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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE (live) Sun 8/28/16 2:25 PM 4:57 PM 3377 858
   MICHIGAN 400
2 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START (live) Sun 8/28/16 2:00 PM 2:25 PM 2659 675
   MICHIGAN 400
3 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST Sun 8/28/16 4:57 PM 6:00 PM 1445 399
   MICHIGAN 400
4 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN Sun 8/28/16 1:28 PM 2:00 PM 1330 370
   MICHIGAN 400
5 NASCAR XFINITY RACE (live) Sat 8/27/16 3:22 PM 5:54 PM 932 188
   ROAD AMERICA 180 (WISCONSIN)
6 NASCAR XFINITY POST Sat 8/27/16 5:54 PM 6:00 PM 842 191
   ROAD AMERICA 180 (WISCONSIN)
7 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE Sun 8/28/16 1:00 PM 1:28 PM 777 217
   MICHIGAN 400
8 NASCAR XFINITY START (live) Sat 8/27/16 2:50 PM 3:22 PM 583 103
   ROAD AMERICA 180 (WISCONSIN)
9 F1 RACING (live) Sun 8/28/16 7:30 AM 9:57 AM 526 165
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
10 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 8/28/16 10:54 AM 1:00 PM 493 279
   MANCHESTER CITY / WEST HAM UNITED
11 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING (live) Fri 8/26/16 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 471 122
   MICHIGAN 400
12 NASCAR VICTORY LAP Sun 8/28/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 457 160
   MICHIGAN 400
13 INDYCAR SERIES (live) Sat 8/27/16 9:16 PM 11:00 PM 388 97
   FIRESTONE 600
13 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/27/16 9:57 AM 11:56 AM 388 219
   CHELSEA FC / BURNLEY FC
15 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 8/27/16 7:23 AM 9:29 AM 342 186
   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC / LIVERPOOL FC
17 F1 EXTRA Sun 8/28/16 9:57 AM 10:30 AM 315 119
   
18 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 8/27/16 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 293 86
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
19 F1 RACING Sun 8/28/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 288 118
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
20 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFYING (live) Fri 8/26/16 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 273 62
   ROAD AMERICA 180 (WISCONSIN)
23 AMA MOTOCROSS Sat 8/27/16 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 242 104
   
25 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE Sat 8/27/16 9:00 PM 9:16 PM 234 78
   FIRESTONE 600
26 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN Sat 8/27/16 2:30 PM 2:50 PM 231 51
   ROAD AMERICA 180 (WISCONSIN)
28 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR Fri 8/26/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 214 21
   
30 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST Sat 8/27/16 11:00 PM 11:12 PM 183 63
   FIRESTONE 600
32 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR Sun 8/28/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 175 91
   
33 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/26/16 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 173 27
   MICHIGAN 400
35 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR Fri 8/26/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 166 16
   
36 F1 PRACTICE Fri 8/26/16 8:00 AM 9:35 AM 153 49
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
37 INDYCAR SERIES (live) Mon 8/22/16 12:11 PM 3:00 PM 143 21
   ABC SUPPLY 500
39 F1 PRE RACE Sun 8/28/16 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 142 29
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
40 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST Mon 8/22/16 3:00 PM 3:07 PM 141 33
   FIRESTONE 600
42 INDYCAR CHRONICLES Sat 8/27/16 11:12 PM 11:42 PM 130 56
   
46 RETURN TO RIO Mon 8/22/16 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 112 38
   
50 NASCAR K&N SERIES Thu 8/25/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 103 14
   
52 WORLD SERIES OF VOLLEYBALL Sat 8/27/16 11:42 PM 1:47 AM 100 55
   MEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL: LONG BEACH
53 WORLD SERIES OF VOLLEYBALL Fri 8/26/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 99 29
   
59 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 8/27/16 1:47 AM 3:00 AM 85 44
   BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
61 POKER AFTER DARK Tue 8/23/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 84 29
   
62 NASCAR K&N SERIES Thu 8/25/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 83 11
   
64 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE Mon 8/22/16 12:00 PM 12:11 PM 80 22
   ABC SUPPLY 500
66 POKER AFTER DARK Tue 8/23/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 77 28
   
