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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: St. Louis at Pittsburgh Sun 8:00PM-11:53PM 233 1.5 2216
2 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Final Sun 8:57AM- 3:00PM 363 1.4 2022
3 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Final Sat 9:10AM- 3:00PM 350 1.0 1428
4 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Tue 1:47PM- 2:00PM 13 0.9 1342
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.7 1074
6 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Semifinal Thu 8:00AM- 1:00PM 300 0.8 1070
7 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Semifinal Fri 8:02AM- 2:00PM 358 0.8 1057
8 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Quarterfinal Tue 8:00AM- 1:47PM 347 0.7 1037
9 MLB MONDAY NIGHT: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Mon 8:00PM-10:57PM 177 0.7 1023
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.7 949
15 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (premiere) Sat 9:00PM-11:01PM 121 0.5 799
16 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Wed 8:00PM-11:20PM 200 0.5 798
17 TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) Sat 8:00AM- 9:10AM 70 0.6 749
18 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY (live) Mon 10:26PM-11:00PM 34 0.6 747
19 MLB ALL-STAR SELECTION (live) Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.5 738
20 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Round of 16 Mon 8:00AM- 3:00PM 420 0.5 732
25 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.5 622
37 TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) Sun 8:00AM- 8:57AM 57 0.4 492
38 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Catching Hell Thu 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.4 489
42 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Quarterfinal Wed 8:00AM- 3:00PM 420 0.4 475
83 TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) Fri 7:00AM- 8:02AM 62 0.2 331
87 OTL SPECIAL Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.2 323
96 MLS REGULAR SEASON: NYC FC vs. Toronto FC Sun 3:00PM- 5:05PM 125 0.2 301
110 TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) Thu 7:00AM- 8:00AM 60 0.2 255
118 PAN AMERICAN GAMES Fri 7:30PM-10:55PM 205 0.2 228

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 35 percent (803,000 vs. 593,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (803,000 vs. 822,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 18 percent (640,000 vs. 544,000) from one week earlier and down 25 percent (640,000 vs. 850,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

Live coverage of the second week of the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament (ESPN, July 6-12) averaged 805,000 viewers — up 23 percent from the same week one year ago (655,000 on ESPN/ESPN2, June 30-July 5). Women’s Final telecast window featuring Serena Williams vs. Gabine Muruguza (ESPN, July 11 9:10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) drew 1.428 million viewers — up 103 percent from the year-ago window (Petra Kvitova-Eugenie Bouchard, ESPN 7/05/2014 8:57 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; 704,000 viewers). Men’s Final telecast window featuring Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer (ESPN, July 12 8:57 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) drew 2.022 million viewers — down 15 percent from the year-ago window (Djokovic-Federer, ESPN 7/06/2014 8:58 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; 2.375 million viewers).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, July 7 & 9-10): 367,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 244,000)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 6-10): 345,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 275,000)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 6-10): 406,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 343,000)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, July 6-10): 476,000 (prior week: 350,000)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, July 6-10): 583,000 (prior week: 477,000)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, July 6-10): guest host Jason Whitlock 919,000 (prior week: 820,000)
  • “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 7-9): 306,000 (prior week: 330,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 6-12 early evening): 399,000 (prior week: 411,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 6-12 late night): 614,000 (prior week: 563,000)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NHRA DRAG RACING: Route 66 Nationals Sun 2:00PM- 5:14PM 194 0.4 630
2 NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIES: Lucas Oil Racing Series Sun 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.2 377
3 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Men’s Quarterfinal Wed 8:00AM- 4:00PM 480 0.3 370
4 POKER: 2014 World Series of Poker Sun 5:14PM- 7:00PM 106 0.2 340
5 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Round of 16 Mon 7:00AM- 5:00PM 600 0.2 324
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 0.2 298
7 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON: Women’s Quarterfinal Tue 8:00AM- 4:00PM 480 0.2 297
8 HOME RUN DERBY Sat 2:30PM- 4:30PM 120 0.2 282
9 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Thu 12:02PM- 1:00PM 58 0.2 280
10 HIS & HERS Tue 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.2 279
11 NHRA QUALIFYING (live) Sat 10:00PM-12:00AM 120 0.2 278
14 PAN AMERICAN GAMES Sat 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.2 253
18 PAN AMERICAN GAMES Sun 8:00PM-11:00PM 180 0.1 245
45 CITY SLAM Sun 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 175
50 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Ottawa at Edmonton Thu 9:00PM-12:10AM 190 0.1 166
51 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Montreal at Winnipeg Fri 7:00PM-10:01PM 181 0.1 162
75 CROSSFIT GAMES Sun 11:00PM-11:44PM 44 0.1 130
79 CITY SLAM Tue 10:14PM-11:00PM 46 0.1 117
79 WNBA BASKETBALL: Shock at Dream Tue 8:00PM-10:14PM 134 0.1 117
95 ARENA FOOTBALL: New Orleans at San Jose Fri 11:00PM- 1:34AM 154 0.1 99

