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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:37 PM | 1357 | 381 |
| NY METS / SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
| 2 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 8/16/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 743 | 353 |
| 3 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 8/15/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 734 | 343 |
| 4 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 6:08 PM | 7:59 PM | 720 | 236 |
| SOUTH KOREA / CURACAO | ||||||
| 5 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 4:38 PM | 6:08 PM | 707 | 207 |
| CHULA VISTA (CA) / JOHNSTON (IA) | ||||||
| 6 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:01 PM | 705 | 192 |
| CHULA VISTA (CA) / SAN ANTONIO (TX) | ||||||
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:37 PM | 12:00 AM | 685 | 310 |
| 8 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:08 PM | 679 | 229 |
| BEND (OR) / GOODLETTSVILLE (TN) | ||||||
| 9 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:02 PM | 656 | 249 |
| MEXICO / ITALY | ||||||
| 10 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 7:59 PM | 10:12 PM | 642 | 184 |
| SAN ANTONIO (TX) / BOWLING GREEN (KY) | ||||||
| 11 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 623 | 161 |
| JAPAN / CARIBBEAN | ||||||
| 13 | MLB BONUS GAME (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:09 PM | 553 | 217 |
| KANSAS CITY / DETROIT | ||||||
| 15 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:38 PM | 471 | 148 |
| JAPAN / CANADA | ||||||
| 18 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 5:18 PM | 7:00 PM | 459 | 149 |
| AUSTRALIA / ITALY | ||||||
| 19 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/21/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 450 | 211 |
| 21 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/21/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 441 | 226 |
| 24 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 3:28 PM | 5:18 PM | 428 | 133 |
| ENDWELL (NY) / WARWICK (RI) | ||||||
| 26 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 8/17/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:21 PM | 419 | 124 |
| BOSTON / BALTIMORE | ||||||
| 29 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:28 PM | 413 | 153 |
| MEXICO / PANAMA | ||||||
| 44 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 330 | 129 |
| 67 | BASEBALL RAIN DELAY (live) | Wed 8/17/16 | 9:21 PM | 10:00 PM | 279 | 73 |
| BOSTON / BALTIMORE | ||||||
| 74 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 6:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 271 | 169 |
| 109 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 3:00 PM | 6:19 PM | 220 | 101 |
| NY RED BULLS / DC UNITED | ||||||
| 110 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 3:02 PM | 5:30 PM | 219 | 135 |
| LA GALAXY / NEW YORK CITY FC | ||||||
| 132 | FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 192 | 121 |
| 141 | JALEN & JACOBY (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 166 | 116 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -43 percent (572,000 vs. 1,008,000) from one week earlier and down -58 percent (572,000 vs. 1,360,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -16 percent (350,000 vs. 417,000) from one week earlier and down -40 percent (350,000 vs. 581,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Aug. 15, 17, 19): 224,000 (120,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17): 207,000 (107,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17): 241,000 (137,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 15-17): 262,000 (137,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Aug. 15-17): 230,000 (131,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Aug. 15-17): 334,000 (195,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 15-17): 419,000 (224,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 8-12): 614,000 (294,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17-21): 289,000 (125,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN, Aug. 15): 166,000 (116,000 adults 18-49)
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN, Aug. 16): 271,000 (169,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17-19 7 a.m.): 248,000 (149,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17-19 8 a.m.): 235,000 (139,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 15 & 17-19 9 a.m.): 255,000 (149,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 15-17 & 20-21 6 p.m.): 295,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 15-21 11 p.m.): 360,000 (186,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 15-20 midnight): 324,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Aug. 15-20 1 a.m.): 287,000 (188,000 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) | Fri 8/19/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 317 | 207 |
| 2 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 275 | 175 |
| 3 | HIS & HERS (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 260 | 178 |
| 4 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 259 | 149 |
| 5 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 8/21/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 242 | 113 |
| 30 FOR 30: NO MAS | ||||||
| 6 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 6:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 232 | 118 |
| 7 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 8/20/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 231 | 125 |
| 8 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 229 | 132 |
| 9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 8/17/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 221 | 127 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 8/15/16 | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 211 | 128 |
| 15 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Wed 8/17/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:06 PM | 193 | 55 |
| LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES FINAL | ||||||
| 18 | FIRST TAKE SPECIAL (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 185 | 122 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 177 | 120 |
| FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS | ||||||
| 30 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 146 | 44 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN FINAL | ||||||
