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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:08 PM | 3209 | 1344 |
| DALLAS / LOS ANGELES | ||||||
| 2 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:13 PM | 1599 | 527 |
| ST. LOUIS / CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 11:08 PM | 12:15 AM | 1096 | 542 |
| 4 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 804 | 331 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 12:15 AM | 1:00 AM | 730 | 433 |
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 8/08/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 710 | 335 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed 8/10/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 641 | 322 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 8/09/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 636 | 287 |
| 9 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Thu 8/11/16 | 5:32 PM | 6:00 PM | 600 | 307 |
| 10 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 8/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:26 PM | 596 | 215 |
| NY YANKEES / BOSTON | ||||||
| 13 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:17 PM | 549 | 150 |
| NORTHWEST REGIONAL: LYNNWOOD PACIFIC (WA) / BEND NORTH (OR) | ||||||
| 14 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/08/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:15 PM | 540 | 181 |
| SOUTHEAST REGIONAL-FIRST SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 16 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 509 | 153 |
| NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL: WARWICK NORTH (RI) / FAIRFIELD AMERICAN (CT) | ||||||
| 17 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/14/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 500 | 255 |
| TRIBUTE TO JOHN SAUNDERS | ||||||
| 18 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/08/16 | 9:15 PM | 11:23 PM | 482 | 161 |
| SOUTHWEST REGIONAL-FIRST SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 22 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 455 | 190 |
| 24 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:11 PM | 422 | 152 |
| MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL: MILTON (DE) / CLINTON COUNTY (PA) | ||||||
| 29 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/09/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:19 PM | 397 | 123 |
| SOUTHWEST REGIONAL, SECOND SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 30 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/14/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 395 | 219 |
| 39 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 9:07 PM | 12:09 AM | 358 | 126 |
| WEST REGIONAL: WAILUKU (HI) / CHULA VISTA (CA) | ||||||
| 49 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:35 PM | 334 | 118 |
| MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL | ||||||
| 52 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:45 PM | 331 | 86 |
| NORTHWEST REGIONAL: BEND NORTH (OR) / LYNNWOOD PACIFIC (WA) | ||||||
| 54 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:59 PM | 330 | 100 |
| MIGUEL FLORES / RYAN KIELCZEWSKI | ||||||
| 68 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 3:57 PM | 5:32 PM | 304 | 88 |
| NORTHWEST REGIONAL: BOISE (ID) / LYNNWOOD (WA) | ||||||
| 71 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/10/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:20 PM | 302 | 115 |
| SOUTHEAST REGIONAL: GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) / PEACHTREE CITY (GA) | ||||||
| 76 | X GAMES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 5:17 PM | 5:51 PM | 287 | 108 |
| KROB FLIPS PROVIDENCE | ||||||
| 83 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 282 | 110 |
| MIDWEST REGIONAL: KEARNEY (NE) / FRONTENAC (KS) | ||||||
| 89 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 277 | 93 |
| NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL: WELLESLEY SOUTH (MA) / FAIRFIELD AMERICAN (CT) | ||||||
| 94 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Tue 8/09/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 269 | 90 |
| SOUTHEAST REGIONAL, SECOND SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 98 | SUPER COPA FOOTBALL (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 3:55 PM | 6:00 PM | 262 | 157 |
| FIRST LEG: SEVILLA FC / FC BARCELONA | ||||||
| 107 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:10 PM | 253 | 82 |
| MIDWEST REGIONAL: FRONTENAC (KS) / COON RAPIDS (MN) | ||||||
| 110 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 1:10 PM | 3:57 PM | 250 | 70 |
| NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL: BEDFORD (NH) / FAIRFIELD (CT) | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +47 percent (1,008,000 vs. 684,000) from one week earlier and up +3 percent (1,008,000 vs. 974,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +13 percent (417,000 vs. 368,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (417,000 vs. 510,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Aug. 8-10): 213,000 (124,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Aug. 8-10): 190,000 (106,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 8-10): 250,000 (128,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 8): 333,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Aug. 8): 278,000 (143,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Aug. 8): 357,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 8-10): 383,000 (186,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 8-12): 614,000 (294,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Aug. 9): 234,000 (101,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 8-12 7 a.m.): 286,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 8-12 8 a.m.): 293,000 (162,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 8-12 9 a.m.): 300,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 8-14 6 p.m.): 327,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 8-10 & 12-14 11 p.m.): 519,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 9-13 midnight): 418,000 (236,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 9-13 1 a.m.): 373,000 (216,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:04 PM | 446 | 97 |
| MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL | ||||||
| 2 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 9:04 PM | 10:48 PM | 373 | 87 |
| WEST REGIONAL FINAL | ||||||
| 3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 348 | 211 |
| 4 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 328 | 216 |
| 5 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Wed 8/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:28 PM | 325 | 92 |
| SOUTHWEST REGIONAL FINAL | ||||||
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 8/08/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 306 | 185 |
| 7 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Thu 8/11/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 290 | 179 |
| 8 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:16 PM | 282 | 115 |
