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Ratings News and Notes
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Highlighted by Golden State-Portland Game 3, the ESPN/ESPN2 telecasts of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on Apr. 21-22 averaged 2.83 million viewers and 1.47 million adults 18-49, +24 percent in viewers and +28 percent among adults 18-49 from one year ago (Apr. 22-24, 2016: 2.27 million, 1.16 million adults 18-49). ESPN’s year-ago weekend (in 2016) did not feature an entire Golden State Warriors playoff game.
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Game 1 of the 2017 NBA D-League Finals on ESPNU between Raptors 905 and Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Apr. 23) drew 19,000 viewers, up 19 percent from 2016 Game 1: Sioux Falls-L.A. D-Fenders (Apr. 24, 2016: 16,000).
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It was a very good Sunday, Apr. 23 for ESPN. A late-afternoon MLS Regular Season match between the L.A. Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders (225,000 viewers/134,000 adults 18-49) was +25 percent (in viewers)/+37 percent (adults 18-49) from the year-ago MLS match (San Jose-Kansas City, Apr. 24 2016: 180,000 viewers/98,000 adults 18-49). Then, in prime time, the Washington Nationals completed their 3-game sweep of the New York Mets on Sunday Night Baseball (1.37 million viewers) grew 10 percent from the year-ago SNB game Boston-Houston (1.25 million on Apr. 24, 2016).
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The first week of professional bowling’s 2017 L.L. Bean PBA League Elias Cup (quarterfinals) on ESPN (Apr. 23; 486,000 viewers) was down 1 percent from the year-ago PBA League Quarterfinals (Apr. 17, 2016; 490,000 viewers) and up 11 percent from two years ago (Mar. 29, 2015; 438,000 viewers).
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With just two additional Sunday editions remaining, the Apr. 23 edition of The Sports Reporters drew 666,000 viewers and 381,000 adults 18-49 on ESPN; -4 percent and +2 percent, respectively, from the year-ago ESPN telecast (697,000 viewers/375,000 adults 18-49 from Apr. 24, 2016).
ESPN Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -4 percent (1,273,000 vs. 1,331,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (1,273,000 vs. 1,330,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is about even (593,000 vs. 591,000) from one week earlier and down -5 percent (593,000 vs. 627,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “First Take” (ESPN, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21): 425,000 (257,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21): 313,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21): 284,000 (173 000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21): 316,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21): 300,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21): 367,000 (225,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21): 419,000 (247,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21): 499,000 (279,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21): 739,000 (391,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 7 a.m.): 316,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 8 a.m.): 325,000 (204,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 9 a.m.): 337,000 (206,000 adults 18-49)
- “SC6 with Michael and Jemele” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 6 p.m.): 506,000 (316,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 17-20 11 p.m.): 215,000 (121,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 midnight): 453,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Apr. 17-21 1 a.m.): 350,000 (216,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -28 percent (113,000 vs. 158,000) from one week earlier and down -56 percent (113,000 vs. 257,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +11 percent (145,000 vs. 131,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (145,000 vs. 204,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Apr. 17-21): 210,000 (103,000 adults 18-49)
- “Dan Le Batard Show (live)” (ESPN2, Apr. 17-21): 81,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
- “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Apr. 17 5 p.m.): 77,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (late night)” (ESPN2, Apr. 17 & 19): 72,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Apr. 17, 19 & 21): 162,000 (78,00 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Apr. 19-21): 40,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Apr. 19): 220,000 (121,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Apr. 19): 135,000 (64,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21 10 a.m.): 133,000 (64,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Apr. 17-18 & 20-21 11 a.m.): 124,000 (60,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Apr. 17-21 7 p.m.): 127,000 (67,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -20 percent (36,000 vs. 45,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (36,000 vs. 51,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -24 percent (19,000 vs. 25,000) from one week earlier and down -27 percent (19,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Apr. 17-21): 22,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
- “CFB Daily (live)” (ESPNU, Apr. 17-21): 18,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
