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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE (live) Sun 10/02/16 2:23 PM 5:26 PM 2558 652
   DOVER
2 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START (live) Sun 10/02/16 2:00 PM 2:23 PM 1714 465
   DOVER
3 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST Sun 10/02/16 5:26 PM 6:11 PM 1322 334
   DOVER
4 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN Sun 10/02/16 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 648 200
   DOVER
5 NASCAR VICTORY LAP Sun 10/02/16 6:11 PM 7:00 PM 515 135
   
6 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/02/16 9:12 AM 11:15 AM 513 271
   MANCHESTER CITY/TOTTENHAM
7 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 10/01/16 9:55 AM 12:02 PM 460 253
   CHELSEA/HULL
8 NASCAR RAIN DELAY Sat 10/01/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 448 80
   DOVER
9 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/02/16 11:27 AM 1:30 PM 419 218
   ARSENAL/BURNLEY
10 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO Sat 10/01/16 9:27 AM 9:55 AM 347 194
   
11 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 10/01/16 7:23 AM 9:27 AM 336 197
   LIVERPOOL/SWANSEA
13 NASCAR SPECIAL Sun 10/02/16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 327 104
   RACING ROOTS
15 NASCAR RAIN DELAY Sat 10/01/16 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 274 48
   DOVER
16 NASCAR AMERICA PRACTICE/QUALIFYING Sat 10/01/16 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 246 62
   DOVER
17 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/02/16 6:54 AM 9:12 AM 240 149
   STOKE/MANCHESTER UNITED
18 F1 RACING (live) Sat 10/01/16 2:30 AM 4:51 AM 231 97
   MALAYSIA
20 BREEDERS CUP CHALLENGE Sat 10/01/16 5:30 PM 8:00 PM 198 31
   BELMONT/SANTA ANITA
21 NASCAR RAIN DELAY Fri 9/30/16 2:15 PM 4:41 PM 186 31
   DOVER
26 F1 QUALIFYING Fri 9/30/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 147 48
   MALAYSIA
27 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 10/01/16 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 135 49
   MALAYSIA
28 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) Fri 9/30/16 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 133 22
   DOVER
30 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE (live) Fri 9/30/16 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 125 25
   DOVER
31 IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL (live) Fri 9/30/16 7:00 PM 10:30 PM 120 35
   PENN-DARTM
31 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Mon 9/26/16 2:54 PM 5:07 PM 120 64
   WATFORD/BURNLEY
35 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE (live) Fri 9/30/16 1:30 PM 2:15 PM 112 19
   DOVER
36 F1 EXTRA Sat 10/01/16 4:51 AM 5:30 AM 106 46
   MALAYSIA
37 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR Thu 9/29/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 97 18
   NEW HAMPSHIRE
38 NASCAR K&N SERIES Fri 9/30/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 92 23
   MERIDIAN
38 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE Fri 9/30/16 11:00 PM 12:30 AM 92 32
   DOVER
40 NASCAR K&N SERIES Fri 9/30/16 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 90 15
   MERIDIAN
45 NASCAR THE LIST Fri 9/30/16 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 79 48
   MEMORABLE MOMENTS
50 MEN IN BLAZERS Mon 9/26/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 69 44
   
50 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY Sat 10/01/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 69 27
   GLOUCESTER/BATH
67 NFL TURNING POINT Wed 9/28/16 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 52 30
   603
69 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY Sun 10/02/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 50 38
   WORCESTER/NEWCASTLE
72 F1 PRE RACE Sat 10/01/16 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 49 20
   MALAYSIA
78 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 10/01/16 12:30 AM 2:00 AM 47 15
   MALAYSIA
84 F1 PRACTICE Thu 9/29/16 2:00 AM 3:34 AM 43 14
   MALAYSIA
96 INDYCAR CHRONICLES Wed 9/28/16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 36 21
   SIMON PAGENAUD
100 MARATHON Mon 9/26/16 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 33 6
   BERLIN
147 NATIONAL WALLEYE TOUR Tue 9/27/16 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 16 6
