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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 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 9:19 PM 11:45 PM 1819 785
   WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 6:04 PM 8:26 PM 1730 653
   KENTUCKY/GEORGIA
3 NBA ALL-STAR EVENT (live) Fri 2/17/17 6:59 PM 9:04 PM 1709 946
   CELEBRITY GAME
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 8:26 PM 10:06 PM 1630 543
   VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 9:35 PM 12:01 AM 1557 839
   NEW YORK/OKLAHOMA CITY
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 7:00 PM 9:19 PM 1467 521
   LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 7:00 PM 9:35 PM 1385 703
   INDIANA/CLEVELAND
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 1123 466
   TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 1040 371
   WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 2/13/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 961 493
   
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 9:04 PM 11:07 PM 920 370
   OHIO STATE/MICHIGAN STATE
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Wed 2/15/17 12:01 AM 1:00 AM 915 494
   
13 PBA BOWLING Fri 2/17/17 9:04 PM 11:00 PM 835 482
   CHRIS PAUL CELEBRITY PBA DOUBLES INVITATION
14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 4:04 PM 6:04 PM 825 276
   MICHIGAN STATE/PURDUE
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 2/15/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 824 412
   
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 2/14/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 782 384
   
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 2/16/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 782 364
   
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Mon 2/13/17 11:45 PM 1:00 AM 731 402
   
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sat 2/18/17 10:06 PM 11:01 PM 712 295
   
20 PBA BOWLING (live) Sun 2/19/17 1:00 PM 3:01 PM 705 225
   
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Fri 2/17/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 695 356
   
22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 12:00 PM 2:04 PM 669 255
   NOTRE DAME/NC STATE
23 AROUND THE HORN Mon 2/13/17 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 653 366
   
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Mon 2/13/17 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 639 411
   
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Fri 2/17/17 6:00 PM 6:59 PM 624 364
   
27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 2:04 PM 4:04 PM 577 211
   FLORIDA/MISSISSIPPI STATE
31 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) Sat 2/18/17 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 552 271
   
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 9:04 PM 10:52 PM 547 224
   UTAH/OREGON
39 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BASKETBALL Sun 2/19/17 3:01 PM 4:00 PM 498 184
   
39 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 2/19/17 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 498 265
   
42 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 4:00 PM 5:58 PM 491 194
   CONNECTICUT/TEMPLE
50 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 2/19/17 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 460 263
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -13 percent (1,147,000 vs. 1,326,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (1,147,000 vs. 1,402,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -16 percent (537,000 vs. 643,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (537,000 vs. 622,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “First Take” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 402,000 (239,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 286,000 (177,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 284,000 (167,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 294,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 299,000 (167,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Feb. 13-15): 315,000 (174,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 469,000 (265,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 513,000 (274,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17): 809,000 (402,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 7 a.m.): 268,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 8 a.m.): 293,000 (170,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 9 a.m.): 288,000 (176,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SC6 with Michael and Jemele” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 6 p.m.): 546,000 (322,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 13-14, 16-19 11 p.m.): 523,000 (282,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SC SVP” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 midnight): 512,000 (289,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Feb. 13-17 1 a.m.): 381,000 (227,000 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 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 9:43 PM 11:08 PM 1230 370
   SOUTH CAROLINA/CONNECTICUT
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 9:08 PM 11:07 PM 1158 423
   DUKE/VIRGINIA
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 4:40 PM 6:04 PM 568 178
   FLORIDA STATE/PITTSBURGH
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 2:04 PM 4:40 PM 458 127
   TEXAS TECH/WEST VIRGINIA
5 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sun 2/12/17 8:00 PM 4:03 AM 436 189
   OJ MARATHON EPISODES 1-5
6 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Wed 2/15/17 11:07 PM 11:58 PM 435 210
   
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 7:00 PM 9:08 PM 434 119
   IOWA STATE/KANSAS STATE
8 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 7:00 PM 9:43 PM 355 78
   TEXAS/FLORIDA STATE
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Mon 2/13/17 11:08 PM 11:44 PM 317 115
   
10 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 5:05 PM 7:01 PM 309 59
   NOTRE DAME/SYRACUSE
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 10:11 PM 11:53 PM 304 96
   SAINT MARY’S/BYU
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 9:04 PM 11:06 PM 283 96
   TEXAS/OKLAHOMA
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 8:13 PM 10:11 PM 260 83
   ARIZONA/WASHINGTON
14 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Thu 2/16/17 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 258 121
   
15 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 256 100
   VIRGINIA TECH/PITTSBURGH
16 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Mon 2/13/17 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 252 107
   
17 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Fri 2/17/17 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 251 127
   
18 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sun 2/19/17 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 248 149
   30 FOR 30: THIS WAS THE XFL
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 9:04 PM 11:02 PM 235 69
   MEMPHIS/CONNECTICUT
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 2/17/17 9:05 PM 11:14 PM 235 69
   VCU/RICHMOND
19 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Wed 2/15/17 11:58 PM 1:30 AM 235 121
   30 FOR 30: WHEN THE GARDEN WAS EDEN
22 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Tue 2/14/17 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 222 102
   
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 2/15/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 203 85
   
24 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Wed 2/15/17 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 200 87
   
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 2/16/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 200 86
   
26 CROSSFIT GAMES Sun 2/19/17 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 195 91
   
29 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 3:01 PM 5:05 PM 186 32
   SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSOURI
33 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 6:04 PM 8:13 PM 181 69
   SMU/HOUSTON
37 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 2/17/17 7:00 PM 9:05 PM 172 41
   VALPARAISO/OAKLAND
37 CROSSFIT GAMES Sun 2/19/17 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 172 87
   