| 31 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 9:30 PM | 10:57 PM | 143 | 52 |
| SEMIFINAL NO. 2 | ||||||
| 31 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 143 | 40 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN FINAL | ||||||
| 37 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 131 | 64 |
| 39 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:53 PM | 130 | 42 |
| SEMIFINAL NO. 1 | ||||||
| 45 | SUPER COPA FOOTBALL (live) | Wed 8/17/16 | 4:55 PM | 7:00 PM | 124 | 65 |
| SPANISH SUPER CUP SOCCER, SECOND LEG: FC BARCELONA / SEVILLA FC | ||||||
| 47 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 123 | 68 |
| 48 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 1:00 PM | 5:17 PM | 121 | 44 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN SEMIFINALS | ||||||
| 51 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 113 | 64 |
| 52 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:26 PM | 109 | 46 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 55 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Sun 8/21/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 102 | 54 |
| 59 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 96 | 41 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 64 | ARM WRESTLING | Wed 8/17/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 92 | 43 |
| 69 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 90 | 63 |
| 75 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 81 | 39 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
| 81 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 7:00 PM | 1:40 AM | 71 | 18 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN SEMIFINALS | ||||||
| 90 | TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 12:37 AM | 63 | 27 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
| 96 | CITY SLAM | Fri 8/19/16 | 11:26 PM | 12:00 AM | 58 | 36 |
| 101 | ESPN FC | Sun 8/21/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 50 | 23 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -29 percent (121,000 vs. 170,000) from one week earlier and down -73 percent (121,000 vs. 443,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -21 percent (124,000 vs. 156,000) from one week earlier and down -51 percent (124,000 vs. 253,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 15 & 17-19): 198,000 (99,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 15-19): 260,000 (158,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 15-19): 203,000 (126,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 17): 35,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Aug. 17 & 19): 59,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-18): 64,000 (23,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Aug. 16): 137,000 (87,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 16): 131,000 (95,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sun 8/21/16 | 12:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 93 | 35 |
| 2 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Tue 8/16/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:36 PM | 85 | 39 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sat 8/20/16 | 2:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 84 | 29 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sat 8/20/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 76 | 19 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 76 | 44 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sat 8/20/16 | 12:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 75 | 34 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAME | Sun 8/21/16 | 8:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 73 | 30 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sat 8/20/16 | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 72 | 34 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sun 8/21/16 | 5:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 71 | 24 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sat 8/20/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 68 | 16 |
| 12 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:20 PM | 58 | 8 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES FIRST SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 14 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 4:10 PM | 4:43 PM | 55 | 20 |
| CHULA VISTA (CA) / JOHNSTON (IA) | ||||||
| 18 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 8/18/16 | 3:14 PM | 3:29 PM | 50 | 20 |
| ENDWELL (NY) / WARWICK (RI) | ||||||
| 20 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Sun 8/21/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 46 | 9 |
| 23 | AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) | Mon 8/15/16 | 8:05 PM | 10:39 PM | 45 | 9 |
| AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES SECOND SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 26 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Fri 8/19/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 43 | 22 |
| UNDER ARMOUR SLAM DUNK CONTEST | ||||||
| 36 | RODEO | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 32 | 14 |
| 49 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Sat 8/20/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:37 PM | 26 | 13 |
| UNDER ARMOUR ELITE 24: TEAMS DRIVE / TEAM CLUTCH | ||||||
| 53 | RODEO | Thu 8/18/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 24 | 9 |
| 64 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/20/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 21 | 7 |
| 64 | YOUTH ROBOTICS | Mon 8/15/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 21 | 12 |
| 75 | RODEO | Fri 8/19/16 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 18 | 5 |
| 83 | RODEO | Fri 8/19/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 16 | 1 |
| 94 | COLLEGE FISHING | Sat 8/20/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 14 | 2 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +65 percent (43,000 vs. 26,000) from one week earlier and down -34 percent (43,000 vs. 65,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +57 percent (33,000 vs. 21,000) from one week earlier and down -6 percent (33,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Aug. 15-19): 24,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
- “CFB Daily (live)” (ESPNU, Aug. 16-19): 24,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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