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MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Thu 7/28/16 8:00 PM 10:59 PM 458 147
   CHICAGO WHITE SOX/CHICAGO CUBS OR KANSAS CITY/TEXAS
2 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON Sat 7/30/16 4:00 PM 4:04 PM 375 92
   
3 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Fri 7/29/16 2:14 PM 4:56 PM 279 87
   SEATTLE/CHICAGO CUBS
4 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Fri 7/29/16 10:56 PM 11:00 PM 264 76
   
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Sat 7/30/16 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 261 63
   BALTIMORE/TORONTO
6 PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) Sat 7/30/16 10:09 PM 12:13 AM 216 73
   BOSTON/LA ANGELS OR KANSAS CITY/TEXAS
7 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Fri 7/29/16 8:00 PM 10:56 PM 210 67
   KANSAS/TEXAS OR PITTSBURGH/MILWAUKEE
8 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Thu 7/28/16 1:10 PM 4:25 PM 206 49
   COLORADO/NY METS OR ARIZONA/MILWAUKEE
9 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Wed 7/27/16 1:30 PM 4:33 PM 205 58
   DETROIT/BOSTON OR WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND
10 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE Sat 7/30/16 4:04 PM 6:30 PM 189 79
   A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
12 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Tue 7/26/16 10:10 PM 1:06 AM 179 72
   CINCINNATI/SAN FRANCISCO OR TAMPA BAY/LA DODGERS
14 AFTERNOON BASEBALL (joined-in-progress) Wed 7/27/16 4:33 PM 6:09 PM 160 42
   CINCINNATI/SAN FRANCISCO OR TAMPA BAY/LA DODGERS
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) Fri 7/29/16 11:00 PM 1:36 AM 160 67
   WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO OR ARIZONA/LA DODGERS
20 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Tue 7/26/16 4:10 PM 7:30 PM 150 33
   ST. LOUIS/NY METS
38 PLAYS OF THE MONTH Sun 7/31/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 105 40
   
46 BONUS COVERAGE Mon 7/25/16 12:00 AM 1:23 AM 88 38
   CINCINNATI/SAN FRANCISCO
101 PLAY BALL Sat 7/30/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 41 9
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up +7 percent (192,000 vs. 180,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (192,000 vs. 243,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up +1 percent (109,000 vs. 108,000) from one week earlier and down -26 percent (109,000 vs. 147,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “MLB Central” (July 25-29): 50,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)
  • “High Heat” (July 25-27 & 29): 76,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Rundown” (July 25-26): 97,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Now” (July 25 & 28): 133,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Intentional Talk” (July 25 & 28-29): 129,000 (64,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (July 25-30): 130,000 (53,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (prime time)” (July 25-30): 128,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (weekend afternoon)” (July 30-31): 166,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (July 31 5-8 p.m.): 146,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Quick Pitch” (July 25-31 late night): 96,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)

Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins” (TBS, July 31 1:00-4:00 p.m.): 357,000 (130,000 adults 18-49)

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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Sat 7/30/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 263 60
   
2 LIVE FROM Fri 7/29/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 247 44
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
3 LIVE FROM Thu 7/28/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 233 46
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
4 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Sun 7/31/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 228 38
   
5 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Sat 7/30/16 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 194 27
   
6 LIVE FROM Sat 7/30/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 188 35
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
7 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Fri 7/29/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 187 39
   
8 LIVE FROM Thu 7/28/16 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 182 57
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
9 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thu 7/28/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 179 42
   
10 LIVE FROM Thu 7/28/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 169 51
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
10 LIVE FROM Fri 7/29/16 7:29 PM 9:30 PM 169 29
   PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
26 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thu 7/28/16 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 108 8
   
28 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Fri 7/29/16 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 106 6
   
32 COUNTDOWN TO RIO Sun 7/31/16 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 105 36
   
43 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Sat 7/30/16 11:00 PM 2:00 AM 88 23
   
46 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Fri 7/29/16 11:30 PM 2:30 AM 85 13
   
51 EUROPEAN TOUR Sat 7/30/16 1:30 PM 3:30 PM 80 22
   KING’S CUP
56 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thu 7/28/16 11:00 PM 2:00 AM 74 26
   
