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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Mon 9/05/16 7:55 PM 12:00 AM 8354 3823
   OLE MISS/FLORIDA STATE
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON SUST (live) Mon 9/05/16 12:00 AM 12:14 AM 5733 2893
   
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 7:00 PM 11:04 PM 2470 1003
   ARKANSAS/TCU
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 12:00 PM 3:47 PM 2388 899
   PENN STATE/PITTSBURGH
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Mon 9/05/16 12:14 AM 1:15 AM 2177 1226
   
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 9/05/16 7:35 PM 7:55 PM 2043 909
   
7 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/11/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1978 1103
   N/A
8 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 9/10/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 1861 917
   N/A
9 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sun 9/11/16 4:00 PM 8:36 PM 1669 410
   MEN’S FINALS
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 11:04 PM 2:06 AM 1579 779
   VIRGINIA/OREGON
12 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 1464 365
   WOMEN’S FINALS
13 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Thu 9/08/16 7:00 PM 11:06 PM 1446 333
   WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL
14 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 9/11/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1341 755
   N/A
15 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Tue 9/06/16 7:00 PM 11:00 PM 1212 326
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
17 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 9/11/16 8:36 PM 11:17 PM 1068 349
   CHICACO CUBS/HOUSTON
19 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Fri 9/09/16 3:00 PM 11:00 PM 958 236
   MEN’S SEMIFINAL
25 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Wed 9/07/16 12:00 PM 6:16 PM 811 216
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
26 MLB HOLIDAY (live) Mon 9/05/16 1:00 PM 4:04 PM 802 290
   CHICAGO CUBS/MILWAUKEE
31 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Tue 9/06/16 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 722 193
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QTRFINALS
34 MLB HOLIDAY (live) Mon 9/05/16 4:04 PM 7:35 PM 651 276
   ST. LOUIS/PITTSBURGH
37 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) Wed 9/07/16 7:00 PM 10:11 PM 589 187
   ST. LOUIS/PITTBURGH
47 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 9/10/16 4:02 AM 4:31 AM 474 281
   N/A
63 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – LATE (live) Wed 9/07/16 10:11 PM 12:45 AM 408 188
   TEXAS/SEATTLE
91 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sun 9/11/16 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 328 114
   2016: RED CARPET SHOW
115 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 9/11/16 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 238 158
   NY RED BULLS/DC UNITED

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +64 percent (2,444,000 vs. 1,494,000) from one week earlier and down -35 percent (2,444,000 vs. 3,748,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +25 percent (1,000,000 vs. 800,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (1,000,000 vs. 1,258,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 298,000 (180,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 261,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 375,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 468,000 (239,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 463,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 471,000 (265,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 511,000 (313,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 778,000 (431,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 7 a.m.): 362,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 8 a.m.): 397,000 (220,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 9 a.m.): 421,000 (238,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 7-8 6 p.m.): 553,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 6, 8-9 & 11 11 p.m.): 595,000 (337,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 5-6 & 8-9 midnight): 911,000 (517,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 & 11 1 a.m.): 565,000 (353,000 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 FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 2467 980
   WESTERN KENTUCKY/ALABAMA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 9/09/16 7:55 PM 11:58 PM 1730 707
   LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 7:00 PM 11:14 PM 1426 609
   SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSISSIPPI STATE
4 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Mon 9/05/16 11:00 AM 7:00 PM 1277 296
   ROUND OF 16
5 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Wed 9/07/16 7:00 PM 1:27 AM 1226 330
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 12:00 PM 3:30 PM 1126 425
   WYOMING/NEBRASKA
7 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Mon 9/05/16 7:00 PM 11:30 PM 1098 311
   ROUND OF 16
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/10/16 8:55 PM 9:47 PM 841 365
   N/A
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 11:14 PM 2:06 AM 684 290
   WASHINGTON STATE/BOISE STATE
10 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 9/11/16 8:00 PM 8:40 PM 656 208
   CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON
13 KICKBOXING (live) Fri 9/09/16 11:58 PM 1:13 AM 517 241
   N/A
16 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 9/11/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 461 321
   N/A
33 POKER Tue 9/06/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 341 120
   2016 WSOP: GLOBAL
36 FANTASY SHOW (live) Thu 9/08/16 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 322 200
   
52 POKER Tue 9/06/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 279 126
   2016 WSOP: GLOBAL
53 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 9/06/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 272 184
   N/A
56 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 9/11/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 265 123
   N/A
69 WNBA BASKETBALL (live) Tue 9/06/16 10:00 PM 12:14 AM 214 96
   MINNESOTA/LOS ANGELES
75 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Fri 9/09/16 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 188 48
   MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
76 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 9/11/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 184 84
   N/A
76 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Thu 9/08/16 8:00 PM 10:34 PM 184 109
   
81 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY Fri 9/09/16 1:30 AM 3:51 AM 171 73
   CANADA/USA
85 ESPN FC (live) Tue 9/06/16 4:41 PM 5:00 PM 156 73
   N/A
89 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCHES (live) Tue 9/06/16 2:30 PM 4:41 PM 145 86
   SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS
98 ARM WRESTLING Sun 9/11/16 11:10 PM 12:00 AM 115 40
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE
105 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/11/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 99 34
   N/A
125 ESPN FC Sun 9/11/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 55 14
   N/A

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +25 percent (927,000 vs. 740,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (927,000 vs. 1,026,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +20 percent (482,000 vs. 403,000) from one week earlier and down -3 percent (482,000 vs. 495,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-9): 279,000 (138,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-9): 372,000 (206,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-8): 290,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-8): 142,000 (78,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Sep. 6): 70,000 (35,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 29-Sep. 1): 91,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 7): 163,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7): 188,000 (102,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-8): 282,000 (148,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 324,000 (177,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 7 & 9): 337,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 7 & 9): 371,000 (212,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 375,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 523,000 (263,000 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 FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 8:21 PM 11:44 PM 800 307
   JACKSONVILLE STATE/LSU
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/10/16 3:21 PM 3:30 PM 459 160
   N/A
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 12:00 PM 3:21 PM 397 129
   NC STATE/EAST CAROLINA
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/10/16 3:30 PM 6:50 PM 397 136
   WAKE FOREST/DUKE
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/10/16 7:33 PM 8:21 PM 380 138
   EASTERN MICHIGAN/MISSOURI
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/10/16 6:50 PM 7:33 PM 356 124
   N/A
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 9/05/16 7:00 PM 7:31 PM 256 119
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Mon 9/05/16 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 200 94
   NOTRE DAME/TEXAS
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 9/11/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 197 65
   N/A
10 CRUNCH TIME Mon 9/05/16 7:31 PM 8:00 PM 176 72
   
10 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Fri 9/09/16 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 176 84
   CANADA/USA
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 9/11/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 111 40
   N/A
25 NCAA FOOTBALL Sat 9/10/16 11:44 PM 3:24 AM 110 52
   ALABAMA STATE/ALCORN STATE
35 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 9/09/16 10:00 PM 1:00 AM 81 28
   GREATER ATLANTA CHR (GA)/VALOR CHR (CO)
47 MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO (live) Sun 9/11/16 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 61 32
   UCLA/PRINCETON

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +48 percent (213,000 vs. 144,000) from one week earlier and up +40 percent (213,000 vs. 152,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +21 percent (98,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and up +15 percent (98,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 6-9): 27,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Sep. 5-6 & 8-9): 90,000 (44,000 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.

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