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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 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME | Mon 8/15/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:10 PM | 238 | 50 |
| BOSTON / CLEVELAND | ||||||
| 2 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | Tue 8/16/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:14 PM | 230 | 55 |
| BOSTON / BALTIMORE OR KANSAS CITY / DETROIT | ||||||
| 3 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:10 PM | 10:11 PM | 189 | 61 |
| 4 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | Mon 8/15/16 | 10:15 PM | 1:43 AM | 182 | 61 |
| PITTSBURGH / SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE / LA ANGELS | ||||||
| 5 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | Fri 8/19/16 | 7:10 PM | 9:57 PM | 179 | 37 |
| BOSTON / DETROIT OR TORONTO / CLEVELAND | ||||||
| 6 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME | Wed 8/17/16 | 3:45 PM | 7:12 PM | 178 | 33 |
| PITTSBURGH / SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
| 7 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME | Thu 8/18/16 | 1:10 PM | 4:34 PM | 169 | 40 |
| 8 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) | Thu 8/18/16 | 11:11 PM | 1:46 AM | 151 | 72 |
| 9 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | Mon 8/15/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 150 | 61 |
| 9 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | Tue 8/16/16 | 10:14 PM | 1:03 AM | 150 | 50 |
| 13 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | Sat 8/20/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:29 PM | 133 | 39 |
| HOUSTON / BALTIMORE OR ST. LOUIS / PHILADELPHIA | ||||||
| 16 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) | Sat 8/20/16 | 10:29 PM | 12:37 AM | 130 | 41 |
| NY YANKEES / LA ANGELS | ||||||
| 33 | PLAY BALL | Sat 8/20/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 93 | 36 |
| 49 | PLAYS OF THE WEEK | Sun 8/21/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 78 | 35 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down -19 percent (155,000 vs. 192,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (155,000 vs. 217,000) 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.), MLB Network is down -7 percent (94,000 vs. 101,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (94,000 vs. 111,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:
- “MLB Central” (Aug. 15-19): 58,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
- “High Heat” (Aug. 15-19): 60,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
- “Rundown” (Aug. 16-17 & 19): 58,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Now” (Aug. 15-16 & 18-19): 92,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
- “Intentional Talk” (Aug. 15-16 & 18-19): 87,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Tonight BP” (Aug. 15-20): 86,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Tonight (prime time)” (Aug. 15-19): 124,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Tonight (weekend afternoon)” (Aug. 21): 133,000 (53,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Aug. 21 5-8 p.m.): 149,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
- “Quick Pitch” (Aug. 15-21 late night): 87,000 (39,000 adults 18-49)
“Major League Baseball: Boston Red Sox of Anaheim @ Detroit Tigers” (TBS, Aug. 21 1:00-4:26 p.m.): 399,000 viewers (173,000 adults 18-49)
Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMMER OLYMPICS WEEKEND PM | Sat 8/20/16 | 11:13 AM | 1:20 PM | 691 | 104 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: FINAL ROUND | ||||||
| 2 | PGA TOUR | Sun 8/21/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 341 | 41 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 3 | SUMMER OLYMPICS WEEKEND AM | Sat 8/20/16 | 6:00 AM | 11:13 AM | 320 | 58 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: FINAL ROUND | ||||||
| 4 | SUMMER OLYMPICS WEEKDAY | Fri 8/19/16 | 6:30 AM | 3:36 PM | 284 | 49 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 5 | GC PREGAME LIVE | Sun 8/21/16 | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 260 | 28 |
| 6 | LIVE FROM | Sat 8/20/16 | 1:20 PM | 2:20 PM | 246 | 40 |
| RIO OLYMPICS | ||||||
| 7 | SUMMER OLYMPICS WEEKDAY | Thu 8/18/16 | 6:30 AM | 3:14 PM | 237 | 50 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 8 | LIVE FROM | Thu 8/18/16 | 3:14 PM | 4:00 PM | 196 | 43 |
| RIO OLYMPICS | ||||||
| 8 | PGA TOUR: HANDOFF | Sun 8/21/16 | 6:51 PM | 7:21 PM | 196 | 21 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 10 | SUMMER OLYMPICS WEEKDAY | Wed 8/17/16 | 6:30 AM | 3:54 PM | 181 | 30 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 13 | PGA TOUR | Fri 8/19/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 157 | 24 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 14 | PGA TOUR | Thu 8/18/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 156 | 26 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 16 | SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY | Fri 8/19/16 | 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 121 | 26 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 23 | PGA TOUR | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 96 | 29 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 24 | PGA TOUR | Fri 8/19/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 92 | 16 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 25 | SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY | Thu 8/18/16 | 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 88 | 28 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 28 | EUROPEAN TOUR | Sun 8/21/16 | 7:00 AM | 11:13 AM | 81 | 20 |
| CZECH MASTERS | ||||||
| 29 | SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY | Sat 8/20/16 | 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 80 | 35 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: FINAL ROUND | ||||||
| 30 | SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY | Wed 8/17/16 | 11:00 PM | 5:00 AM | 77 | 35 |
| WOMEN’S GOLF: FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 31 | PGA TOUR: CBS | Sun 8/21/16 | 7:51 PM | 12:26 AM | 75 | 17 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 32 | PGA TOUR: CBS | Sat 8/20/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 74 | 23 |
| WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 38 | EUROPEAN TOUR | Thu 8/18/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 58 | 21 |
| 41 | EUROPEAN TOUR | Sat 8/20/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 55 | 26 |
| CZECH MASTERS | ||||||
| 41 | GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY | Sun 8/21/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 55 | 17 |
| 59 | EUROPEAN TOUR | Fri 8/19/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 46 | 12 |
