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ABC

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

  • World of X Games: Real Snow 2016 (Mar. 12 3:00-4:00 p.m.) 486,000 total viewers; 153,000 adults 18-49
  • 30 for 30: The Prince of Pennsylvania (Mar. 12 4:00-5:00 p.m.) 784,000 total viewers; 289,000 adults 18-49
  • NBA Countdown (Mar. 12 8:00-8:33 p.m.) 1.784 million total viewers; 556,000 adults 18-49
  • NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (Mar. 12 8:33-11:05 p.m.) 2.568 million total viewers; 1.112 million adults 18-49
  • IndyCar Racing: St. Petersburg, Fla. Firestone Grand Prix (Mar. 13 12:30-3:14 p.m.) 1.391 million total viewers; 361,000 adults 18-49
  • NBA Countdown (Mar. 13 3:14-3:33 p.m.) 1.107 million total viewers; 387,000 adults 18-49
  • NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Clippers (Mar. 13 3:33-6:00 p.m.) 2.543 million total viewers; 1.130 million adults 18-49

espnlogo

ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 SEC TOURNAMENT (live) Sun 3/13/16 12:59 PM 3:23 PM 2893 1118
   KENTUCKY/TEXAS A&M
2 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 8:55 PM 10:58 PM 2813 1226
   VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLILNA
3 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 6:07 PM 8:23 PM 2420 896
   WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 3/12/16 8:23 PM 8:55 PM 2046 823
   
5 SEC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 3:17 PM 5:29 PM 1968 750
   GEORGIA/KENTUCKY
6 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT (live) Sun 3/13/16 7:00 PM 9:01 PM 1542 816
   BRACKETOLOGY
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/09/16 9:34 PM 12:04 AM 1534 835
   LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY
8 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Sun 3/13/16 3:23 PM 5:15 PM 1532 617
   MEMPHIS/CONNECTICUT
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 3/12/16 5:29 PM 6:07 PM 1479 587
   
10 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sun 3/13/16 9:01 PM 11:00 PM 1474 834
   30 FOR 30: FANTASTIC LIES
11 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 7:00 PM 9:07 PM 1387 608
   NOTRE DAME/NORTH CAROLINA
15 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 9:30 PM 11:39 PM 1062 431
   MIAMI/VIRGINIA
16 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 12:00 PM 2:09 PM 1042 351
   MICHIGAN/INDIANA
20 SEC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 1:00 PM 2:54 PM 984 403
   LSU/TEXAS A&M
22 WCC TOURNAMENT (live) Tue 3/08/16 9:04 PM 11:03 PM 980 406
   GONZAGA/ST. MARYS
24 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 2:29 PM 5:00 PM 958 360
   DUKE/NOTRE DAME
28 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/09/16 7:00 PM 9:34 PM 893 442
   MEMPHIS/BOSTON
29 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 2:40 PM 4:45 PM 883 300
   NC STATE/DUKE
32 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 2:35 PM 4:30 PM 821 296
   ILLINOIS/PURDUE
34 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 7:00 PM 9:06 PM 799 335
   GEORGIA TECH/VIRGINIA
35 SPORTSCENTER AM (live) Mon 3/07/16 12:00 PM 1:54 PM 798 414
   PEYTON MANNING RETIREMENT PRESS CONFERENCE
38 COLLEGE GAMEDAY Sat 3/12/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 752 391
   
45 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Mon 3/07/16 7:00 PM 9:12 PM 692 321
   IONA/MONMOUTH
50 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 12:00 PM 2:05 PM 651 293
   PITTSBURGH/NORTH CAROLINA
56 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Tue 3/08/16 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 604 283
   GREEN BAY/WRIGHT STATE
59 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 9:29 PM 11:44 PM 592 258
   VIRGINIA/MIAMI (FL)
64 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 3/13/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 574 273
   
65 WCC TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/07/16 9:12 PM 10:57 PM 567 263
   PEPPERDINE/GONZAGA
71 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 12:00 PM 2:18 PM 545 211
   SYRACUSE/PITTSBURGH
72 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 3/13/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 535 256
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +4 percent (1.264 million vs. 1.212 million) from one week earlier and down -27 percent (1.264 million vs. 1.736 million) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +26 percent (748,000 vs. 592,000) from one week earlier and down -20 percent (748,000 vs. 940,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 1-4): 247,000 (155,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 7-9): 634,000 (344,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8): 528,000 (282,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8): 416,000 (244,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8): 418,000 (242,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8 & 11): 511,000 (298,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8 & 10-11): 603,000 (322,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8 & 10-11): 943,000 (464,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 7-11 7 a.m.): 353,000 (205,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 7-11 8 a.m.): 335,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 7-11 9 a.m.): 339,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 7-11 & 13 6 p.m.): 732,000 (364,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 7-8 & 10-13 11 p.m.): 760,000 (417,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 7-9 & 13 midnight): 728,000 (428,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 7-12 1 a.m.): 586,000 (325,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 9:42 PM 11:57 PM 1175 470
   OKLAHOMA/WEST VIRGINIA
2 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 7:00 PM 9:15 PM 962 358
   BAYLOR/KANSAS
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Fri 3/11/16 9:15 PM 9:42 PM 875 352
   
