONIGHT DIVISION PREGAME Fri 10/09/15 11:00 AM 11:20 AM 37 14
   TEX AT TOR GM 2 PREGAME 1

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 47 percent (76,000 vs. 144,000) from one week earlier and down 16 percent (76,000 vs. 91,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 78 percent (153,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and up 91 percent (153,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

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

  • “MLB Central” (Oct. 5-7): 55,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)
  • “High Heat” (Oct. 5-8): 76,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Rundown” (Oct. 6-7): 62,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Now” (Oct. 5-7): 94,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Oct. 5-9): 80,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (Oct. 6-7): 119,000 (53,000 adults 18-49)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Thu 10/08/15 8:26 PM 11:27 PM 2840 1630
   2015 WEEK 5 – IND VS. HOU
2 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT PRE GAME Thu 10/08/15 8:20 PM 8:26 PM 1579 869
   NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK
3 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT POST GAME Thu 10/08/15 11:35 PM 12:00 AM 1141 777
   NFLN THU NT POST-GAME
4 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT KICKOFF Thu 10/08/15 7:58 PM 8:20 PM 1106 623
   NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2
5 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT KICKOFF Thu 10/08/15 7:30 PM 7:58 PM 676 380
   NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1
6 UNDRAFTED Thu 10/08/15 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 663 463
   S2-04
7 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 10/11/15 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 557 300
   NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS
8 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 10/11/15 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 554 286
   NFL GAMEDAY MORNING
9 FOOTBALL TOWN Thu 10/08/15 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 436 304
   FOOTBALL TOWN S1-04
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 10/08/15 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 380 268
   NFL TOTAL ACCESS
11 TNF GAMEDAY Thu 10/08/15 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 300 162
   TNF GAMEDAY
13 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE Sun 10/11/15 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 256 136
   NFL GAMEDAY LIVE
15 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE Sun 10/11/15 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 241 118
   NFL GAMEDAY LIVE
18 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 10/11/15 12:00 AM 1:30 AM 210 119
   NFL GAMEDAY FINAL
23 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST Sun 10/11/15 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 203 82
   NFL GAMEDAY FIRST
28 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME Sun 10/11/15 11:19 PM 12:00 AM 179 113
   NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME
35 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 10/07/15 12:00 AM 1:30 AM 159 97
   INSIDE THE NFL
49 UNDRAFTED Tue 10/06/15 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 135 68
   S2-04
52 FULL GAME REPLAY Mon 10/05/15 1:00 AM 4:00 AM 132 73
   MNF: DET VS. SEA 10/5/15
91 FOOTBALL TOWN Tue 10/06/15 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 85 45
   FOOTBALL TOWN S1-04

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 19 percent (491,000 vs. 607,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (491,000 vs. 525,000) from the same week one year ago (October 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 9 percent (198,000 vs. 218,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (198,000 vs. 213,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

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

  • “NFL HQ” (Oct. 5-9 8-10 a.m.): 90,000 (43,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Fantasy Live” (Oct. 5-10): 170,000 (97,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Inside the NFL” (Oct. 7 9-10:30 p.m.): 142,000 (91,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the NFL” (Oct. 5-9): 151,000 (76,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (Oct. 5-7 & 9-10 7-8 p.m.): 198,000 (104,000 adults 18-49)