| CZECH MASTERS | ||||||
| 61 | SUMMER OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT REPLAY | Sun 8/14/16 | 11:00 PM | 6:00 AM | 45 | 24 |
| 87 | GOLFING WORLD | Tue 8/16/16 | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 23 | 8 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down -18 percent (64,000 vs. 78,000) from one week earlier and down -59 percent (64,000 vs. 158,000) 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.), Golf Channel is down -40 percent (117,000 vs. 194,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (117,000 vs. 150,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Fri 8/19/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:13 PM | 1212 | 584 |
| MIAMI / DALLAS | ||||||
| 2 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Thu 8/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 1135 | 539 |
| PHILADELPHIA / PITTSBURGH | ||||||
| 3 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Sat 8/20/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:11 PM | 1048 | 440 |
| NY GIANTS / BUFFALO | ||||||
| 4 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Sat 8/20/16 | 7:11 PM | 9:08 PM | 1043 | 439 |
| BALTIMORE / INDIANAPOLIS | ||||||
| 5 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Thu 8/18/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:19 AM | 1032 | 505 |
| MINNESOTA / SEATTLE | ||||||
| 6 | NFL PRESEASON | Sun 8/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 1030 | 397 |
| SAN FRANCISCO / DENVER | ||||||
| 7 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | Sat 8/20/16 | 9:08 PM | 12:17 AM | 809 | 368 |
| KANSAS CITY / LOS ANGELES | ||||||
| 8 | NFL PRESEASON | Sun 8/21/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 797 | 285 |
| PHILADELPHIA / PITTSBURGH | ||||||
| 9 | NFL PRESEASON | Sun 8/21/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 705 | 293 |
| CHICAGO / NEW ENGLAND | ||||||
| 10 | NFL PRESEASON | Sun 8/21/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:00 AM | 660 | 271 |
| OAKLAND / GREEN BAY | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up +22 percent (746,000 vs. 610,000) from one week earlier and up +3 percent (746,000 vs. 724,000) 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.), NFL Network is up +16 percent (329,000 vs. 283,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (329,000 vs. 387,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:
- “Good Morning Football” (Aug. 15-19 7-10 a.m.): 81,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Total Access” (Aug. 15-19 early evening): 252,000 (119,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Total Access” (Aug. 15-17 & 19 11 p.m.): 255,000 (135,000 adults 18-49)
NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA SPECIAL | Sat 8/20/16 | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 61 | 35 |
| 2 | COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV | Mon 8/15/16 | 8:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 46 | 14 |
| 3 | HARDWOOD CLASSICS | Tue 8/16/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 44 | 21 |
| 3 | TBT HARDWOOD CLASSIC | Thu 8/18/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 44 | 23 |
| 5 | HARDWOOD CLASSICS | Sat 8/20/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 42 | 31 |
| 5 | HARDWOOD CLASSICS | Sun 8/21/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 42 | 22 |
| 2015 ALL-STAR GAME | ||||||
| 7 | COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV | Mon 8/15/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 40 | 13 |
| 7 | HARDWOOD CLASSICS | Tue 8/16/16 | 8:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 40 | 19 |
| 9 | HARDWOOD CLASSICS | Sat 8/20/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 38 | 24 |
| 10 | NBA GAMETIME | Tue 8/16/16 | 10:30 PM | 11:00 PM | 36 | 15 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is even (31,000 vs. 31,000) from one week earlier and down -50 percent (31,000 vs. 62,000) 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.), NBA TV is down -5 percent (21,000 vs. 22,000) from one week earlier and down -36 percent (21,000 vs. 33,000) from the same week one year ago (August 17-23, 2015).
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WWE Raw
Monday, August 15, 2016 on USA Network
8-9 p.m.: 1.82 household rating, 2.879 million total viewers and 1.286 million adults 18-49
-2% from 2.950 million total viewers and +5% from 1.230 million adults 18-49 on 8/08/16
-21% from 3.649 million total viewers and -18% from 1.560 million adults 18-49 on 8/17/15
9-10 p.m.: 1.95 household rating, 3.083 million total viewers and 1.364 million adults 18-49
+4% from 2.974 million total viewers and +9% from 1.251 million adults 18-49 on 8/08/16
-22% from 3.953 million total viewers and -19% from 1.680 million adults 18-49 on 8/17/15
10-11:08 p.m.: 1.74 household rating, 2.784 million total viewers and 1.189 million adults 18-49
-1% from 2.809 million total viewers and -4% from 1.230 million adults 18-49 on 8/08/16
-25% from 3.728 million total viewers and -30% from 1.702 million adults 18-49 on 8/17/15
Reruns on NBC Universo
Fri. Aug. 19 8-11 p.m.: 97,000 total viewers (44,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Aug. 19/Early Sat. Aug. 20 12-3 a.m.: 48,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Aug. 21 1-4 p.m.: 29,000 total viewers (14,000 adults 18-49)
WWE SmackDown
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 on USA
8-10 p.m.: 1.51 household rating, 2.471 million total viewers and 1.043 million adults 18-49
+1% from 2.455 million total viewers and +2% from 1.027 million adults 18-49 on USA 8/09/16
+2% from 2.434 million total viewers and +25% from 0.834 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 8/20/15
Reruns on NBC Universo
Sat. Aug. 20 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 72,000 total viewers (40,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 18 8:00-10:00 p.m.): 355,000 total viewers (121,000 adults 18-49)
Any Given Wednesday (HBO, Aug. 17 10:00-10:30 p.m.): 204,000 total viewers (126,000 adults 18-49)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams (HBO, Aug. 16 10:01-10:58 p.m.): 487,000 total viewers (357,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Aug. 21 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 227,000 total viewers (97,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Aug. 21 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 323,000 total viewers (115,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Aug. 21 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 374,000 total viewers (135,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Aug. 21 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 481,000 total viewers (215,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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