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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) Sat 3/04/17 8:16 PM 10:33 PM 4061 1583
   DUKE/NORTH CAROLINA
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL (live) Sat 3/04/17 7:59 PM 8:16 PM 2519 1025
   
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 8:00 PM 10:37 PM 2251 1119
   CLEVELAND/BOSTON
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 9:36 PM 12:20 AM 1814 896
   SAN ANTONIO/NEW ORLEANS
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 6:04 PM 7:59 PM 1645 697
   KANSAS/OKLAHOMA STATE
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 10:33 PM 12:22 AM 1644 701
   WASHINGTON STATE/UCLA
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 8:30 PM 11:00 PM 1638 750
   OKLAHOMA CITY/DALLAS
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 10:37 PM 1:04 AM 1558 897
   HOUSTON/LA CLIPPERS
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 9:05 PM 11:12 PM 1489 586
   VANDERBILT/KENTUCKY
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/27/17 7:00 PM 8:48 PM 1363 475
   NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/27/17 9:06 PM 11:11 PM 1295 494
   OKLAHOMA/KANSAS
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 7:00 PM 9:05 PM 1247 467
   FLORIDA STATE/DUKE
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Mon 2/27/17 8:48 PM 9:06 PM 1190 436
   
14 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 6:59 PM 9:36 PM 1183 587
   CLEVELAND/ATLANTA
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Fri 3/03/17 12:20 AM 1:20 AM 1044 577
   
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Sat 3/04/17 12:22 AM 1:00 AM 930 441
   
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 9:00 PM 11:06 PM 921 304
   IOWA/WISCONSIN
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 2/27/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 858 388
   
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 12:00 PM 2:07 PM 853 319
   INDIANA/OHIO STATE
20 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Sun 3/05/17 11:00 PM 12:30 AM 846 455
   
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 3/01/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 825 401
   
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Wed 3/01/17 1:04 AM 2:00 AM 805 506
   
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Tue 2/28/17 11:12 PM 12:00 AM 772 373
   
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 2:07 PM 4:13 PM 739 283
   FLORIDA/VANDERBILT
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 4:13 PM 6:04 PM 725 339
   BAYLOR/TEXAS
26 NBA PRE-GAME (live) Wed 3/01/17 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 722 414
   NBA COUNTDOWN
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 656 262
   NEBRASKA/MINNESOTA
34 NBA PRE-GAME (live) Sun 3/05/17 7:32 PM 8:30 PM 642 301
   NBA COUNTDOWN
41 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 3/05/17 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 560 263
   
48 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND (live) Sun 3/05/17 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 507 254
   
55 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 1:00 PM 3:04 PM 465 238
   CAMPBELL/WINTHROP
67 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 3:04 PM 5:00 PM 420 206
   NORTH FLORIDA/FLORIDA GULF COAST
69 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 5:00 PM 7:32 PM 411 210
   ORLANDO CITY SC/NEW YORK CITY FC

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +46 percent (1,771,000 vs. 1,216,000) from one week earlier and up +46 percent (1,771,000 vs. 1,212,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +11 percent (652,000 vs. 585,000) from one week earlier and up +10 percent (652,000 vs. 592,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “First Take” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 391,000 (224,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 268,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 280,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 304,000 (181,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 293,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 334,000 (207,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 422,000 (245,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 472,000 (244,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 737,000 (357,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 7 a.m.): 295,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 8 a.m.): 283,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 9 a.m.): 280,000 (169,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SC6 with Michael and Jemele” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 6 p.m.): 473,000 (271,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 27-28 & Mar. 2 11 p.m.): 662,000 (338,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SC SVP” (ESPN, Feb. 27-28 & Mar. 2-3 midnight): 596,000 (330,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 1 a.m.): 512,000 (300,000 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 BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 7:00 PM 9:05 PM 741 237
   IOWA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 583 216
   INDIANA/PURDUE
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 9:04 PM 11:04 PM 519 198
   OKLAHOMA STATE/IOWA STATE
4 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 5:00 PM 6:46 PM 442 91
   UCF/UCONN
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sun 3/05/17 6:46 PM 7:00 PM 409 92
   PORTLAND/ST. MARY’S
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 7:00 PM 9:06 PM 384 140
   ARKANSAS/FLORIDA
7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 383 77
   PURDUE/MARYLAND
8 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/27/17 7:00 PM 8:44 PM 381 79
   CONNECTICUT/SOUTH FLORIDA
9 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 363 71
   MISSISSIPPI ST/SOUTH CAROLINA
10 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 335 64
   STANFORD/OREGON STATE
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/27/17 9:00 PM 11:01 PM 293 97
   MIAMI/ VIRGINA TECH
12 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 1:00 PM 2:47 PM 277 65
   DUKE/NOTRE DAME
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 6:04 PM 8:04 PM 274 121
   OREGON/OREGON STATE
14 WCC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/04/17 10:04 PM 12:04 AM 265 82
   PACIFIC/GONZAGA
15 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sat 3/04/17 6:00 AM 9:03 AM 262 126
   OJ MARATHON EPISODES 1-5
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 2/28/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 257 99
   
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sun 3/05/17 2:47 PM 3:00 PM 256 50
   PORTLAND/ST. MARY’S
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 3/02/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 251 102
   
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Mon 2/27/17 8:44 PM 9:00 PM 248 56
   
20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 235 79
   HOUSTON/CINCINNATI
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 9:06 PM 11:02 PM 232 76
   TEXAS/TEXAS TECH
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 2/27/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 229 99
   
