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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:01 PM | 1507 | 409 |
BOWLING GREEN (KY) / ENDWELL (NY) | ||||||
2 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:36 PM | 1459 | 444 |
KANSAS CITY / BOSTON | ||||||
3 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:29 PM | 1380 | 418 |
JOHNSTON (IA) / BOWLING GREEN (KY) | ||||||
4 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:13 PM | 1376 | 440 |
CHULA VISTA (CA) / GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) | ||||||
5 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/25/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:11 PM | 1353 | 329 |
BOWLING GREEN (KY) / GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) | ||||||
6 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 914 | 369 |
PANAMA / GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) | ||||||
7 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 5:00 PM | 6:53 PM | 837 | 221 |
CURACAO / AUSTRALIA | ||||||
8 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 5:09 PM | 7:17 PM | 819 | 178 |
PANAMA / SOUTH KOREA | ||||||
9 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 817 | 292 |
CANADA / ASIA-PACIFIC | ||||||
10 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – LATE (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 10:01 PM | 12:58 AM | 813 | 302 |
SAN FRANCISCO / LA DODGERS | ||||||
11 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 797 | 210 |
JOHNSTON (IA) / WARWICK (RI) | ||||||
11 | NCAA FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 7:30 PM | 11:18 PM | 797 | 307 |
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN / NORTH DAKOTA STATE | ||||||
15 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:09 PM | 763 | 169 |
GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) / JOHNSTON (IA) | ||||||
20 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 696 | 189 |
GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) / ENDWELL (NY) | ||||||
21 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY | Sat 8/27/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 694 | 365 |
27 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 1:04 PM | 3:00 PM | 618 | 179 |
CANADA / MEXICO | ||||||
30 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 1:09 PM | 3:00 PM | 593 | 179 |
AUSTRALIA / PANAMA | ||||||
32 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 570 | 171 |
AUSTRALIA / MEXICO | ||||||
33 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:55 PM | 563 | 256 |
PINE-RICHLAND (PA) / ST. EDWARD (OH) | ||||||
34 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/25/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:07 PM | 562 | 124 |
MEXICO / SOUTH KOREA | ||||||
38 | MLB TUESDAY NIGHT – LATE (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 10:13 PM | 12:58 AM | 541 | 223 |
NY YANKEES / SEATTLE | ||||||
45 | HEISMAN TROPHY PREVIEW | Sun 8/28/16 | 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 464 | 204 |
50 | ESPN RECRUITING NATION (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 2:55 PM | 3:30 PM | 433 | 208 |
54 | ARENA FOOTBALL (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:05 PM | 413 | 230 |
ARENA BOWL XXIX: PHILADELPHIA SOUL / ARIZONA RATTLERS | ||||||
56 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:09 PM | 408 | 148 |
EMILIA (ITALY) / BEND (OR) | ||||||
58 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 3:30 PM | 6:31 PM | 401 | 193 |
SAGUARO (AZ) / VALOR CHRISTIAN (CO) | ||||||
59 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:04 PM | 381 | 146 |
JAPAN / SAN ANTONIO (TX) | ||||||
63 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 7:02 PM | 8:00 PM | 375 | 161 |
72 | ANTHOLOGY-SPORTS | Thu 8/25/16 | 10:11 PM | 11:43 PM | 339 | 156 |
AN UNDEFEATED CONVERSATION: ATHLETES, RESPONSIBILITY AND VIOLENCE | ||||||
108 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 4:49 PM | 7:02 PM | 253 | 135 |
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC / PORTLAND TIMBERS | ||||||
130 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:49 PM | 186 | 107 |
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION / NEW YORK RED BULLS |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +103 percent (1,164,000 vs. 572,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (1,164,000 vs. 1,864,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +54 percent (538,000 vs. 350,000) from one week earlier and down -23 percent (538,000 vs. 698,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Aug. 25-26): 267,000 (144,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Aug. 25-26): 289,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 25-26): 300,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 26): 414,000 (256,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Aug. 26): 358,000 (216,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Aug. 26): 428,000 (256,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 22 & 25-26): 522,000 (258,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 22 & 25-26): 667,000 (332,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Aug. 23-25 & 28): 472,000 (176,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 22-26 7 a.m.): 276,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 22-26 8 a.m.): 275,000 (155,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 22-26 9 a.m.): 280,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 25-27 6 p.m.): 420,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 22 & 27-28 11 p.m.): 632,000 (308,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 22, 25 & 27 midnight): 479,000 (264,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 22-27 1 a.m.): 377,000 (215,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed 8/24/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 461 | 220 |
2 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 8/23/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 456 | 235 |
3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 356 | 179 |
4 | AROUND THE HORN | Tue 8/23/16 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 355 | 193 |
5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 8/22/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 333 | 184 |
6 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Mon 8/22/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 325 | 183 |
7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 8/25/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 324 | 203 |
8 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 8/24/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 323 | 176 |
9 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Wed 8/24/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 320 | 164 |
10 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Tue 8/23/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 310 | 183 |
21 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 9:00 PM | 12:09 AM | 269 | 135 |