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 2 percent (197,000 vs. 194,000) from one week earlier and down 24 percent (197,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 1 percent (199,000 vs. 197,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (199,000 vs. 219,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 6-10): 152,000 (prior week: 164,000)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, July 10): 152,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 91,000)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, July 9-10): 222,000 (prior week: 162,000)
  • “Olbermann” (ESPN2, July 6-10): 155,000 (prior week: 177,000)
  • “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, July 7 & 9-10): 97,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 26,000)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 6-11): 102,000 (prior week: 118,000)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, July 12): 61,000 (prior week: 91,000)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, July 6 & 8): 151,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 244,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Wed 8:00AM-10:00AM 120 0.1 129
2 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Playing for the Mob Mon 8:00PM- 9:30PM 90 0.1 103
3 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Serbia Sat 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.1 102
4 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Survive and Advance Mon 9:30PM-11:30PM 120 0.1 101
5 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Snoop and Son: A Dad’s Dream Thu 2:00PM- 2:30PM 30 0.1 97
6 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Rand University Thu 11:00PM-12:00AM 60 0.1 93
7 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) (mention of Douglas Pucci) Mon 8:00AM-10:00AM 120 0.1 92
8 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Snoop and Son: A Dad’s Dream Thu 1:00PM- 1:30PM 30 0.0 89
9 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: The Best That Never Was Tue 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.1 85
9 THE HERD (live) Tue 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 0.1 85
13 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Switzerland Wed 9:00PM-10:40PM 100 0.1 82
14 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Lithuania vs. USA Fri 10:59PM-12:44AM 105 0.1 79
17 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam Sun 3:00PM- 5:10PM 130 0.1 71
29 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Serbia Tue 11:22PM- 1:00AM 98 0.0 52
37 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam Sun 9:00AM-11:12AM 132 0.0 44
39 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Russia Sun 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.0 43
42 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Peach Jam Sun 11:12AM- 1:08PM 116 0.0 38
47 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Russia Sat 5:29AM- 6:00AM 31 0.0 36
54 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT: Texas vs. Iowa State (repeat) Sat 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 31
59 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Japan vs. USA Sat 6:59AM- 9:05AM 126 0.0 30
61 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES: Northeast Tue 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.0 29
64 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Switzerland (taped) Sat 9:05AM-11:00AM 115 0.0 28
66 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Mon 1:30AM- 3:30AM 120 0.0 27
66 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Brazil vs. USA Wed 11:00PM- 1:00AM 120 0.0 27
71 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Turkey (taped) Fri 5:00AM- 6:00AM 60 0.0 25
75 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: USA vs. Turkey (taped) Sat 6:00AM- 6:59AM 59 0.0 24
77 COLLEGE SAILING: National Championship Fri 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.0 22
80 COLLEGE SAILING: National Championship Sun 8:00AM- 9:00AM 60 0.0 20
84 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES: Western and Mid-Atlantic Qualifying Fri 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 18
84 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (live) Mon 6:00AM- 6:14AM 14 0.0 18
91 AMATEUR LACROSSE: World Series of Youth Championship Mon 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.0 15
91 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Mon 3:30AM- 5:30AM 120 0.0 15
95 LACROSSE GENERIC: The Lost Trophy Mon 2:30PM- 3:30PM 60 0.0 14
97 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPRING GAME: Georgia (taped) Fri 4:00PM- 6:00PM 120 0.0 13
111 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Quarterfinal Thu 7:29AM- 9:09AM 100 0.0 7

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 54 percent (63,000 vs. 41,000) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (63,000 vs. 77,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 27 percent (42,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and up 20 percent (42,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

Viewership averages for “The Herd” (July 6-10) was 73,000 (prior week: 42,000) and “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (July 6-10) was 30,000 (prior week: 26,000).

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.2 225
2 AROUND THE HORN Mon 11:00PM-11:30PM 30 0.1 184
3 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 11:00AM-12:01PM 61 0.1 183
4 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.1 182
5 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 12:01PM- 1:00PM 59 0.2 181
6 SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) Mon 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 174
7 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 160
8 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.1 159
8 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Mon 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 159
10 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.1 157
16 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 8:30AM- 9:00AM 30 0.1 131

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.mr. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 18 percent (114,000 vs. 97,000) from one week earlier and down 40 percent (114,000 vs. 191,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 7 percent (74,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (74,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “Russillo Show” (formerly known as “SVP & Russillo”) (July 7 & 9-10) averaged 50,000 viewers (prior week: 64,000), “First Take” (July 9-10) 124,000, “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (July 6 & 9-10) 113,000 (prior week on ESPNEWS: 89,000), and “ESPN FC” (July 6-10) averaged 73,000 viewers (prior week: 48,000).

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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