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Thu 3/10/16 8:52 PM 9:19 PM 800 254
   
5 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 9:19 PM 11:25 PM 785 279
   NEBRASKA/WISCONSIN
6 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 6:30 PM 8:52 PM 769 238
   PENN STATE/OHIO STATE
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Wed 3/09/16 9:40 PM 10:05 PM 601 204
   
8 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 3:08 PM 5:12 PM 589 190
   CONNECTICUT/TEMPLE
9 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 2:16 PM 5:20 PM 576 205
   CONNECTICUT/CINCINNATI
10 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 7:00 PM 9:40 PM 568 188
   GEORGIA TECH/CLEMSON
12 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Mon 3/07/16 7:00 PM 8:42 PM 459 102
   SOUTH FLORIDA/CONNECTICUT
14 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 10:05 PM 12:20 AM 451 170
   FLORIDA STATE/VIRGINIA TECH
16 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT (live) Sun 3/13/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 420 214
   BRACKETOLOGY
17 WCC TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/07/16 11:30 PM 1:33 AM 389 108
   BYU/GONZAGA
18 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 4:30 PM 6:16 PM 385 127
   MINNESOTA/ILLINOIS
22 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 3:07 PM 5:02 PM 339 95
   KANSAS STATE/KANSAS
23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 11:00 AM 1:15 PM 327 109
   VERMONT/STONY BROOK
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 11:44 PM 1:50 AM 326 143
   LONG BEACH STATE/HAWAII
29 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Tue 3/08/16 12:00 PM 2:12 PM 311 149
   WAKE FOREST/NC STATE
33 ACC TOURNAMENT (live) Tue 3/08/16 2:36 PM 4:43 PM 298 128
   BOSTON COLLEGE/FLORIDA STATE
34 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Tue 3/08/16 7:00 PM 9:09 PM 290 126
   FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON/WAGNER
34 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 1:15 PM 3:08 PM 290 111
   SOUTH CAROLINA STATE/HAMPTON
34 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Sun 3/13/16 7:06 PM 9:00 PM 290 85
   NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
47 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 7:35 PM 9:34 PM 250 100
   BUFFALO/AKRON
50 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 12:30 PM 2:36 PM 245 87
   BAYLOR/TEXAS
52 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Tue 3/08/16 9:09 PM 11:00 PM 242 91
   NORTH DAKOTA STATE/SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
53 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 3/13/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 241 94
   
60 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 5:33 PM 7:35 PM 223 75
   TULANE/MEMPHIS
64 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 3/13/16 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 219 82
   
68 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Sun 3/13/16 3:12 PM 3:23 PM 211 75
   MEMPHIS/CONNECTICUT
73 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Sun 3/13/16 5:00 PM 7:06 PM 197 116
   NEW YORK CITY FC/TORONTO FC
79 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 12:00 PM 1:53 PM 175 88
   SOUTH FLORIDA/TEMPLE
80 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Mon 3/07/16 9:03 PM 11:03 PM 174 69
   EAST TENNESSE STATE/CHATTANOOGA
84 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 9:34 PM 11:44 PM 162 81
   TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI/STEPHENF AUSTIN
87 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/12/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 154 62
   NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS
89 TENNIS: Tue 3/08/16 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 151 50
   BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN
93 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sun 3/13/16 1:00 PM 2:50 PM 145 53
   LOUISIANA-MONROE/ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK
104 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT (live) Sun 3/13/16 2:50 PM 5:00 PM 121 51
   BUBBLE WATCH