44 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 12:00 PM 2:04 PM 166 62
   NORTHERN IOWA/WICHITA STATE
51 CROSSFIT GAMES Sun 2/19/17 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 154 73
   
54 CROSSFIT GAMES Sun 2/19/17 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 151 68
   
63 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 141 33
   TEXAS A&M/VANDERBILT
83 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Mon 2/13/17 11:44 PM 1:13 AM 119 51
   GEORGIA / FLORIDA
99 ESPORTS (live) Sun 2/19/17 7:01 PM 8:00 PM 96 49
   2017 FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
108 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 1:00 PM 3:01 PM 89 30
   TEMPLE/SOUTH FLORIDA
112 AMERICA’S RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP Sun 2/19/17 12:00 AM 2:00 AM 80 34
   USA/CANADA

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +32 percent (410,000 vs. 310,000) from one week earlier and up +22 percent (410,000 vs. 335,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -1 percent (188,000 vs. 189,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (188,000 vs. 225,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-17): 237,000 (109,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-17): 84,000 (45,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Feb. 13 5 p.m.): 79.000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-16 & 18): 179,000 (72,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-14 & 16): 65,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-17 10 a.m.): 147,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Feb. 13-17 11 a.m.): 123,000 (60,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Feb. 15 11 p.m.): 435,000 (210,000 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 BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 6:30 PM 8:34 PM 436 122
   SYRACUSE/GEORGIA TECH
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 7:00 PM 9:13 PM 212 63
   BAYLOR/TEXAS TECH
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 200 29
   NOTRE DAME/BOSTON COLLEGE
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 8:04 PM 10:12 PM 198 42
   OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA STATE
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 9:13 PM 9:19 PM 193 65
   WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 8:34 PM 10:40 PM 169 33
   UTAH/OREGON STATE
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 9:04 PM 11:06 PM 120 45
   OKLAHOMA STATE/TCU
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 6:04 PM 8:04 PM 100 22
   RUTGERS/NORTHWESTERN
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 2/17/17 7:00 PM 9:05 PM 99 26
   KENT STATE/AKRON
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 11:07 PM 1:05 AM 98 20
   SAN DIEGO/BYU
11 SPORTSCENTERU (live) Sun 2/19/17 5:56 PM 6:30 PM 96 38
   
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON Sun 2/19/17 10:40 PM 12:30 AM 80 14
   CONNECTICUT/TEMPLE
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/14/17 9:04 PM 11:00 PM 75 30
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/GEORGIA
13 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (live) Sat 2/18/17 10:12 PM 11:59 PM 75 18
   UCLA/UTAH
15 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 63 18
   TULSA/CINCINNATI
16 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 4:15 PM 6:04 PM 60 20
   AUBURN/TEXAS A&M
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 2/15/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 51 13
   CINCINNATI/USF
17 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Fri 2/17/17 11:20 PM 1:15 AM 51 24
   THE FAB FIVE
19 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Tue 2/14/17 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 50 21
   SEC STORIED: DOMINIQUE
20 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 2/18/17 2:00 PM 4:15 PM 49 24
   NOTRE DAME/GEORETOWN
20 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 49 11
   NORTH CAROLINA/LOUISVILLE
22 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 2/17/17 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 48 25
   IONA/QUINNIPIAC
23 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON Mon 2/13/17 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 47 17
   CONNECTICUT/MARYLAND
24 BASKETBALL: Mon 2/13/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 45 13
   GENO AURIEMMA PROJECT: METHOD
25 BASKETBALL: Mon 2/13/17 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 40 8
   GENO AURIEMMA PROJECT: THE PROGRAM
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 2/17/17 9:05 PM 11:20 PM 40 16
   FAIRFIELD/QUINNIPIAC
25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 2:00 PM 4:04 PM 40 14
   WAKE FOREST/NC STATE
28 BASKETBALL: Mon 2/13/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 38 14
   GENO AURIEMMA PROJECT: TOGETHER
28 COLLEGE LACROSSE Sun 2/19/17 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 38 25
   LOYOLA (MD)/JOHNS HOPKINS
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 2/19/17 4:04 PM 5:56 PM 35 13
   LOYOLA-CHICAGO/ILLINOIS STATE
40 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Wed 2/15/17 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 30 10
   ALABAMA/KENTUCKY
46 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 2/18/17 11:59 PM 2:01 AM 28 6
   UC RIVERSIDE/UC IRVINE
49 KATZ’S KORNER (live) Thu 2/16/17 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 27 20
   
49 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/14/17 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 27 11
   GEORGIA/FLORIDA
51 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/14/17 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 26 5
   GEORGIA/FLORIDA
56 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/14/17 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 25 6
   LSU/ARKANSAS
60 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/13/17 9:19 PM 11:27 PM 24 8
   MORGAN STATE/HOWARD
67 BIG 12 WEEKLY Wed 2/15/17 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 22 15
   
73 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 9:04 PM 11:07 PM 21 6
   MOREHEAD STATE/TENNESSEE STATE
76 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/14/17 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 20 7
   ALABAMA/KENTUCKY
107 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 2/16/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 10 3
   SIU-EDWARDSVILLE/MURRAY STATE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +7 percent (118,000 vs. 110,000) from one week earlier and up +19 percent (118,000 vs. 90,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -4 percent (44,000 vs. 46,000) from one week earlier and up +10 percent (44,000 vs. 40,000) from the same week one year ago (February 15-21, 2016).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Feb. 13-17): 25,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Feb. 16 4-5 p.m.): 27,000 (20,000 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.