| GREAT LAKES REGIONAL: KENOSHA-AMERICAN (WI) / ESSEXVILLE-HAMPTON (MI) | ||||||
| 9 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Fri 8/12/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 281 | 164 |
| 10 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Wed 8/10/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 280 | 158 |
| 12 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 270 | 109 |
| GREAT LAKES REGIONAL: HAMILTON (OH) / ESSEXVILLE (MI) | ||||||
| 24 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:12 PM | 233 | 83 |
| WEST REGIONAL SECOND SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 49 | ARENA FOOTBALL (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:49 PM | 161 | 63 |
| JACKSONVILLE SHARKS / PHILADELPHIA SOUL | ||||||
| 50 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 159 | 48 |
| GREAT LAKES REGIONAL: BOWLING GREEN (KY) / ESSEXVILLE-HAMPTON (MI) | ||||||
| 56 | ARM WRESTLING | Sun 8/14/16 | 9:19 PM | 10:00 PM | 147 | 71 |
| 60 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/14/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 144 | 66 |
| TRIBUTE TO JOHN SAUNDERS | ||||||
| 63 | ARM WRESTLING | Sun 8/14/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 135 | 75 |
| 72 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/14/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 125 | 68 |
| 79 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 9:00 PM | 12:14 AM | 112 | 44 |
| MONTREAL ALOUETTES / EDMONTON ESKIMOS | ||||||
| 93 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Mon 8/08/16 | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 94 | 38 |
| 99 | US OPEN CUP SOCCER (live) | Wed 8/10/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:36 AM | 88 | 46 |
| LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP: LOS ANGELES GALAXY / FC DALLAS | ||||||
| 105 | US OPEN CUP SOCCER (live) | Tue 8/09/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:02 PM | 80 | 48 |
| LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION VS. CHICAGO FIRE | ||||||
| 111 | ARM WRESTLING | Tue 8/09/16 | 10:02 PM | 11:00 PM | 73 | 39 |
| 111 | ESPN FC | Sun 8/14/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 73 | 50 |
| 139 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 44 | 18 |
| INTERNAZIONALE / CELTIC FC | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +4 percent (170,000 vs. 164,000) from one week earlier and down -25 percent (170,000 vs. 228,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +5 percent (156,000 vs. 149,000) from one week earlier and down -26 percent (156,000 vs. 212,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 8-12): 206,000 (107,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 8-12): 297,000 (176,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 8-12): 210,000 (123,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 8 & 10): 67,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Aug. 8-12): 53,000 (30,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 8-11): 76,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-12): 141,000 (83,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-12): 129,000 (70,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Aug. 11-12): 176,000 (96,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 9-12): 235,000 (134,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 9-12): 232,000 (149,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Aug. 9-12): 278,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Aug. 10): 275,000 (134,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFB DAILY (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 75 | 14 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | Thu 8/11/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 73 | 14 |
| 3 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 8/14/16 | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 70 | 29 |
| 4 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:04 PM | 62 | 13 |
| MIDWEST REGIONAL: JOHNSTON (IA) / FRONTENAC (KS) | ||||||
| 5 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 8/13/16 | 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | 55 | 25 |
| 30 FOR 30: THE BEST THAT NEVER WAS | ||||||
| 6 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 4:30 PM | 7:18 PM | 54 | 15 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES: LEESBURG (VA) / TEXARKANA (AR) | ||||||
| 6 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 8/14/16 | 11:32 PM | 1:00 AM | 54 | 25 |
| 8 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Wed 8/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 52 | 16 |
| 9 | ESPNU STUDIO | Sat 8/13/16 | 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 51 | 25 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | Fri 8/12/16 | 9:30 PM | 9:34 PM | 46 | 23 |
| 10 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 46 | 8 |
| 13 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 12:30 PM | 3:06 PM | 44 | 10 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES: SALISBURY (NC) / KENNEWICK (WA) | ||||||
| 23 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/11/16 | 10:10 PM | 11:33 PM | 35 | 13 |
| 29 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/12/16 | 9:34 PM | 10:23 PM | 33 | 7 |
| 33 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/13/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 32 | 8 |
| BASSMASTER COLLEGE SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 36 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/14/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:51 PM | 30 | 5 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES: CUMBERLAND (RI) / SAN MATEO (CA) | ||||||
| 74 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sat 8/13/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:37 PM | 18 | 7 |
| NATIONAL CONGRESS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 88 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/13/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 15 | 3 |
| REGIONAL ACTION | ||||||
| 95 | YOUTH ROBOTICS | Sat 8/13/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 14 | 7 |
| VEX ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||||
| 130 | COLLEGE FISHING | Thu 8/11/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 8 | 5 |
| 140 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/13/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 6 | 3 |
| REGIONAL ACTION | ||||||
| 146 | COLLEGE FISHING | Fri 8/12/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 5 | 0 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -40 percent (26,000 vs. 43,000) from one week earlier and down -54 percent (26,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -30 percent (21,000 vs. 30,000) from one week earlier and down -40 percent (21,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago (August 10-16, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Aug. 8-12): 18,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)
- “CFB Daily (live)” (ESPNU, Aug. 8-12): 36,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