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 PRESIDENTS CUP Sat 10/10/15 8:00 PM 2:40 AM 720 148
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
2 PRESIDENTS CUP Fri 10/09/15 6:00 PM 5:24 AM 569 116
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
3 PRESIDENTS CUP Wed 10/07/15 10:00 PM 2:45 AM 467 151
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
4 PRESIDENTS CUP Sat 10/10/15 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 322 36
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
5 PRESIDENTS CUP Thu 10/08/15 2:15 PM 7:00 PM 276 38
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
6 PRESIDENTS CUP Fri 10/09/15 10:00 AM 3:00 PM 248 33
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
7 LIVE FROM Sat 10/10/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 230 26
   PRESIDENTS CUP
8 LPGA TOUR Sat 10/10/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 180 22
   2015 SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA
9 LIVE FROM Sat 10/10/15 2:40 AM 4:45 AM 169 45
   PRESIDENTS CUP
10 LIVE FROM Thu 10/08/15 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 168 38
   PRESIDENTS CUP
12 LPGA TOUR Sun 10/11/15 12:09 PM 3:30 PM 148 16
   2015 SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA
15 CHAMPIONS TOUR Fri 10/09/15 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 125 21
   2015 SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
16 PRESIDENTS CUP Sun 10/11/15 7:00 PM 1:00 AM 123 21
   2015 PRESIDENTS CUP
18 EUROPEAN TOUR Sat 10/10/15 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 110 22
   2015 BRITISH MASTERS
19 LPGA TOUR Thu 10/08/15 12:00 PM 2:15 PM 108 17
   2015 SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA
20 CHAMPIONS TOUR Sat 10/10/15 7:31 AM 9:30 AM 95 48
   2015 SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
21 EUROPEAN TOUR Sun 10/11/15 7:00 AM 12:09 PM 93 22
   2015 BRITISH MASTERS
24 CHAMPIONS TOUR Sat 10/10/15 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 79 16
   2015 SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
25 EUROPEAN TOUR Thu 10/08/15 7:00 AM 12:00 PM 76 5
   2015 BRITISH MASTERS
30 LPGA TOUR Fri 10/09/15 6:00 AM 7:30 AM 65 7
   2015 SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA
32 EUROPEAN TOUR Fri 10/09/15 7:30 AM 10:00 AM 57 4
   2015 BRITISH MASTERS
36 CHAMPIONS TOUR Sun 10/11/15 3:30 PM 6:00 PM 49 10
   2015 SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
40 CHAMPIONS TOUR Sun 10/11/15 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 43 24
   2015 SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
41 CHAMPIONS TOUR LEARNING CENTER Tue 10/06/15 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 42 4
   
41 CHAMPIONS TOUR LEARNING CENTER Mon 10/05/15 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 42 3
   
51 GOLFING WORLD Wed 10/07/15 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 33 9
   
58 GOLF FIX Mon 10/05/15 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 23 1
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 643 percent (364,000 vs. 49,000) from one week earlier and up 469 percent (364,000 vs. 64,000) from the same week one year ago (October 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 271 percent (178,000 vs. 48,000) from one week earlier and up 187 percent (178,000 vs. 62,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Oct. 5-7) averaged 38,000 total viewers (7,000 adults 18-49).

NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA PRESEASON Wed 10/07/15 10:00 PM 12:30 AM 152 71
   ATLANTA/CLEVELAND
2 NBA PRESEASON (live) Wed 10/07/15 7:00 PM 9:34 PM 132 43
   ATLANTA/CLEVELAND
3 NBA PRESEASON (live) Tue 10/06/15 7:00 PM 9:18 PM 118 54
   PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON
3 NBA PRESEASON (live) Thu 10/08/15 10:00 PM 12:30 AM 118 76
   TORONTO/LA LAKERS
5 NBA PRESEASON Sat 10/10/15 10:27 PM 12:37 AM 95 35
   CHICAGO/MINNESOTA
6 NBA TEAM PREVIEW Wed 10/07/15 9:34 PM 10:00 PM 90 46
   2015 LA CLIPPERS
7 NBA PRESEASON (live) Thu 10/08/15 7:00 PM 9:51 PM 87 38
   CLEVELAND/PHILADELPHIA
8 OPEN COURT Tue 10/06/15 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 87 48
   501- BEST OF OPEN COURT
9 NBA PRESEASON (live) Fri 10/09/15 7:00 PM 9:30 PM 83 39
   NEW YORK/WASHINGTON
10 NBA SPECIAL Tue 10/06/15 9:18 PM 9:30 PM 75 31
   NBA.COM HIGHLIGHTS
21 NBA PRESEASON (live) Sun 10/11/15 9:30 PM 11:47 PM 50 23
   MACCABI HAIFA/LA LAKERS
31 NBA PRESEASON (live) Thu 10/08/15 3:00 PM 5:33 PM 37 27
   BOSTON/REAL MADRID
34 PRESS CONFERENCE Tue 10/06/15 6:16 PM 6:33 PM 36 25
   WNBA PRESS CONFERENCE
34 PRESS CONFERENCE Fri 10/09/15 10:09 PM 11:01 PM 36 17
   ADAM SILVER PRESSER
45 NBA PRESEASON (live) Tue 10/06/15 2:30 PM 4:49 PM 32 20
   BOSTON/OLIMPIA MILANO
75 PRESS CONFERENCE Tue 10/06/15 4:51 PM 5:31 PM 23 18
   BOSTON/MILAN PRESS CONFERENCE
79 PRESS CONFERENCE Thu 10/08/15 5:33 PM 6:14 PM 22 19
   BOSTON/MADRID PRESS CONFERENCE
134 NBA PRESEASON (live) Tue 10/06/15 12:00 AM 3:13 AM 45
   UTAH/LA LAKERS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 43 percent (73,000 vs. 51,000) from one week earlier and down 45 percent (73,000 vs. 132,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 46 percent (38,000 vs. 26,000) from one week earlier and down 41 percent (38,000 vs. 64,000) from the same week one year ago (October 6-12, 2014).