71 POKER AFTER DARK Tue 8/23/16 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 70 15
   
73 OLYMPIC FEATURE Mon 8/22/16 3:07 PM 4:07 PM 66 16
   
76 POKER AFTER DARK Tue 8/23/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 61 15
   
81 MEN IN BLAZERS Mon 8/22/16 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 54 34
   
83 SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY Sun 8/21/16 2:00 AM 6:00 AM 52 25
   
84 NASCAR K&N SERIES Fri 8/26/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 50 14
   
103 MOTOCROSS SERIES Fri 8/26/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 36 16
   
117 F1 GP2 RACING Sun 8/28/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 30 10
   
137 MOTOCROSS SERIES Thu 8/25/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 18 5
   
152 COLLEGIATE BASS CHAMPIONSHIP Tue 8/23/16 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 13 5
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down -82 percent (181,000 vs. 1,002,000) from one week earlier and up +74 percent (181,000 vs. 104,000) 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.), NBCSN is down -66 percent (201,000 vs. 584,000) from one week earlier and up +65 percent (201,000 vs. 122,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “Pro Football Talk Live AM” (Aug. 24-26): 24,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Dan Patrick Show” (Aug. 22-26): 39,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR America” (Aug. 22-25): 105,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice: Michigan 400 (CNBC, Aug. 27 8:30-9:30 a.m.): 55,000 total viewers (9,000 adults 18-49)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice: Michigan 400 (CNBC, Aug. 27 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.): 123,000 total viewers (23,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League Live Studio (CNBC, Aug. 28 7:30-8:24 a.m.): 44,000 total viewers (18,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: West Bromwich Albion vs. Middlesbrough (CNBC, Aug. 28 8:24-10:30 a.m.): 125,000 total viewers (71,000 adults 18-49)

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Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 MLB REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 8/27/16 4:00 PM 7:16 PM 607 132
   CHICAGO CUBS / LA DODGERS
2 MLB REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 8/27/16 7:16 PM 10:31 PM 471 91
   LA ANGELS / DETROIT
3 DAY Sat 8/27/16 1:30 PM 2:31 PM 373 64
   
4 NASCAR RACEDAY (live) Sun 8/28/16 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 364 84
   MICHIGAN 400
5 1979 DAYTONA 500 Sat 8/27/16 2:31 PM 3:00 PM 317 38
   
6 NHRA PRO MOD SERIES Sun 8/28/16 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 308 61
   NORWALK, OHIO
7 NCWTS RACING – RAIN DELAY Sat 8/27/16 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 292 47
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
8 UFC UNLEASHED Wed 8/24/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 230 81
   
9 UFC FOX POST FIGHT (live) Sat 8/27/16 10:31 PM 11:10 PM 222 73
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
10 NASCAR RACE HUB (live) Mon 8/22/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 201 56
   
11 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) Tue 8/23/16 9:00 PM 11:15 PM 199 34
   CALEB PLANT / JUAN DE ANGEL
14 NCWTS SETUP (live) Sat 8/27/16 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 152 24
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
15 NCWTS QUALIFYING (live) Sat 8/27/16 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 145 36
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
16 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Sun 8/28/16 7:00 PM 9:30 PM 139 66
   NEW YORK CITY FC / ORLANDO CITY SC
21 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Wed 8/24/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 113 54
   MANCHESTER CITY / STEAUA BUCARESTE
22 MLB REG SEASON PRE (live) Sat 8/27/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 111 19
   
23 UFC ON FOX PRELIMS (delay) Sat 8/27/16 1:30 AM 3:30 AM 107 57
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
24 UFC ON FOX (delay) Sat 8/27/16 3:30 AM 5:30 AM 104 56
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
27 NCWTS RACING Sat 8/27/16 11:40 PM 1:30 AM 97 20
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
29 WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE (live) Sun 8/28/16 1:30 PM 4:30 PM 91 13
   
30 WORLD POKER TOUR Mon 8/22/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 84 13
   
31 RED BULL AIR RACE Sat 8/27/16 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 83 28
   
32 NCWTS PRACTICE Fri 8/26/16 9:00 PM 10:30 PM 80 24
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
33 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Tue 8/23/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 79 55
   AS ROMA / FC PORTO
38 STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARD (live) Sun 8/28/16 5:00 PM 6:39 PM 75 26
   
39 UFC WEIGH-IN (live) Fri 8/26/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 74 33
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
40 NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE Fri 8/26/16 10:30 PM 11:30 PM 73 28
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
42 UCL GROUP STAGE DRAW & BEST (live) Thu 8/25/16 12:00 PM 1:16 PM 71 54
   
47 FOX CFB KICKOFF Sun 8/28/16 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 65 29
   
49 UFC PRESENTS CM PUNK Mon 8/22/16 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 61 24
   
52 BUNDESLIGA (live) Fri 8/26/16 2:21 PM 4:32 PM 59 25
   FC BAYERN MUNICH / SV WERDER BREMEN
58 NASCAR VICTORY LANE Sun 8/28/16 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 54 19
   MICHIGAN 400
64 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 8/28/16 9:21 AM 11:30 AM 49 27
   HERTHA BSC BERLIN / SC FREIBURG
66 FORBES SPORTSMONEY Sun 8/28/16 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 46 30
   
