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ESPN Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 10/17/16 8:15 PM 11:41 PM 8398 3840
   NY JETS/ARIZONA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/22/16 12:01 PM 3:29 PM 3241 1262
   WISCONSIN/IOWA
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/22/16 9:21 PM 12:39 AM 2669 1210
   OLE MISS/LSU
4 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 10/17/16 11:41 PM 1:00 AM 2344 1278
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/22/16 5:55 PM 9:21 PM 2130 852
   ARKANSAS/AUBURN
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 10/22/16 9:00 AM 12:01 PM 1813 860
   
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Sat 10/22/16 12:39 AM 2:00 AM 1644 935
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/22/16 3:29 PM 4:00 PM 1579 632
   
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/21/16 10:33 PM 2:58 AM 1516 650
   OREGON/CALIFORNIA
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/20/16 7:00 PM 10:17 PM 1400 594
   MIAMI/VIRGINIA TECH
11 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 10/17/16 6:00 PM 8:15 PM 1315 644
   
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/21/16 6:59 PM 10:33 PM 1300 442
   SOUTH FLORIDA/TEMPLE
13 NFL PRIMETIME Mon 10/17/16 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 1206 684
   
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Sat 10/22/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 1129 721
   
15 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 10/23/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1042 508
   
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 10/17/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 1020 520
   
17 NBA PRE-SEASON (live) Wed 10/19/16 10:05 PM 12:29 AM 1014 554
   GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS/LA LAKERS
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/20/16 10:17 PM 2:20 AM 986 422
   BYU/BOISE STATE
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/23/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 896 458
   
20 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/23/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 853 421
   
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 10/20/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 840 420
   
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/23/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 789 422
   
23 SPORTSCENTER Mon 10/17/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 779 438
   
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sat 10/22/16 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 765 451
   
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 10/18/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 751 378
   
27 NBA PRE-SEASON (live) Wed 10/19/16 7:35 PM 10:05 PM 723 362
   NY KNICKS/BOSTON
33 ESPN GOAL LINE (live) Sat 10/22/16 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 631 279
   
34 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 10/22/16 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 602 375
   
40 NBA PRE-SEASON (live) Tue 10/18/16 10:00 PM 12:26 AM 558 311
   LA CLIPPERS/SACRAMENTO
47 CFP RANKINGS SHOW Tue 10/18/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 527 284
   
49 NBA PRE-GAME (live) Wed 10/19/16 7:00 PM 7:35 PM 518 293
   NBA COUNTDOWN
57 POKER Sun 10/23/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 501 164
   2016 WSOP
67 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 10/18/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 460 297
   
77 POKER Sun 10/23/16 8:30 PM 10:00 PM 445 157
   2016 WSOP
147 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/23/16 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 141 52
   SEATTLE/REAL SALT LAKE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -47 percent (2,079,000 vs. 3,956,000) from one week earlier and down -36 percent (2,079,000 vs. 3,235,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -32 percent (825,000 vs. 1,208,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (825,000 vs. 1,322,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Oct. 18-21): 293,000 (171,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Oct. 18-21): 308,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 376,000 (217,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 457,000 (258,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 459,000 (276,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 523,000 (308,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 562,000 (307,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21): 804,000 (399,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21 7 a.m.): 358,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21 8 a.m.): 368,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 17-21 9 a.m.): 358,000 (214,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 18-21 & 23 6 p.m.): 441,000 (244,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 23 11 p.m.): 263,000 (145,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 17-18 & 22 midnight): 1,386,000 (776,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 19 & 23 1 a.m.): 627,000 (379,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/22/16 12:00 PM 3:21 PM 1295 495
   TEXAS/KANSAS STATE
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/22/16 3:21 PM 3:44 PM 915 345
   
3 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Thu 10/20/16 8:00 PM 10:12 PM 528 193
   LA SPARKS/MINNESOTA
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/22/16 3:44 PM 7:10 PM 517 123
   REGIONALIZED
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/22/16 7:10 PM 10:46 PM 473 167
   HOUSTON/SMU
6 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 10/17/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 371 171
   
7 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 10/23/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 334 212
   
8 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Mon 10/17/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 319 146
   
9 POKER Mon 10/17/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 314 102
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
10 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 10/18/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 310 159
   
11 POKER Mon 10/17/16 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 309 95
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
12 POKER Mon 10/17/16 9:30 PM 11:00 PM 303 99
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
13 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 10/21/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 298 158
   
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/23/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 289 114
   
15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/22/16 10:46 PM 2:17 AM 282 132
   WYOMING/NEVADA
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 10/20/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 277 125
   
17 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10/20/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 275 166
   
18 HIS & HERS (live) Mon 10/17/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 272 137
   
19 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Fri 10/21/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 265 129
   
20 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Tue 10/18/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 263 125
   
21 HIS & HERS (live) Tue 10/18/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 253 125
   
22 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 10/19/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 245 142
   
22 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Thu 10/20/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 245 114
   
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Tue 10/18/16 12:00 AM 12:23 AM 245 136
   
25 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sun 10/23/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 242 114
   
