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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

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

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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Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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