ESPN Ratings Buzz: July 18-24

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -49 percent (698,000 vs. 1,372,000) from one week earlier and up +15 percent (698,000 vs. 615,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -24 percent (364,000 vs. 482,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (364,000 vs. 517,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, July 18-22): 247,000 (130,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 225,000 (122,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 256,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 284,000 (153,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 329,000 (190,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 399,000 (229,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, July 18-19 & 21-22): 436,000 (244,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, July 18-22): 697,000 (369,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 18-20 & 24): 429,000 (187,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 18-22 7 a.m.): 227,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 18-22 8 a.m.): 232,000 (131,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 18-22 9 a.m.): 259,000 (143,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 18-23 6 p.m.): 353,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 18-24 11 p.m.): 430,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 18-23 midnight): 368,000 (216,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 18-23 1 a.m.): 296,000 (179,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -20 percent (188,000 vs. 236,000) from one week earlier and down -50 percent (188,000 vs. 375,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -11 percent (156,000 vs. 176,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (156,000 vs. 213,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 18-22): 173,000 (79,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, July 18-22): 221,000 (133,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, July 18-22): 191,000 (112,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 18-20 & 22): 104,000 (54,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, July 18-22): 95,000 (58,000 adults 18-49)
• “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 18-21): 68,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, July 20): 147,000 (81,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, July 20): 194,000 (93,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up -4 percent (51,000 vs. 49,000) from one week earlier and down -37 percent (51,000 vs. 81,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +17 percent (35,000 vs. 30,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (35,000 vs. 39,000) from the same week one year ago (July 20-26, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, July 18-22): 22,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research