28 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 10/23/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 237 75
   
33 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 10/23/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 216 73
   
36 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/21/16 10:30 PM 1:53 AM 199 93
   SAN JOSE STATE/SAN DIEGO STATE
41 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 10/21/16 7:00 PM 10:16 PM 192 85
   IMG ACADEMY (FL)/TRINITY CHRISTIAN (FL)
58 USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) Wed 10/19/16 9:00 PM 11:01 PM 169 76
   USA/SWITZERLAND
80 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/23/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 138 29
   CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS
83 DRONE RACING LEAGUE Sun 10/23/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 131 46
   
87 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/23/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 123 23
   CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS
90 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/23/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 120 49
   CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS
93 BASSMASTERS Sun 10/23/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 110 49
   ELITE SERIES
96 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Tue 10/18/16 2:30 PM 4:43 PM 105 53
   LEICESTER CITY/COPENHAGEN
97 DRONE RACING LEAGUE Sun 10/23/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 104 39
   
101 NACION ESPN (live) Mon 10/17/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 91 46
   
109 BASSMASTERS Sat 10/22/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 74 31
   BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES
109 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Wed 10/19/16 2:30 PM 4:44 PM 74 42
   PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN/FC BASEL
126 RUGBY (live) Fri 10/21/16 2:30 AM 4:33 AM 55 32
   AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
134 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Sun 10/23/16 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 39 10
   MLS DECISION DAY WHIPAROUND

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -11 percent (329,000 vs. 371,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (329,000 vs. 369,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -14 percent (213,000 vs. 248,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (213,000 vs. 300,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 17-21): 264,000 (122,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 17-21): 300,000 (159,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 17-21): 236,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 18-19): 64,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 17-20): 152,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Oct. 19 &amp: 21): 60,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 18): 70,000 (35,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Oct. 17): 160,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Oct. 17): 126,000 (72,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Oct. 17): 91,000 (46,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 17 6 p.m.): 136,000 (74,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 18-20 7 p.m.): 184,000 (84,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 18-20 11 p.m.): 167,000 (87,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 18-20 midnight): 176,000 (96,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 17 1 a.m.): 116,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/22/16 12:00 PM 3:28 PM 274 64
   RUTGERS/MINNESOTA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/23/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 260 117
   
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 10/23/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 257 120
   
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 10/23/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 235 110
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/22/16 3:28 PM 3:46 PM 184 76
   
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/20/16 7:30 PM 11:21 PM 165 65
   TROY/SOUTH ALABAMA
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 10/23/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 161 63
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/22/16 7:29 PM 10:47 PM 152 44
   TENNESSEE STATE/VANDERBILT
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Tue 10/18/16 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 114 28
   NC STATE/CLEMSON
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/22/16 7:17 PM 7:29 PM 100 31
   
11 ESPN RECRUITING NATION Thu 10/20/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 90 43
   
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/23/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 85 39
   NC STATE/LOUISVILLE
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Thu 10/20/16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 80 50
   
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Mon 10/17/16 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 80 18
   OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/22/16 4:16 AM 6:00 AM 80 28
   NC STATE/LOUISVILLE
16 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/23/16 1:00 PM 2:32 PM 79 48
   SYRACUSE/NORTH CAROLINA
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Thu 10/20/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 76 49
   
18 CFB DAILY (live) Thu 10/20/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 74 41
   
19 CFP RANKINGS SHOW Tue 10/18/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 73 35
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: TOP 25
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/22/16 1:46 AM 4:16 AM 71 29
   OHIO STATE/PENN STATE
21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Tue 10/18/16 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 70 36
   
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/22/16 3:46 PM 7:17 PM 69 18
   TULANE/TULSA
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Fri 10/21/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 69 28
   
24 CFB DAILY (live) Fri 10/21/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 66 26
   
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Fri 10/21/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 65 28
   
25 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Fri 10/21/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 65 34
   30 FOR 30: YOUNGSTOWN BOYS
34 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/19/16 7:00 PM 9:24 PM 58 21
   BAYLOR/IOWA STATE
36 BIG 12 WEEKLY Wed 10/19/16 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 56 24
   
52 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Fri 10/21/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 45 12
   PAC-12 MEDIA DAYS
75 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/19/16 9:24 PM 11:30 PM 34 17
   AUBURN/OLE MISS
78 MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/21/16 7:00 PM 9:32 PM 33 18
   SYRACUSE/CLEMSON
85 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/23/16 5:00 PM 6:37 PM 31 12
   STANFORD/USC
89 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/23/16 3:00 PM 4:37 PM 28 9
   TENNESSEE/MISSISSIPPI STATE
122 UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE (live) Sun 10/23/16 8:00 PM 10:06 PM 14 7
   NEW YORK RED BULLS II/SWOPE PARK RANGERS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -46 percent (85,000 vs. 158,000) from one week earlier and down -33 percent (85,000 vs. 126,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -29 percent (61,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (61,000 vs. 62,000) from the same week one year ago (October 19-25, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Oct. 17-21): 43,000 (31,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Oct. 17-18 & 20-21): 62,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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