NBCSN and Fox Sports Ratings Buzz: August 24-30

If you would like to ask about or request ratings for a program or event on these networks, please reach Douglas on Twitter @SonOfTheBronx.

NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 85 percent (104,000 vs. 717,000) from one week earlier and even (104,000 vs. 104,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 46 percent (122,000 vs. 235,000) from one week earlier and up 42 percent (122,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the NBC broadcast network:

• Premier League Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton (Aug. 29 12:30-2:01 p.m.) 850,000 total viewers; 390,000 adults 18-49
• IAAF Track & Field World Championships Beijing (Aug. 29 2:31-4:00 p.m.) 1.282 million total viewers; 439,000 adults 18-49
• Horse Racing: Travers Stakes featuring American Pharoah; Sword Dancer Invitational (Aug. 29 4:00-6:05 p.m.) 1.989 million total viewers; 358,000 adults 18-49
• Dew Tour: Skate Street (Aug. 30 12:30-2:00 p.m.) 580,000 total viewers; 210,000 adults 18-49
• IAAF Track & Field World Championships Beijing (Aug. 30 2:00-3:30 p.m.) 1.347 million total viewers; 433,000 adults 18-49
• Global RallyCross midseason recap (Aug. 30 3:30-4:30 p.m.) 512,000 total viewers; 194,000 adults 18-49
• Volleyball AVP Chicago Open (Aug. 30 4:30-6:00 p.m.) 683,000 total viewers; 258,000 adults 18-49
• Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (Aug. 30 8:00-8:08 p.m.) 5.428 million total viewers; 1.967 million adults 18-49
• NFL Preseason Football Arizona @ Oakland (Aug. 30 8:08-11:00 p.m.) 7.508 million total viewers; 3.036 million adults 18-49

Premier League: Arsenal vs. Liverpool (NBC Universo, Aug. 24 2:55 p.m.-5:00 p.m.) 38,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Newcastle United vs. Arsenal (NBC Universo, Aug. 29 7:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.) 45,000 total viewers (18,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League Extra (NBC Universo, Aug. 29 9:45 a.m.-9:55 a.m.) 56,000 total viewers (36,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Manchester City vs. Watford (NBC Universo, Aug. 29 9:55 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) 88,000 total viewers (64,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea (USA, Aug. 29 10:00 a.m.-12:03 p.m.) 401,000 total viewers (224,000 adults 18-49)

Futbol Liga MX: Pachuca vs. Atlas (NBC Universo, Aug. 29 9:00 p.m.-11:08 p.m.) 42,000 total viewers (26,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR (NBC Universo, Aug. 30 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.) 7,000 total viewers (4,000 adults 18-49)

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

• “Dan Patrick Show” (Aug. 24-28): 51,000 (26,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR America” (Aug. 24-28 early evening): 74,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “Fantasy Football Live” (Aug. 25-27 early evening): 68,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pro Football Talk” (Aug. 24-27 early evening): 49,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down 22 percent (214,000 vs. 274,000) from one week earlier and down 33 percent (214,000 vs. 318,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down 2 percent (90,000 vs. 92,000) from one week earlier and down 35 percent (90,000 vs. 138,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

Spanish-language telecast versions of live Fox Sports events on Fox Deportes, in total viewers (adults 18-49):

• Bundesliga: Koln vs. Hamburger (Aug. 29 9:25-11:30 a.m.): 22,000 (12,000)
• Bundesliga: Mainz vs. Hannover (Aug. 29 11:59 a.m.-2:06 p.m.): 22,000 (10,000)
• Bundesliga: Wolfsburg vs. Shalke (Aug. 29 2:25-4:28 p.m.): 20,000 (11,000)
• Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Atlanta (Aug. 29 7:00 p.m.-10:21 p.m.): 36,000 (10,000)
• Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs. Borussia MG (Aug. 30 11:25 a.m.-1:30 p.m.): 27,000 (14,000)
• Major League Soccer: New York Red Bulls vs. DC United (Aug. 30 7:27-9:30 p.m.): 24,000 (16,000)
• NFL Preseason Football: Houston at New Orleans (Aug. 30 4:00 p.m.-7:27 p.m.): 12,000 (6,000)

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

• “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched live telecast Aug. 24-30): 93,000 (39,000 adults 18-49)
• “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Aug. 24-27): 31,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “America’s Pregame” (Aug. 24-28): 40,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR Race Hub” (Aug. 24-27): 107,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Whiparound” (Aug. 24-28): 34,000 (7,000 adults 18-49)
• “Mike Francesa Show” (FS1 Aug. 24-25): 25,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)
• “Mike Francesa Show” (FS2 Aug. 24-25): 7,000 (4,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 16 percent (46,000 vs. 55,000) from one week earlier and up 475 percent (46,000 vs. 8,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down 26 percent (17,000 vs. 23,000) from one week earlier and up 55 percent (17,000 vs. 11,000) from the same week one year ago (August 25-31, 2014).

Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the Fox broadcast network:

• NFL Pre-Game (Aug. 30 4:00-4:11 p.m.) 2.826 million total viewers; 1.079 million adults 18-49
• NFL Preseason Football Houston @ New Orleans (Aug. 30 4:11-7:24 p.m.) 5.896 million total viewers; 2.496 million adults 18-49

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research