69 UCL PREGAME (live) Tue 8/23/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 44 28
   
71 UCL PREGAME (live) Wed 8/24/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 42 16
   
72 RED BULL CLIFF DIVING Mon 8/22/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 41 19
   
81 ERA RODEO Sat 8/27/16 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 35 13
   
85 NHRA Tue 8/23/16 8:30 AM 11:30 AM 34 10
   
110 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sun 8/28/16 9:00 AM 9:21 AM 22 12
   
123 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Fri 8/26/16 2:00 PM 2:21 PM 18 6
   
123 RED BULL CLIFF DIVING Mon 8/22/16 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 18 6
   
130 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Fri 8/26/16 6:00 AM 9:00 AM 16 7
   ADELAIDE CROWS / WEST COAST EAGLES
144 NCWTS RACING Tue 8/23/16 6:00 AM 7:30 AM 11 2
   
144 RED BULL CLIFF DIVING Wed 8/24/16 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 11 5
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down -43 percent (162,000 vs. 283,000) from one week earlier and down -24 percent (162,000 vs. 214,000) 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.), FS1 is down -18 percent (84,000 vs. 103,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (84,000 vs. 90,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live with Jay and Dan” (FS1 Aug. 22-26): 49,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
  • “The Herd” (FS1 Aug. 22-24): 62,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “The Herd: Nick Wright” (FS1 Aug. 26): 34,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best Thing I Herd” (FS1 Aug. 22-23): 19,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (FS1 Aug. 22-25): 160,000 (39,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Speak For Yourself” (FS1 Aug. 22-26): 52,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Whiparound” (FS1 Aug. 22-26): 47,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports” (Aug. 22-26 late night): 43,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports Weekend” (Aug. 27 11:10-11:40 p.m.): 102,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)

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Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NCWTS RACING (live) Sat 8/27/16 3:30 PM 5:47 PM 52 12
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
2 UFC FOX Sun 8/28/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 44 26
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
3 NHRA Sun 8/28/16 9:00 PM 12:00 AM 43 7
   BRAINERD
4 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sat 8/27/16 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 39 8
   
5 UFC MAIN EVENT Mon 8/22/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 38 5
   
6 NCWTS PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/26/16 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 37 1
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
7 WORLD POKER TOUR Mon 8/22/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 35 7
   
8 UFC PPV PRELIMS Mon 8/22/16 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 34 12
   
9 UFC UNLEASHED Mon 8/22/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 32 4
   
10 WORLD POKER TOUR Mon 8/22/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 29 5
   
11 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Mon 8/22/16 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 27 11
   SUMMER COLONY STAKES
12 NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE (live) Fri 8/26/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 26 4
   CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 (MICHIGAN)
14 UFC FOX PREFIGHT (live) Sat 8/27/16 5:47 PM 6:00 PM 24 14
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
15 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Wed 8/24/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 22 13
   FC ROSTOV / AFC AJAX
18 UFC FOX POST FIGHT (live) Sat 8/27/16 10:10 PM 10:36 PM 21 6
   UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. CONDIT
29 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Sat 8/27/16 6:00 PM 6:35 PM 18 7
   
32 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 8/28/16 11:20 AM 1:30 PM 17 6
   TSG 1899 HOFFENHEIM / RB LEIPZIG
32 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Wed 8/24/16 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 17 2
   JOHN’S CALLS STAKES
32 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Sat 8/27/16 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 17 2
   THE BALLSTON SPA
41 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Thu 8/25/16 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 15 2
   RISKAVERSE STAKES
41 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Sun 8/28/16 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 15 1
   SMART N FANCY STAKES
47 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Thu 8/25/16 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 14 5
   
49 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 8/27/16 9:20 AM 11:44 AM 13 5
   BORUSSIA DORTMUND / F.S.V. MAINZ
51 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) Fri 8/26/16 11:30 PM 2:30 AM 12 6
   GEELONG CATS / MELBOURNE DEMONS
51 SARATOGA LIVE (live) Fri 8/26/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 12 0
   NEW YORK SHOWCASE
68 UCL PLAYOFFS (live) Tue 8/23/16 2:30 PM 5:02 PM 10 7
   AS MONACO FC / VILLARREAL CF
83 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Sun 8/21/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7 3
   
98 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Fri 8/26/16 6:00 AM 8:00 AM 5 3
   
98 UCL PREGAME (live) Tue 8/23/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 5 1
   
98 UCL PREGAME (live) Wed 8/24/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 5 5
   
123 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Mon 8/22/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 2 0
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down -31 percent (18,000 vs. 26,000) from one week earlier and down -61 percent (18,000 vs. 46,000) 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.), FS2 is down -18 percent (14,000 vs. 17,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (14,000 vs. 17,000) from the same week one year ago (August 24-30, 2015).

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.