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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 10/24/16 8:15 PM 11:41 PM 11168 4738
   HOUSTON/DENVER
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 12:00 PM 3:50 PM 4647 1803
   MICHIGAN/MICHGAN STATE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 7:06 PM 10:30 PM 3770 1372
   NEBRASKA/WISCONSIN
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 3:50 PM 7:06 PM 3657 1342
   NORTHWESTERN/OHIO STATE
5 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 10/24/16 11:41 PM 1:00 AM 2788 1440
   
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/26/16 10:42 PM 1:12 AM 2002 1175
   HOUSTON/LOS ANGELES LAKERS
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/28/16 9:37 PM 12:11 AM 1875 1063
   GOLDEN STATE/NEW ORLEANS
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/27/16 7:00 PM 10:34 PM 1848 681
   VIRGINIA TECH/PITTSBURGH
9 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 10:30 PM 10:50 PM 1788 675
   
10 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 10/29/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 1772 821
   
11 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/26/16 8:04 PM 10:42 PM 1583 890
   OKLAHOMA CITY/PHILADELPHIA
12 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 10/24/16 6:00 PM 8:15 PM 1562 752
   
13 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/28/16 7:00 PM 9:37 PM 1410 757
   CLEVELAND/TORONTO
14 NFL PRIMETIME Mon 10/24/16 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 1214 677
   
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Fri 10/28/16 12:11 AM 1:20 AM 1167 695
   
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/27/16 10:34 PM 2:04 AM 1107 466
   CALIFORNIA/USC
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 10/24/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 1098 546
   
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 10:50 PM 11:00 PM 1063 415
   WASHINGTON STATE/OREGON STATE
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Wed 10/26/16 1:12 AM 2:00 AM 1020 620
   
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 10/25/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 938 457
   
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 10/27/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 910 423
   
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 10/26/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 883 475
   
23 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Sun 10/30/16 12:30 AM 2:00 AM 852 516
   
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Fri 10/28/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 839 420
   
25 SPORTSCENTER: Mon 10/24/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 821 487
   
27 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 10/30/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 773 366
   
34 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/30/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 673 288
   
42 NBA PRE-GAME (live) Wed 10/26/16 7:00 PM 8:04 PM 621 362
   NBA COUNTDOWN
49 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 10/29/16 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 577 307
   
83 POKER (live) Sun 10/30/16 8:30 PM 11:00 PM 403 153
   2016 FINAL TABLE
87 CFP RANKINGS SHOW Tue 10/25/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 394 196
   
127 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 10/25/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 299 168
   
137 PROFILE:60 Tue 10/25/16 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 266 149
   JOSH NORMAN
141 E:60 Tue 10/25/16 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 251 118
   SILENT NIGHT LIGHTS
144 MLS PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 10/30/16 5:05 PM 7:29 PM 231 109
   LA GALAXY/COLORADO
151 MLS PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 10/30/16 3:00 PM 5:05 PM 187 83
   MONTREAL/NY RED BULLS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +29 percent (2,877,000 vs. 2,079,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (2,877,000 vs. 2,992,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +20 percent (1,096,000 vs. 825,000) from one week earlier and down -8 percent (1,096,000 vs. 1,194,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Oct. 25-28): 309,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Oct. 25-28): 301,000 (174,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28): 372,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28): 451,000 (243,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28): 474,000 (269,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Oct. 24-27): 548,000 (315,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28): 599,000 (326,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28): 934,000 (464,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28 7 a.m.): 380,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28 8 a.m.): 390,000 (213,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 24-28 9 a.m.): 357,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 25-28 & 30 6 p.m.): 553,000 (297,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 25 & 29-30 11 p.m.): 408,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 24-25 & 28-29 midnight): 1,386,000 (776,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 25-26 & 28-30 1 a.m.): 754,000 (453,000 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 PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 7:20 PM 10:58 PM 1519 585
   TENNESSEE/SOUTH CAROLINA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 10:58 PM 2:42 AM 815 346
   WASHINGTON STATE/OREGON STATE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/28/16 7:00 PM 10:37 PM 556 162
   NAVY/SOUTH FLORIDA
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 3:41 PM 7:20 PM 505 180
   TEXAS TECH/TCU
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 12:00 PM 3:41 PM 486 197
   REGIONALIZED
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/28/16 10:37 PM 2:00 AM 435 155
   AIR FORCE/FRESNO STATE
7 POKER Mon 10/24/16 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 412 142
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Fri 10/28/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 362 247
   
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sat 10/29/16 2:42 AM 3:41 AM 350 214
   
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sat 10/29/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 341 208
   
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sat 10/29/16 4:40 AM 5:00 AM 337 209
   
12 POKER Mon 10/24/16 8:00 PM 9:30 PM 328 88
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING Sun 10/30/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 316 183
   
14 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 10/24/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 312 168
   
14 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Mon 10/24/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 312 154
   
16 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 10/26/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 307 185
   
17 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 10/25/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 301 175
   
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/29/16 3:41 AM 4:40 AM 298 206
   
19 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 10/28/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 295 182
   
20 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10/27/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 282 169
   
21 HIS & HERS (live) Wed 10/26/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 281 162
   
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/30/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 269 154
   
23 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Wed 10/26/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 261 121
   
