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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA DRAFT (live) Thu 6/23/16 7:31 PM 12:20 AM 2994 1578
   2016 NBA DRAFT
2 NBA DRAFT (live) Thu 6/23/16 7:00 PM 7:31 PM 1824 937
   2016 NBA DRAFT
3 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 6/26/16 8:00 PM 10:54 PM 1709 545
   LA DODGERS/PITTSBURGH
4 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sat 6/25/16 2:30 PM 5:34 PM 1593 842
   CROATIA/PORTUGAL
5 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sun 6/26/16 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 1403 815
   GERMANY/SLOVAKIA
6 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sat 6/25/16 11:47 AM 2:30 PM 1359 750
   WALES/NORTHERN IRELAND
7 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sun 6/26/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 1263 720
   HUNGARY/BELGIUM
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Thu 6/23/16 12:20 AM 1:00 AM 1216 709
   
9 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 6/25/16 8:00 PM 11:14 PM 1062 355
   TCU/COASTAL CAROLINA
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 6/20/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 1047 533
   
11 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sun 6/26/16 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 1009 564
   FRANCE/REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
14 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 6/24/16 8:00 PM 10:55 PM 888 337
   COASTAL CAROLINA/TCU
17 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Sat 6/25/16 8:30 AM 11:47 AM 870 499
   SWITZERLAND/POLAND
19 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT Wed 6/22/16 10:05 PM 1:48 AM 858 404
   WASHINGTON/LA ANGELS
24 MLB MONDAY NIGHT Mon 6/20/16 10:02 PM 1:03 AM 778 324
   WASHINGTON/LA DODGERS
25 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Mon 6/20/16 9:20 PM 10:02 PM 766 274
   OKLAHOMA STATE/ARIZONA
26 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Tue 6/21/16 9:00 PM 12:14 AM 763 254
   TCU/COASTAL CAROLINA
27 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Mon 6/20/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 731 368
   SLOVAKIA/ENGLAND
29 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Tue 6/21/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 708 376
   CROATIA/SPAIN
30 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Wed 6/22/16 7:00 PM 10:05 PM 665 223
   UC SANTA BARBARA/ARIZONA
37 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Wed 6/22/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 617 275
   ITALY/REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
38 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 6/25/16 5:34 PM 7:09 PM 616 363
   SEATTLE/NEW YORK CITY FC
39 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Wed 6/22/16 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 614 333
   HUNGARY/PORTUGAL
48 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Tue 6/21/16 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 548 297
   NORTHERN IRELAND/GERMANY
49 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 6/26/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 545 262
   
51 OUTSIDE THE LINES Mon 6/20/16 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 534 285
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +18 percent (1,301,000 vs. 1,099,000) from one week earlier and down -12 percent (1,301,000 vs. 1,481,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +8 percent (694,000 vs. 643,000) from one week earlier and up +15 percent (694,000 vs. 601,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, June 23-24): 311,000 (184,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, June 23-24): 332,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, June 23-24): 369,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, June 23-24): 414,000 (241,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, June 23-24): 447,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, June 23-24): 535,000 (323,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, June 23-24): 604,000 (338,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, June 20-24): 915,000 (483,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN, June 21 & 24-25): 368,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, June 20-24 7 a.m.): 346,000 (192,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, June 20-24 8 a.m.): 387,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, June 20-24 9 a.m.): 402,000 (220,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, June 20-24 & 26 6 p.m.): 605,000 (348,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, June 24-26 11 p.m.): 706,000 (374,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, June 21 & 23-25 midnight): 629,000 (361,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, June 20-26 1 a.m.): 493,000 (282,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Thu 6/23/16 8:00 PM 12:00 AM 730 238
   COASTAL CAROLINA/TEXAS TECH
2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 6/25/16 3:00 PM 6:21 PM 695 189
   ARIZONA/OKLAHOMA STATE
3 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Mon 6/20/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 687 268
   OJ: MADE IN AMERICA PART 5
4 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 6/20/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 679 401
   
5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Tue 6/21/16 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 545 154
   TBA
6 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Mon 6/20/16 10:00 PM 12:16 AM 511 181
   OKLAHOMA STATE/ARIZONA
7 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 6/21/16 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 493 281
   
8 HIS & HERS (live) Mon 6/20/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 458 281
   
9 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 6/23/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 435 258
   
10 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 6/20/16 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 432 243
   
