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Ratings News and Notes
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The 6-hour, 18-minute ESPN telecast of the 18-inning New York Yankees-Chicago Cubs classic on the May 7 edition of Sunday Night Baseball was up 29 percent in viewers (2.43 million vs. 1.88 million) and +34 percent among adults 18-49 (877,000 vs. 654,000) from the year-ago SNB matchup of Red Sox-Yankees (May 8, 2016). Thru May 7, ESPN’s MLB games have averaged 1.4 million viewers (+21 percent from first month of 2016 season) while their marquee Sunday Night Baseball program has averaged 2.3 million viewers (+15 percent).
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The original telecast of the final edition of The Sports Reporters on ESPN on May 7 drew 558,000 viewers and 321,000 adults 18-49 on ESPN; -7 percent and -2 percent, respectively, from the year-ago ESPN telecast (599,000 viewers/329,000 adults 18-49 from May 8, 2016).
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The third week of professional bowling’s 2017 L.L. Bean PBA League Elias Cup (semifinals) on ESPN (May 7; 551,000 viewers) was down 3 percent from the year-ago PBA League Semifinals (May 1, 2016; 567,000 viewers) and up 34 percent from two years ago (Apr. 12, 2015; 411,000 viewers).
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A college softball doubleheader on ESPN on May 6, featuring Oklahoma-Oklahoma State followed by Auburn-Alabama, averaged 263,000 viewers, down 44 percent from the year-ago college softball Saturday doubleheader of Georgia-Alabama and Texas A&M-Auburn (May 7, 2016: 472,000).
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ESPNU’s Ivy League college lacrosse matchup between Brown and Yale on May 7 at noon delivered 47,000 viewers, down 22 percent from the year-ago Harvard-Yale lacrosse game (May 7, 2016: 60,000).
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 -6 percent (1,818,000 vs. 1,931,000) from one week earlier and up +11 percent (1,818,000 vs. 1,644,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -7 percent (722,000 vs. 778,000) from one week earlier and up +4 percent (722,000 vs. 695,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “First Take” (ESPN, May 1-5): 426,000 (247,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, May 1-5): 315,000 (170,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 1-58): 298,000 (156,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 1-5): 304,000 (165,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 1-5): 309,000 (170,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 1-5): 359,000 (207,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 1-5): 477,000 (270,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 1-5): 489,000 (266,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 1-5): 712,000 (349,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 1-5 7 a.m.): 332,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 1-5 8 a.m.): 334,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 1-5 9 a.m.): 324,000 (193,000 adults 18-49)
- “SC6 with Michael and Jemele” (ESPN, May 1-5 6 p.m.): 472,000 (270,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 1-3 11 p.m.): 261,000 (156,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 1-3 & 5 midnight): 768,000 (436,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 1-5 1 a.m.): 769,000 (438,000 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 -66 percent (154,000 vs. 459,000) from one week earlier and up +8 percent (154,000 vs. 143,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -28 percent (137,000 vs. 190,000) from one week earlier and down -27 percent (137,000 vs. 187,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 1-5): 247,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
- “Dan Le Batard Show (live)” (ESPN2, May 1-5): 80,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Network’s Intentional Talk” (ESPN2, May 1-5): 95,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
- “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, May 1 5 p.m.): 58,000 (34,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, May 1 & 4): 60,000 (47,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 2): 79,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 1-5 10 a.m.): 126,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 1-5 11 a.m.): 109,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 5 7 p.m.): 117,000 (63,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 3-4 11 p.m.): 89,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 4-5 11 p.m.): 151,000 (79,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 4 midnight): 136,000 (98,000 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 -44 percent (46,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and up +5 percent (46,000 vs. 44,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -29 percent (22,000 vs. 31,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (22,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago (May 2-8, 2016).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, May 1-5): 22,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