58 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thu 7/28/16 6:00 AM 7:30 AM 71 27
   
65 GOLF FIX Mon 7/25/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 59 21
   
68 ROAD TO PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Mon 7/25/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 58 20
   
68 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Fri 7/29/16 6:00 AM 7:30 AM 58 16
   
72 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Fri 7/29/16 7:00 PM 7:29 PM 56 12
   
75 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Sun 7/31/16 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 54 4
   
76 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Wed 7/27/16 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 53 20
   
79 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thu 7/28/16 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 50 8
   
83 EUROPEAN TOUR Sun 7/31/16 1:30 PM 3:30 PM 46 7
   KING’S CUP
89 MISC TOURNAMENT Mon 7/25/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 44 6
   
97 WEB.COM TOUR Mon 7/25/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 40 18
   
99 EUROPEAN TOUR Thu 7/28/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 39 6
   KING’S CUP
99 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Sun 7/31/16 7:00 PM 7:37 PM 39 4
   
108 EUROPEAN TOUR Fri 7/29/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 35 4
   KING’S CUP
117 GOLFING WORLD Wed 7/27/16 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 23 17
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up +16 percent (121,000 vs. 104,000) from one week earlier and up +13 percent (121,000 vs. 107,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down -20 percent (92,000 vs. 115,000) from one week earlier and down -23 percent (92,000 vs. 120,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily Golf Channel programs of the week:

  • “The Morning Drive” (July 25-31): 80,000 viewers (27,000 adults 18-49)

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NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sun 7/31/16 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 183 87
   
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Fri 7/29/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 166 85
   
3 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sun 7/31/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 163 86
   
4 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 7/28/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 157 90
   
5 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sun 7/31/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 154 83
   
6 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sat 7/30/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 152 64
   
7 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Sun 7/31/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 151 90
   
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Fri 7/29/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 148 86
   
9 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sat 7/30/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 145 93
   
10 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE Sat 7/30/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 143 67
   
10 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME Sun 7/31/16 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 143 81
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up +27 percent (103,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and down -12 percent (103,000 vs. 117,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up +61 percent (82,000 vs. 51,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (82,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “NFL HQ” (July 25-29 7-10 a.m.): 38,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (July 25-31 7 p.m.): 136,000 (77,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Training Camp Primetime” (July 27-31 7 p.m.): 118,000 (68,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (July 25-31 11 p.m.): 100,000 (56,000 adults 18-49)

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NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 USA BASKETBALL (live) Tue 7/26/16 10:00 PM 12:18 AM 294 182
   USA/CHINA
2 USA BASKETBALL (live) Fri 7/29/16 9:01 PM 11:12 PM 280 134
   USA/VENEZUELA
3 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Fri 7/29/16 11:12 PM 11:42 PM 179 109
   
4 USA BASKETBALL REPEAT Sun 7/31/16 6:07 PM 8:00 PM 172 78
   USA/VENEZUELA
5 NBA GAMETIME Fri 7/29/16 11:42 PM 12:00 AM 138 82
   
6 USA BASKETBALL Fri 7/29/16 12:00 AM 2:05 AM 135 85
   
7 USA BASKETBALL REPEAT Mon 7/25/16 6:24 PM 8:30 PM 131 58
   
8 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Tue 7/26/16 12:18 AM 12:51 AM 130 84
   
9 COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV Mon 7/25/16 8:30 PM 10:01 PM 126 57
   
10 USA BASKETBALL REPEAT Sun 7/31/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 119 44
   
10 USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (live) Sun 7/31/16 4:00 PM 6:07 PM 119 32
   USA/AUSTRALIA
13 USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (live) Fri 7/29/16 7:01 PM 9:01 PM 113 42
   USA/CANADA
14 USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (live) Wed 7/27/16 7:30 PM 9:19 PM 107 35
   USA/FRANCE
18 USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (live) Mon 7/25/16 10:01 PM 11:48 PM 90 45
   USA/USA SELECT
75 PRESS CONFERENCE Fri 7/29/16 3:02 PM 3:47 PM 37 16
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down -9 percent (124,000 vs. 136,000) from one week earlier and up +182 percent (124,000 vs. 44,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up +16 percent (58,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and up +107 percent (58,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NBA TV programs of the week:

  • “NBA Gametime (live)” (July 26 & 29): 153,000 viewers (96,000 adults 18-49)

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WWE Raw

Monday, July 25, 2016 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.13 household rating, 3.412 million total viewers and 1.567 million adults 18-49
+6% from 3.204 million total viewers and +5% from 1.491 million adults 18-49 on 7/18/16
-0.3,% from 3.421 million total viewers and +15% from 1.368 million adults 18-49 on 7/27/15

9-10 p.m.: 2.06 household rating, 3.350 million total viewers and 1.574 million adults 18-49
+4% from 3.236 million total viewers and +7% from 1.465 million adults 18-49 on 7/18/16
-11% from 3.754 million total viewers and -2% from 1.603 million adults 18-49 on 7/27/15

10-11:10 p.m.: 2.00 household rating, 3.254 million total viewers and 1.536 million adults 18-49
+10% from 2.960 million total viewers and +17% from 1.312 million adults 18-49 on 7/18/16
-15% from 3.839 million total viewers and -9% from 1.692 million adults 18-49 on 7/27/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 29 8-11 p.m.: 75,000 total viewers (50,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. July 29/Early Sat. July 30 12-3 a.m.: 31,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. July 31 4-7 p.m.: 55,000 total viewers (26,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 on USA

8-10 p.m.: 1.65 household rating, 2.743 million total viewers and 1.235 million adults 18-49
-13% from 3.170 million total viewers and -18% from 1.499 million adults 18-49 on USA 7/19/16
+12% from 2.443 million total viewers and +57% from 0.788 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 7/30/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. July 30 10:06 p.m.-12:06 a.m.: 57,000 total viewers (30,000 adults 18-49)

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Impact Wrestling (Pop, July 28 8:00-10:00 p.m.): 350,000 total viewers (124,000 adults 18-49)

E-League: Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive-Semifinal: mousesports vs. Virtus Pro (TBS, July 29 10 p.m.-12:47 a.m.): 295,000 total viewers (160,000 adults 18-49)
E-League: Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive-Semifinal: FNATIC vs. Virtus Pro (TBS, July 30 4-6:46 p.m.): 201,000 total viewers (112,000 adults 18-49)

Showtime Championship Boxing (Showtime, July 30)

9:00 p.m.- 9:14 p.m.: 244,000 total viewers (107,000 adults 18-49)
9:14 p.m.- 9:51 p.m.: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton 299,000 total viewers (121,000 adults 18-49)
9:51 p.m.-10:07 p.m.: 357,000 total viewers (141,000 adults 18-49)
10:07 p.m.-10:29 p.m.: Mikey Garcia vs. Elio Rojas 427,000 total viewers (179,000 adults 18-49)
10:29 p.m.-10:56 p.m.: 363,000 total viewers (134,000 adults 18-49)
10:56 p.m.-11:47 p.m.: Tony Harrison vs. Sergey Rabchenko 480,000 total viewers (201,000 adults 18-49)
11:47 p.m.-12:05 a.m.: 340,000 total viewers (142,000 adults 18-49)

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Rio de Janeiro (HBO, July 26 10:00-11:23 p.m.): 226,000 total viewers (74,000 adults 18-49)

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Any Given Wednesday (HBO, July 27 10:00-10:30 p.m.): 163,000 total viewers (107,000 adults 18-49)

World Championship Boxing: Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol taped on July 23 (HBO, July 30 10:15-11:17 p.m.): 378,000 total viewers (178,000 adults 18-49)

Premier Boxing Champions-Light Heavyweights: Adonis Stevenson vs. Thomas Williams Jr. and Eleiter Alvarez vs. Chad Dawson (Spike, July 29 9:00-11:09 p.m.): 531,000 total viewers (167,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, July 31 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 238,000 total viewers (109,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, July 31 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 414,000 total viewers (190,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, July 31 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 363,000 total viewers (166,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, July 31 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 441,000 total viewers (232,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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