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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 1279 | 549 |
| 2 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Mon 8/01/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:59 PM | 927 | 308 |
| NY YANKEES / NY METS | ||||||
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 886 | 374 |
| 4 | PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (live) | Sat 8/06/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:20 PM | 839 | 297 |
| 53RD ANNUAL INDUCTION | ||||||
| 5 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:12 PM | 729 | 272 |
| NY METS / NY YANKEES | ||||||
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 8/01/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 691 | 349 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 8/02/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 639 | 321 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Fri 8/05/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 617 | 335 |
| 9 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 10:12 PM | 11:00 PM | 595 | 296 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 584 | 257 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:06 PM | 574 | 288 |
| ALEX RODRIGUEZ RETIREMENT PRESS CONFERENCE | ||||||
| 18 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/07/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 463 | 250 |
| 27 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) | Fri 8/05/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 416 | 139 |
| DAVID BENAVIDEZ / DENIS DOUGLIN | ||||||
| 36 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/07/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 395 | 213 |
| 39 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 8/06/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:07 PM | 388 | 217 |
| LIVERPOOL FC / FC BARCELONA | ||||||
| 53 | E:60 | Thu 8/04/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 346 | 214 |
| 54 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (live) | Tue 8/02/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:13 PM | 344 | 217 |
| FINAL: OVERSEAS ELITE / TEAM COLORADO | ||||||
| 68 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 12:06 PM | 1:44 PM | 319 | 120 |
| SENIOR LEAGUE WORLD SERIES FINAL | ||||||
| 89 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Tue 8/02/16 | 10:08 PM | 11:02 PM | 289 | 142 |
| 111 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 263 | 134 |
| FC BARCELONA / LEICESTER CITY | ||||||
| 134 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Tue 8/02/16 | 9:13 PM | 10:08 PM | 232 | 133 |
| 156 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:07 PM | 184 | 94 |
| SPORTING KC / PORTLAND TIMBERS | ||||||
| 157 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sat 8/06/16 | 2:07 PM | 5:40 PM | 171 | 71 |
| SENIOR LEAGUE FINAL: ASIA-PACIFIC / CENTRAL | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -4 percent (684,000 vs. 714,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (684,000 vs. 795,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -6 percent (368,000 vs. 391,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (368,000 vs. 437,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5): 238,000 (137,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Aug. 2-5): 248,000 (134,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 2 & 4-5): 302,000 (168,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 2 & 4-5): 388,000 (213,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Aug. 2-5): 340,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5): 386,000 (212,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5): 410,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5): 613,000 (325,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Aug. 1 & 3): 366,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5 7 a.m.): 273,000 (158,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5 8 a.m.): 262,000 (153,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 1-5 9 a.m.): 278,000 (153,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 1-7 6 p.m.): 335,000 (180,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 1-7 11 p.m.): 416,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 1-6 midnight): 382,000 (220,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 1-6 1 a.m.): 351,000 (218,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 8/02/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 325 | 186 |
| 2 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 8/05/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 324 | 195 |
| 3 | NFL LIVE (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 315 | 168 |
| 4 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 8/01/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 306 | 168 |
| 5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 301 | 180 |
| 5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 8/04/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 301 | 185 |
| 7 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 278 | 156 |
| FC BAYERN MUNICH / REAL MADRID CF | ||||||
| 7 | NFL INSIDERS (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 278 | 158 |
| 9 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 8/03/16 | 9:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 250 | 145 |
| AC MILAN / CHELSEA FC | ||||||
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) | Mon 8/01/16 | 8:30 PM | 10:31 PM | 234 | 141 |
| LIVERPOOL FC / AS ROMA | ||||||
| 29 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 8/04/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:57 AM | 176 | 71 |
| SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS / CALGARY STAMPEDERS | ||||||
| 31 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 8/04/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 175 | 63 |
| BC LIONS / MONTREAL ALOUETTES | ||||||
| 39 | ARENA FOOTBALL (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:35 PM | 163 | 57 |
| TAMPA BAY STORM / PHILADELPHIA SOUL | ||||||
| 42 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 8:35 PM | 11:14 PM | 161 | 51 |
| INTERMEDIATE WORLD SERIES FINAL | ||||||
| 48 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:50 PM | 158 | 46 |
| BIG LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: FINAL | ||||||
| 62 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/07/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 138 | 49 |
| 65 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/07/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 131 | 42 |
| 67 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Sat 8/06/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:34 PM | 129 | 50 |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE WORLD SERIES FINAL | ||||||
| 69 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Tue 8/02/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:33 PM | 128 | 53 |
| BIG LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: FINAL | ||||||
| 74 | ARM WRESTLING | Tue 8/02/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 121 | 75 |
| 105 | ARM WRESTLING | Sun 8/07/16 | 11:14 PM | 12:00 AM | 87 | 36 |
| 109 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sun 8/07/16 | 12:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 83 | 27 |
| 130 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 8/06/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:15 PM | 58 | 11 |
| BB&T ATLANTA OPEN: SEMIFINALS | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -1 percent (164,000 vs. 165,000) from one week earlier and down -37 percent (164,000 vs. 259,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -9 percent (149,000 vs. 163,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (149,000 vs. 290,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 1-5): 194,000 (96,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 1-5): 311,000 (183,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 1-5): 191,000 (118,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 1 & 3): 110,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Aug. 1-2 & 4-5): 72,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 1-4): 87,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 1): 126,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Aug. 1 & 3): 251,000 (143,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 1 & 3): 268,000 (149,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 1): 209,000 (127,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 8/07/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 89 | 35 |
| 2 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Tue 8/02/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 88 | 49 |
| 3 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 8/07/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 70 | 31 |
| 4 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 8/06/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 67 | 29 |
| 5 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 8/07/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 64 | 32 |
| 6 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Tue 8/02/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 59 | 37 |
| 7 | CFB DAILY | Tue 8/02/16 | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 57 | 26 |
| 7 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Mon 8/01/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 57 | 39 |
| 9 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Wed 8/03/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 51 | 26 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | Tue 8/02/16 | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 50 | 31 |
| 10 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Wed 8/03/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 50 | 34 |
| 31 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/06/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 38 | 16 |
| 49 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 8/01/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 29 | 13 |
| ADIDAS NATIONS SHOWCASE | ||||||
| 54 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 8/01/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 28 | 7 |
| ADIDAS NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||||
| 64 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/06/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 25 | 13 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -42 percent (43,000 vs. 74,000) from one week earlier and down -39 percent (43,000 vs. 70,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -33 percent (30,000 vs. 45,000) from one week earlier and down -25 percent (30,000 vs. 40,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Aug. 2-5): 23,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
- “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Aug. 1-5): 30,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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