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down -58 percent (81,000 vs. 192,000) from one week earlier and down -26 percent (81,000 vs. 110,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down -3 percent (156,000 vs. 161,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (156,000 vs. 189,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “Pro Football Talk Live AM” (Sep. 26-30): 15,000 (5,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Dan Patrick Show” (Sep. 26-30): 48,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR America” (Sep. 26-30): 91,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League Live Studio (USA, Sep. 30 2:30-2:54 p.m.): 236,000 total viewers (91,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Crystal Palace vs. Everton (USA, Sep. 30 2:54-5:04 p.m.): 197,000 total viewers (101,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League Goal Zone (USA, Sep. 30 5:04-5:30 p.m.): 139,000 total viewers (71,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice: Dover (CNBC, Oct. 1 10:30-11:30 a.m.): 96,000 total viewers (29,000 adults 18-49)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying: Dover (CNBC, Oct. 1 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.): 114,000 total viewers (40,000 adults 18-49)
NASCAR K&N Series: Meridian (CNBC, Oct. 2 9:00-10:00 a.m.): 38,000 total viewers (7,000 adults 18-49)
NASCAR XFinity Race: Dover (CNBC, Oct. 2 10:00 a.m.-12:22 p.m.): 387,000 total viewers (98,000 adults 18-49)

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Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT (live) Sat 10/01/16 11:00 PM 1:26 AM 657 394
   LINEKER/DODSON
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12 (live) Thu 9/29/16 8:30 PM 12:22 AM 513 219
   KANSAS/TEXAS TECH
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12 (live) Sat 10/01/16 12:00 PM 3:52 PM 461 164
   BAYLOR/IOWA STATE
4 NCWTS RACING (live) Sat 10/01/16 8:31 PM 10:49 PM 447 99
   LAS VEGAS
5 FOX COLLEGE EXTRA (live) Sat 10/01/16 3:52 PM 4:09 PM 329 113
   
6 NASCAR RACEDAY (live) Sun 10/02/16 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 308 68
   DOVER
7 ULTIMATE FIGHTER Wed 9/28/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 301 189
   705:NOTHING STOPS US
8 NHRA QUALIFYING Sun 10/02/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 278 64
   READING
9 UCL GROUP STAGE (live) Tue 9/27/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 263 146
   DORTMUND/REAL MADRID
10 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST (live) Sat 10/01/16 1:26 AM 2:15 AM 250 139
   LINEKER/DODSON
11 MLB REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 10/01/16 4:09 PM 7:39 PM 244 67
   CLEVELAND INDIANS/KANSAS CITY ROYALS
12 NHRA (live) Sun 10/02/16 2:00 PM 5:42 PM 241 68
   READING
14 NCWTS SETUP (live) Sat 10/01/16 8:00 PM 8:31 PM 176 49
   LAS VEGAS
15 CFB PREGAME (live) Thu 9/29/16 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 173 62
   28
16 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM (live) Sat 10/01/16 10:49 PM 11:00 PM 163 61
   LINEKER/DODSON
17 UEL GROUP STAGE (live) Thu 9/29/16 2:52 PM 5:00 PM 149 85
   MAN UNITED/ZORYA LUHANSK
22 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Sun 10/02/16 8:00 PM 10:30 PM 129 67
   VANCOUVER WHITECAPS/SEATTLE SOUNDERS
23 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) Tue 9/27/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 127 37
   BRYANT PERRELLA/YORDENIS UGAS
27 UCL GROUP STAGE (live) Wed 9/28/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 111 52
   BORUSSIA MG/BARCELONA
28 UFC WEIGH-IN (live) Fri 9/30/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 110 49
   LINEKER/DODSON
31 NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/02/16 5:42 PM 8:00 PM 105 48
   SEMI:PORTLAND THORNS/WESTERN NY FLASH
32 HURT & HUSTLE Sat 10/01/16 7:39 PM 8:00 PM 104 38
   PETE ROSE & FRANK THOMAS
33 NHRA QUALIFYING Fri 9/30/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 96 18
   READING
36 NFL FILMS PRESENTS Tue 9/27/16 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 88 27
   TOUGHNESS
37 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Wed 9/28/16 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 87 43
   TORONTO/ORLANDO CITY
39 TUF TALK Wed 9/28/16 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 85 54
   18
40 WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE (live) Sat 10/01/16 11:02 AM 12:00 PM 80 14
   ROAD ATLANTA
42 UCL PREGAME (live) Tue 9/27/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 77 39
   110