24 HIS & HERS (live) Thu 10/27/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 259 153
   
24 POKER (live) Sun 10/30/16 11:00 PM 2:44 AM 259 101
   2016 FINAL TABLE
27 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 10/30/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 254 175
   
52 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/30/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 190 81
   TRICK SHOT MAGIC
58 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/30/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 176 48
   WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME CHALLENGE
60 BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Sun 10/30/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 173 54
   TRICK SHOT MAGIC
65 TENNIS: WOMEN”S PRO (live) Sun 10/30/16 7:30 AM 9:22 AM 165 98
   WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS
72 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Thu 10/27/16 8:00 PM 10:40 PM 151 76
   WOODLAND CHRISTIAN(CA)/SCHOOL FOR DEAF (CA)
77 X GAMES Mon 10/24/16 10:30 PM 12:00 AM 148 71
   WORLD OF X GAMES: UNCHAINED: MOTOCROSS
81 DRONE RACING LEAGUE Sun 10/30/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 142 56
   
89 NACION ESPN (live) Mon 10/24/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 132 89
   
91 DRONE RACING LEAGUE Tue 10/25/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 129 76
   
93 MLS PLAYOFFS (live) Wed 10/26/16 7:30 PM 9:40 PM 124 75
   TORONTO FC/PHILADELPHIA UNION
104 KICKBOXING Tue 10/25/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 110 52
   
110 BASSMASTERS Sat 10/29/16 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 93 41
   ELITE SERIES WINNING WAYS
122 ARM WRESTLING Sun 10/30/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 70 21
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE
124 ARM WRESTLING Sun 10/30/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 66 28
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +53 percent (400,000 vs. 329,000) from one week earlier and up +43 percent (400,000 vs. 280,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +18 percent (259,000 vs. 213,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (259,000 vs. 271,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 24-28): 260,000 (126,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 24-28): 299,000 (176,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 24-28): 253,000 (152,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 25-28): 158,000 (102,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 24-26, 28 & 30): 150,000 (68,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Oct. 26): 85,000 (43,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 25): 76,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Oct. 24): 189,000 (109,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Oct. 24): 195,000 (89,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questiinable” (ESPN2, Oct. 28): 192,000 (100,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Oct. 24): 132,000 (89,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 24 & 30 6 p.m.): 147,000 (74,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 26-27 7 p.m.): 159,000 (83,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 26-27 11 p.m.): 146,000 (84,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 26-27 midnight): 174,000 (113,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 27 1 a.m.): 122,000 (82,000 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 SUNDAY Sun 10/30/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 238 124
   
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 3:30 PM 7:10 PM 236 85
   MARYLAND/INDIANA
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/29/16 7:30 PM 10:52 PM 193 72
   NEW MEXICO STATE/TEXAS A&M
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/29/16 12:00 PM 3:23 PM 192 78
   UCF/HOUSTON
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/30/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 179 96
   
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/29/16 3:23 PM 3:30 PM 159 59
   
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 10/30/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 158 97
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/29/16 7:10 PM 7:30 PM 131 30
   
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 10/27/16 7:30 PM 11:04 PM 105 34
   APPALACHIAN ST/GEORGIA SOUTHERN
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Mon 10/24/16 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 103 24
   OHIO STATE/PENN STATE
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/30/16 12:00 PM 2:30 PM 100 50
   MICHIGAN/MICHIGAN STATE
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Mon 10/24/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 80 57
   
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/30/16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 77 14
   NEBRASKA/WISCONSIN
14 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/30/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 72 39
   NORTHWESTERN/OHIO STATE
15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/29/16 7:00 AM 10:00 AM 71 32
   MICHIGAN STATE/MICHIGAN
16 CFB DAILY (live) Mon 10/24/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 69 46
   
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Mon 10/24/16 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 66 37
   
18 NCAA FOOTBALL Sat 10/29/16 10:52 PM 1:24 AM 65 20
   ALABAMA A&M/ALABAMA STATE
19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Wed 10/26/16 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 63 29
   
20 DAN LE BATARD SHOW (live) Mon 10/24/16 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 62 49
   
21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/29/16 1:24 AM 4:30 AM 58 26
   CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE
21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/30/16 5:30 PM 8:00 PM 58 4
   NORTHWESTERN/OHIO STATE
23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Mon 10/24/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 57 44
   
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/29/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 56 26
   AIR FORCE/FRESNO STATE
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/23/16 3:00 AM 6:00 AM 55 33
   TCU/WEST VIRGINIA
26 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 10/28/16 8:05 PM 11:00 PM 54 22
   GRAYSON (GA)/HOOVER (AL)
28 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/28/16 6:00 PM 8:05 PM 53 19
   FLORIDA STATE/LOUISVILLE
72 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/28/16 11:00 PM 12:31 AM 30 9
   HAWAII/UC RIVERSIDE
80 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/26/16 7:00 PM 9:10 PM 27 3
   KANSAS STATE/IOWA STATE
99 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/26/16 9:10 PM 11:13 PM 18 5
   MISSOURI/TEXAS A&M
115 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Wed 10/26/16 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 10 5
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -10 percent (78,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down -41 percent (78,000 vs. 132,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -8 percent (55,000 vs. 61,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (55,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Oct. 24-28): 42,000 (31,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Oct. 24-25 & 27-28): 52,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPNU, Oct. 26): 10,000 (5,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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