BISHOP GORMAN (NV) / CEDAR HILL (TX) | ||||||
34 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 9:02 PM | 11:11 PM | 233 | 52 |
LOS ANGELES SPARKS / PHOENIX MERCURY | ||||||
35 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 230 | 106 |
IMG ACADEMY (FL) / GRAYSON (GA) | ||||||
43 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:02 PM | 220 | 66 |
SEATTLE STORM / MINNESOTA LYNX | ||||||
52 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/28/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 198 | 74 |
58 | ARM WRESTLING | Tue 8/23/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 172 | 106 |
61 | HERBIES: | Wed 8/24/16 | 9:59 PM | 11:00 PM | 169 | 72 |
66 | HERBIES: | Wed 8/24/16 | 8:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 159 | 75 |
75 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 2:00 PM | 5:28 PM | 145 | 59 |
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (FL) / COCOA (FL) | ||||||
77 | FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) | Tue 8/23/16 | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 143 | 82 |
78 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 4:42 PM | 6:00 PM | 142 | 42 |
CONNECTICUT OPEN: FINAL | ||||||
84 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/28/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 119 | 48 |
88 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 8/25/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:28 PM | 112 | 49 |
BC LIONS / OTTAWA REDBLACKS | ||||||
92 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:42 PM | 105 | 15 |
CONNECTICUT OPEN: SEMIFINAL 2 | ||||||
94 | TENNIS: SC AT US OPEN (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 103 | 46 |
96 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 8/28/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 100 | 41 |
97 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 99 | 32 |
CONNECTICUT OPEN: SEMIFINAL 1 | ||||||
108 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:42 PM | 92 | 33 |
WINSTON-SALEM OPEN: FINAL | ||||||
117 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 8/28/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 71 | 28 |
123 | TEAM TENNIS (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 5:19 PM | 6:43 PM | 61 | 24 |
ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS / SAN DIEGO AVIATORS | ||||||
124 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:19 PM | 59 | 19 |
WINSTON-SALEM OPEN: SEMIFINAL 1 | ||||||
127 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:03 AM | 53 | 20 |
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS / EDMONTON ESKIMOS |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +37 percent (166,000 vs. 121,000) from one week earlier and down -48 percent (166,000 vs. 317,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +36 percent (169,000 vs. 124,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (169,000 vs. 217,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-26): 223,000 (112,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-26): 328,000 (186,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-26): 226,000 (133,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 23-24): 128,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-25): 66,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-24): 146,000 (77,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-24): 155,000 (83,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-24): 157,000 (85,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Life” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-25): 255,000 (133,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-25): 265,000 (153,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Aug. 22-25): 315,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Aug. 23-24): 329,000 (171,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Aug. 23-24): 459,000 (228,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 5:57 PM | 8:35 PM | 104 | 47 |
ST. JOHN BOSCO (CA) / ST. XAVIER (OH) | ||||||
2 | ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Sat 8/27/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 98 | 37 |
3 | ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Sun 8/28/16 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 93 | 41 |
4 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | Sun 8/28/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 92 | 46 |
5 | ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Thu 8/25/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 89 | 43 |
6 | ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Sat 8/27/16 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 88 | 35 |
7 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 1:30 PM | 4:35 PM | 87 | 35 |
HERITAGE (TX) / LONE STAR (TX) | ||||||
8 | ESPNU STUDIO (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 10:52 PM | 11:00 PM | 85 | 28 |
9 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 8:35 PM | 10:52 PM | 80 | 30 |
AMERICAN HERITAGE (FL) / COLQUITT COUNTY (GA) | ||||||
10 | ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Wed 8/24/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 78 | 36 |
11 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/27/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 76 | 29 |
16 | ESPN RECRUITING NATION (live) | Sat 8/27/16 | 4:35 PM | 5:57 PM | 71 | 27 |
28 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 8:00 PM | 12:25 AM | 59 | 23 |
HILLSBORO (TN) / OAKLAND (TN) | ||||||
36 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/27/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 50 | 12 |
64 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 8/28/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 37 | 18 |
VILLANOVA / PRINCETON | ||||||
64 | YOUTH ROBOTICS | Mon 8/22/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 37 | 24 |
82 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Fri 8/26/16 | 12:25 AM | 2:23 AM | 28 | 9 |
BASHA (AZ) / PINNACLE (AZ) | ||||||
103 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sun 8/28/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 19 | 9 |
108 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sun 8/28/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 18 | 8 |
119 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/27/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 15 | 8 |
126 | COLLEGE FISHING | Mon 8/22/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 14 | 5 |
146 | COLLEGE FISHING | Mon 8/22/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 9 | 1 |
146 | YOUTH ROBOTICS | Sat 8/27/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 9 | 5 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +37 percent (59,000 vs. 43,000) from one week earlier and down -12 percent (59,000 vs. 67,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +9 percent (36,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (36,000 vs. 40,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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