48 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Mon 9/26/16 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 74 44
   HIGHLIGHT-REEL KNOCKOUTS
53 NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE (live) Fri 9/30/16 8:00 PM 10:38 PM 63 20
   SEMI:WASHINGTON SPIRIT/CHICAGO RED STARS
54 GARBAGE TIME WITH KATIE NOLAN Wed 9/28/16 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 61 48
   67
54 UFC PPV PRESS CONFERENCE Tue 9/27/16 12:00 AM 12:40 AM 61 25
   205:ALVAREZ/MCGREGOR
60 UCL PREGAME (live) Wed 9/28/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 55 38
   111
60 UEL GROUP STAGE (live) Thu 9/29/16 12:50 PM 2:52 PM 55 35
   SPARTA PRAHA/INTERNAZIONALE MILANO
70 FORBES SPORTSMONEY Thu 9/29/16 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 45 33
   28
74 STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARD (live) Sun 10/02/16 10:30 PM 12:00 AM 43 26
   LOS ANGELES
78 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (live) Sat 10/01/16 8:55 AM 11:02 AM 39 15
   NIGERIA/BRAZIL
84 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sun 10/02/16 9:00 AM 9:21 AM 33 18
   70
93 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Thu 9/29/16 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 29 10
   CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID/BAYERN MUNICH
95 NASCAR VICTORY LANE Sun 10/02/16 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 28 17
   DOVER
98 UEL PREGAME (live) Thu 9/29/16 12:30 PM 12:50 PM 27 25
   45
102 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 10/02/16 9:21 AM 11:30 AM 26 8
   WOLFSBURG/MAINZ
112 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Wed 9/28/16 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 18 14
   SEVILLA/OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down -37 percent (193,000 vs. 305,000) from one week earlier and down -28 percent (193,000 vs. 268,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down -18 percent (112,000 vs. 137,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (112,000 vs. 137,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live with Jay and Dan” (FS1 Sep. 26-30): 45,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Skip & Shannon: Undisputed” (FS1 Sep. 26-30): 88,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
  • “The Herd” (FS1 Sep. 26-28 & 30): 103,000 (59,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (FS1 Sep. 26-29): 136,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Speak For Yourself” (FS1 Sep. 26-30): 55,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Whiparound” (FS1 Sep. 26-30): 40,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports” (Sep. 26-30 late night): 32,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports Weekend” (Late Oct. 1/Early Oct. 2 3:15-3:45 a.m.): 68,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Ultimate Fighter” (Sep. 28 10 p.m.): 301,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TUF Talk” (Sep. 28 11 p.m.): 85,000 (54,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” (Sep. 28 11:30 p.m.): 61,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)

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Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 UFC FS1 PRELIMS (livve) Sat 10/01/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 294 151
   LINEKER/DODSON
2 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Sun 10/02/16 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 82 16
   LINEKER/DODSON
3 UCL GROUP STAGE (live) Wed 9/28/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 73 39
   CELTIC/MANCHESTER CITY
4 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 10/01/16 12:20 PM 2:30 PM 68 39
   LEVERKUSEN/DORTMUND
5 UFC FS1 PREFIGHT (live) Sat 10/01/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 57 22
   LINEKER/DODSON
6 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 10/02/16 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 53 31
   HEAVYWEIGHTS
7 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 10/02/16 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 51 14
   HEAD-KICK KNOCKOUTS
8 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 10/01/16 9:20 AM 11:30 AM 49 22
   BAYERN MUNICH/KOLN
9 UFC UNLEASHED Tue 9/27/16 2:48 AM 3:30 AM 44 22
   UFC FLYWEIGHTS
10 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (delay) Sat 10/01/16 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 40 13
   USA/PARAGUAY
11 UEL GROUP STAGE (live) Thu 9/29/16 2:52 PM 5:00 PM 39 12
   ROMA/ASTRA GIURGIU