“NBA Gametime Live” (Oct. 9 & 11) averaged 36,000 total viewers (20,000 adults 18-49) for the week.

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WWE Raw

Monday, October 5, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.11 HH, 3.473 million total viewers and 1.425 million adults 18-49
about even from 3.476 million total viewers and -8% from 1.553 million adults 18-49 on 09/28/15
-3% from 3.577 million total viewers and -2% from 1.451 million adults 18-49 on 10/06/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.12 HH, 3.494 million total viewers and 1.433 million adults 18-49
-1% from 3.326 million total viewers and +3% from 1.389 million adults 18-49 on 09/28/15
-21% from 3.891 million total viewers and -10% from 1.585 million adults 18-49 on 09/29/14

10-11:08 p.m.: 1.98 HH, 3.167 million total viewers and 1.439 million adults 18-49
-2% from 3.188 million total viewers and +4% from 1.383 million adults 18-49 on 09/21/15
-18% from 3.924 million total viewers and -16% from 1.708 million adults 18-49 on 09/29/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Oct. 9 8:00-11:00 p.m.: 80,000 total viewers (39,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Oct. 9/Early Oct. 10 12:00-3:00 a.m.: 10,000 total viewers (7,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Oct. 11 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: 28,000 total viewers (12,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, October 8, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.33 HH, 2.147 million total viewers and 713,000 adults 18-49
+1% from 2.132 million total viewers and -6% from 758,000 adults 18-49 on 09/24/15
-20% from 2.671 million total viewers and -28% from 987,000 adults 18-49 on 09/26/14

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Oct. 7 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 175,000 total viewers (62,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Oct. 7 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 335,000 total viewers (113,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Oct. 7/early Oct. 8 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 112,000 total viewers (37,000 adults 18-49)

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Oct. 10 8:00-8:30 a.m.): 13,000 total viewers (7,000 adults 18-49)
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Oct. 10 8:30-9:00 a.m.): 19,000 total viewers (6,000 adults 18-49)

Fight Game with Jim Lampley (HBO, Oct. 7 11:00-11:27 p.m.): 88,000 total viewers (12,000 adults 18-49)

60 Minutes Sports (Showtime, Oct. 6 8:00-8:49 p.m.): 65,000 total viewers (27,000 adults 18-49)

Inside the NFL (Showtime, Oct. 6 9:00-9:59 p.m.): 93,000 total viewers (37,000 adults 18-49)

Season with Notre Dame (Showtime, Oct. 6 9:59-10:28 p.m.): 39,000 total viewers (24,000 adults 18-49)

Glory Kickboxing 24: Denver (Spike, Oct. 9 11:00 p.m.-1:08 a.m.): 283,000 total viewers (113,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Oct. 11 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 267,000 total viewers (130,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Oct. 11 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 351,000 total viewers (164,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Oct. 11 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 397,000 total viewers (179,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Oct. 11 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 480,000 total viewers (184,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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