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +81 percent (529,000 vs. 293,000) from one week earlier and down -1 percent (529,000 vs. 533,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +42 percent (288,000 vs. 203,000) from one week earlier and down -9 percent (288,000 vs. 317,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 7-11): 248,000 (116,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 7-11): 299,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 7 & 9): 221,000 (146,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Mar. 10): 106,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 8-11): 169,000 (90,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 7, 10, 11 & 13): 291,000 (122,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Mar. 7-9): 105,000 (54,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, Mar. 9): 193,000 (126,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Mar. 9-10): 299,000 (154,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 9-10): 296,000 (147,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Mar. 7): 136,000 (91,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 9:32 PM 11:40 PM 592 251
   IOWA STATE/OKLAHOMA
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Thu 3/10/16 9:02 PM 9:32 PM 469 198
   
3 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 7:00 PM 9:02 PM 325 113
   TCU/WEST VIRGINIA
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Wed 3/09/16 9:14 PM 9:46 PM 311 109
   
5 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 7:00 PM 9:14 PM 293 111
   OKLAHOMA STATE/KANSAS STATE
6 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/09/16 9:46 PM 11:46 PM 198 70
   TCU/TEXAS TECH
7 ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL (live) Sun 3/13/16 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 182 60
   NIT SELECTION SHOW
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Mon 3/07/16 7:00 PM 9:40 PM 164 39
   GREEN BAY/VALPARAISO
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Mon 3/07/16 9:40 PM 10:15 PM 122 60
   
10 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sun 3/13/16 5:30 PM 7:41 PM 113 48
   DENVER/NOTRE DAME
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Mon 3/07/16 10:15 PM 12:05 AM 111 53
   WRIGHT STATE/OAKLAND
13 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 9:31 PM 11:40 PM 96 40
   MEMPHIS/TULSA
15 EXPERTS (live) Sun 3/13/16 9:00 PM 12:00 AM 86 36
   
17 WAC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/12/16 11:00 PM 1:13 AM 83 43
   CSU BAKERSFIELD/NEW MEXICO STATE
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 8:45 PM 10:34 PM 80 19
   MONTANA/WEBER STATE
28 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Fri 3/11/16 12:14 AM 2:40 AM 62 23
   LONG BEACH STATE/UC IRVINE
30 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Fri 3/11/16 7:01 PM 9:08 PM 58 17
   TULANE/HOUSTON
31 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Wed 3/09/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 53 16
   SEC MEN-WOMEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 6:30 PM 8:29 PM 52 11
   SOUTHERN/JACKSON STATE
33 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Fri 3/11/16 2:40 AM 4:46 AM 51 20
   UC SANTA BARBARA/HAWAII
34 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 3/12/16 2:00 PM 4:02 PM 50 21
   TOWSON/JOHNS HOPKINS
36 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Tue 3/08/16 4:05 PM 6:03 PM 46 6
   SAN FRANCISCO/BYU
36 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Mon 3/07/16 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 46 15
   FLORIDA/KENTUCKY
39 AAC TOURNAMENT (live) Thu 3/10/16 3:30 PM 5:30 PM 43 7
   SOUTH FLORIDA/EAST CAROLINA
41 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 3/12/16 12:06 PM 2:00 PM 41 14
   MARYLAND/PRINCETON
42 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Sun 3/13/16 1:00 PM 2:47 PM 40 5
   MILWAUKEE/GREEN BAY
44 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 3/12/16 10:00 AM 12:06 PM 39 13
   HARVARD/PENN STATE
45 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Fri 3/11/16 4:30 PM 6:33 PM 37 6
   MAINE/ALBANY
50 ESPORTS Sun 3/13/16 8:01 PM 8:30 PM 35 11
   HEROES OF THE DORM
53 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Sun 3/13/16 3:00 PM 5:06 PM 31 7
   ROBERT MORRIS/SACRED HEART
61 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Sat 3/12/16 4:02 PM 5:47 PM 27 8
   TX-RIO GRANDE VALLEY/NEW MEXICO STATE
65 NBA D LEAGUE (live) Tue 3/08/16 9:00 PM 11:12 PM 25 13
   IDAHO/TEXAS
68 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Mon 3/07/16 2:30 PM 4:20 PM 24 5
   IONA/QUINNIPIAC
68 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON (live) Tue 3/08/16 2:00 PM 4:05 PM 24 4
   SOUTH DAKOTA STATE/SOUTH DAKOTA
76 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Fri 3/11/16 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 21 6
   SEC MEN-WOMEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
87 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON Sat 3/12/16 1:13 AM 4:06 AM 16 5
   TROY/ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +77 percent (181,000 vs. 102,000) from one week earlier and even (181,000 vs. 181,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +32 percent (44,000 vs. 44,000) from one week earlier and down -13 percent (44,000 vs. 52,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Mar. 3): 16,000 (6,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPNU, Mar. 7 & 9-12): 121,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Mar. 13): 21,000 (7,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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