13 UCL GROUP STAGE (live) Tue 9/27/16 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 37 26
   CSKA MOSKVA/TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
15 NCWTS QUALIFYING (live) Sat 10/01/16 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 36 11
   LAS VEGAS
21 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Wed 9/28/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 31 10
   ARSENAL/BASEL 1893
25 UEL GROUP STAGE (live) Thu 9/29/16 12:51 PM 2:52 PM 29 6
   SCHALKE/SALZBURG
27 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (delay) Fri 9/30/16 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 27 16
   CAMEROON/CANADA
27 RED BULL CLIFF DIVING Mon 9/26/16 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 27 13
   POLIGNANO
30 WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE (live) Sat 10/01/16 2:30 PM 6:00 PM 26 4
   ROAD ATLANTA
31 BUNDESLIGA (live) Fri 9/30/16 2:20 PM 4:30 PM 25 13
   LEIPZIG/AUGSBURG
33 MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING Sun 10/02/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 24 5
   SUMMIT CUP: ELIMINATION ROUND 1
33 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Tue 9/27/16 10:00 PM 11:57 PM 24 9
   LEICESTER CITY/PORTO
37 UCL PREGAME (live) Tue 9/27/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 22 10
   110
38 RED BULL X-FIGHTERS Thu 9/29/16 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 21 8
   MADRID
40 UEL GROUP STAGE (live) Thu 9/29/16 11:00 AM 12:51 PM 20 5
   GABALA/MAINZ
42 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP (live) Tue 9/27/16 7:55 PM 10:00 PM 19 8
   SEMIFINAL: IRAN/RUSSIA
42 WEST COAST CUSTOMS Thu 9/29/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 19 5
   LARRYS TAILGATE 2000
44 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Tue 9/27/16 11:57 PM 1:54 AM 18 5
   MONACO/LEVERKUSEN
49 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (delay) Sat 10/01/16 1:00 AM 3:00 AM 16 1
   ENGLAND/KOREA
49 NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIES Thu 9/29/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 16 10
   CHARLOTTE 2
49 NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER SEMIFINAL (live) Sun 10/02/16 5:00 PM 5:58 PM 16 7
   PORTLAND THORNS/WESTERN NY FLASH
49 UFC PPV PRESS CONFERENCE (live) Tue 9/27/16 6:20 PM 7:00 PM 16 4
   205:ALVAREZ/MCGREGOR
55 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 10/02/16 11:20 AM 1:30 PM 15 7
   SCHALKE/BORUSSIA MG
66 RED BULL ACES WING SUIT Mon 9/26/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 12 1
   1
66 UCL PREGAME (live) Wed 9/28/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 12 6
   111
68 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP (live) Wed 9/28/16 7:55 PM 10:00 PM 11 8
   SEMIFINAL: ARGENTINA/PORTUGAL
72 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (delay) Fri 9/30/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 10 1
   JORDAN/SPAIN
72 NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIES Mon 9/26/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 10 4
   INDIANAPOLIS
77 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (live) Fri 9/30/16 9:56 AM 12:00 PM 9 1
   MEXICO/NEW ZEALAND
83 UCL GROUP STAGE (delay) Thu 9/29/16 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 7 1
   LUDOGORETS RAZGRAD/PARIS ST-GERMAIN
86 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP (delay) Sun 10/02/16 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 6 4
   3RD PLACE:IRAN/PORTUGAL
86 RED BULL AIR RACE Tue 9/27/16 3:30 AM 5:00 AM 6 3
   LAUSITZRING, GERMANY
96 NHRA PRO MOD SERIES Wed 9/28/16 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 5 0
   INDIANAPOLIS
101 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP (delay) Sun 10/02/16 1:30 PM 3:30 PM 4 1
   FINAL: RUSSIA/ARGENTINA
112 FIFA WOMEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP (live) Fri 9/30/16 7:55 AM 9:56 AM 2 0
   VENEZUELA/GERMANY
112 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Sat 10/01/16 3:30 AM 6:00 AM 2 0
   GRAND FINAL: STORM/SHARKS
116 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/02/16 6:00 AM 7:02 AM 1 0
   GRAND FINAL: STORM/SHARKS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up +129 percent (55,000 vs. 24,000) from one week earlier and up +96 percent (55,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up +53 percent (23,000 vs. 19,000) from one week earlier and up +28 percent (23,000 vs. 18,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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