15 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 6/24/16 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 378 123
   ARIZONA/OKLAHOMA STATE
18 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Wed 6/22/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 333 172
   SWEDEN/BELGIUM
38 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Mon 6/20/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 249 133
   RUSSIA/WALES
43 WNBA BASKETBALL (live) Tue 6/21/16 8:00 PM 10:12 PM 230 75
   PHOENIX/DALLAS
47 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 6/26/16 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 226 73
   
49 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Fri 6/24/16 8:30 PM 9:38 PM 221 107
   MONTREAL/WINNIPEG
54 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Sun 6/26/16 6:00 PM 8:07 PM 207 136
   PORTLAND/HOUSTON
59 ARENA FOOTBALL (live) Sat 6/25/16 7:00 PM 9:42 PM 201 69
   CLEVELAND/JACKSONVILLE
67 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Tue 6/21/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 194 90
   CZECH REPUBLIC/TURKEY
68 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Sat 6/25/16 10:15 PM 1:00 AM 193 88
   CALGARY/BC
70 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Fri 6/24/16 10:00 PM 12:40 AM 185 98
   MONTREAL/WINNIPEG
71 CITY SLAM Sun 6/26/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 182 73
   
72 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Wed 6/22/16 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 181 96
   ICELAND/AUSTRIA
72 KICKBOXING Sun 6/26/16 8:07 PM 10:00 PM 181 62
   
74 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Sat 6/25/16 10:00 PM 10:15 PM 178 79
   OTTAWA/EDMONTON
75 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) Tue 6/21/16 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 177 95
   UKRAINE/POLAND
88 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 6/26/16 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 136 52
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -6 percent (340,000 vs. 363,000) from one week earlier and up +22 percent (340,000 vs. 278,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -5 percent (262,000 vs. 275,000) from one week earlier and up +44 percent (262,000 vs. 182,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, June 20-24): 274,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, June 20-24): 451,000 (268,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, June 20 & 23-24): 334,000 (211,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, June 20 & 22-23): 143,000 (74,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, June 20-22 & 24): 119,000 (66,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, June 20-26): 111,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Euro Tonight” (ESPN2, June 25): 121,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, June 20 & 22): 424,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Mon 6/20/16 4:39 PM 5:40 PM 238 58
   MIAMI (FL)/UC SANTA BARBARA
2 E:60 Mon 6/20/16 3:40 PM 4:15 PM 192 68
   CATCHING KAYLA
3 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (live) Mon 6/20/16 2:00 PM 3:40 PM 187 44
   MIAMI (FL)/UC SANTA BARBARA
4 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Mon 6/20/16 4:15 PM 4:39 PM 151 39
   ESPN FILMS: NIXON’S NATIONAL CHAMPS
5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Tue 6/21/16 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 112 22
   OKLAHOMA STATE/ARIZONA
6 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sat 6/25/16 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 109 26
   COASTAL CAROLINA/TCU
7 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sun 6/26/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 91 30
   COASTAL CAROLINA/TCU
8 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sun 6/26/16 1:18 PM 3:00 PM 78 34
   TCU/COASTAL CAROLINA
9 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Wed 6/22/16 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 72 29
   TCU/COASTAL CAROLINA
10 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sun 6/26/16 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 71 26
   ARIZONA/OKLAHOMA STATE
20 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Sun 6/26/16 12:00 PM 1:18 PM 45 9
   CWS PRESS CONFERENCES
23 FRISBEE Thu 6/23/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 43 23
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMP HIGHLIGHTS
31 FRISBEE Thu 6/23/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 35 19
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMP HIGHLIGHTS
39 COLLEGE BOWLING Sun 6/26/16 3:30 AM 5:30 AM 31 12
   WOMEN’S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
41 FRISBEE Thu 6/23/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 30 11
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMP HIGHLIGHTS
45 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Sat 6/25/16 11:15 PM 12:00 AM 28 7
   CWS POST GAME
50 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Fri 6/24/16 10:55 PM 11:30 PM 25 14
   CWS POST GAME
54 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Wed 6/22/16 10:18 PM 11:00 PM 24 6
   CWS POST GAME
77 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Mon 6/20/16 12:16 AM 1:16 AM 14 6
   CWS POST GAME
90 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Tue 6/21/16 12:14 AM 1:14 AM 10 2
   CWS POST GAME

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -26 percent (31,000 vs. 42,000) from one week earlier and down -48 percent (31,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -18 percent (33,000 vs. 40,000) from one week earlier and up +3 percent (33,000 vs. 32,000) from the same week one year ago (June 22-28, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, June 20-24): 19,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)

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.