23 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Fri 3/03/17 1:00 AM 6:00 AM 226 105
   OJ MARATHON EPISODES 1-5
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 3/01/17 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 219 128
   
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 218 79
   GEORGIA/ARKANSAS
27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 9:05 PM 11:03 PM 208 71
   AKRON/KENT STATE
30 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 202 68
   LOUISVILLE/NOTRE DAME
41 CHEERLEADING Sun 3/05/17 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 162 60
   2017 COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
47 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 4:00 PM 6:04 PM 150 62
   MEMPHIS/SMU
51 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 9:04 PM 11:00 PM 144 52
   STANFORD/COLORADO
81 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 8:04 PM 10:04 PM 106 41
   JACKSONVILLE STATE/UT MARTIN
88 WCC TOURNAMENT (live) Sat 3/04/17 12:27 AM 2:17 AM 97 44
   PORTLAND/ST. MARY’S
121 NACION ESPN (live) Mon 2/27/17 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 56 28
   
130 ESPN FC Fri 3/03/17 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 37 20
   2017 MLS SEASON PREVIEW

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +12 percent (326,000 vs. 291,000) from one week earlier and up +11 percent (326,000 vs. 293,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +5 percent (180,000 vs. 171,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (180,000 vs. 203,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 190,000 (91,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 72,000 (43,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Feb. 27 5 p.m.): 56.000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Basketball Live (late night)” (ESPN2, Feb. 28, Mar. 1 & 4): 94,000 (54,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-Mar. 2): 74,000 (47,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-28 & Mar. 2): 62,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 10 a.m.): 108,000 (55,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Feb. 27-Mar. 3 11 a.m.): 104,000 (56,000 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) Mon 2/27/17 7:00 PM 9:09 PM 481 154
   WEST VIRGINIA/BAYLOR
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 9:15 PM 11:07 PM 171 57
   KANSAS STATE/TCU
2 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 5:00 PM 7:10 PM 171 42
   KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Sat 3/04/17 7:10 PM 7:36 PM 139 38
   
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 7:25 PM 9:15 PM 137 38
   CONNECTICUT/EAST CAROLINA
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 12:00 PM 1:58 PM 130 32
   ILLINOIS/RUTGERS
7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 7:36 PM 9:36 PM 126 20
   TEXAS A&M/MISSISSIPPI STATE
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 7:00 PM 9:09 PM 115 19
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Fri 3/03/17 9:22 PM 10:00 PM 93 32
   
10 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sun 3/05/17 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 89 49
   30 FOR 30: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 10:00 PM 12:08 AM 87 27
   MURRAY STATE/UT MARTIN
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 11:07 PM 1:02 AM 86 32
   CALIFORNIA/UTAH
13 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 2:35 PM 4:23 PM 82 15
   MIAMI/DUKE
14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 7:30 PM 9:22 PM 81 30
   JACKSONVILLE STATE/BELMONT
15 SPORTSCENTERU Sun 3/05/17 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 79 23
   
15 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 7:30 PM 9:30 PM 79 10
   TEMPLE/SOUTH FLORIDA
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Sat 3/04/17 4:23 PM 5:00 PM 77 25
   
18 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 2/28/17 9:09 PM 11:00 PM 68 21
   PITTSBURGH/GEORGIA TECH
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 2/27/17 9:09 PM 11:06 PM 67 32
   NORFOLK STATE/HAMPTON
20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 3/03/17 5:08 PM 7:02 PM 66 30
   HARVARD/PRINCENTON
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Sun 3/05/17 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 62 21
   
22 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 58 20
   DUQUESNE/DAYTON
23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 9:04 PM 11:07 PM 55 18
   TULANE/MEMPHIS
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/01/17 11:07 PM 1:00 AM 49 32
   UTAH STATE/UNLV
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 49 13
   TEMPLE/SOUTH FLORIDA
27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/02/17 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 45 11
   UCF/SOUTH FLORIDA
33 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/04/17 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 36 8
   
33 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON (live) Sat 3/04/17 9:36 PM 11:43 PM 36 12
   FAIRFIELD/SIENA
35 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 3/05/17 4:00 PM 6:15 PM 35 13
   TULSA/TULANE
37 COLLEGE SWIMMING Mon 2/27/17 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 34 9
   SEC WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP
41 COLLEGE SWIMMING Mon 2/27/17 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 29 6
   SEC MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP
41 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Mon 2/27/17 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 29 9
   SEC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
41 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Mon 2/27/17 11:06 PM 1:01 AM 29 5
   SEC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
48 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/04/17 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 26 4
   
49 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Fri 3/03/17 3:00 PM 5:08 PM 24 14
   JOHNS HOPKINS/PRINCETON
61 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/04/17 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 18 7
   
61 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/28/17 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 18 7
   MISSOURI/FLORIDA
71 KATZ’S KORNER (live) Thu 3/02/17 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 15 5
   
84 COLLEGE SWIMMING Thu 3/02/17 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 13 7
   SEC WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP
84 COLLEGE SWIMMING Thu 3/02/17 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 13 1
   SEC MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP
84 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 2/28/17 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 13 3
   LSU/AUBURN
84 WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Wed 3/01/17 5:00 PM 7:25 PM 13 4
   GEORGETOWN/JOHNS HOPKINS
92 BIG 12 WEEKLY Wed 3/01/17 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 12 3
   
94 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/04/17 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11 5
   
103 COLLEGE SWIMMING Wed 3/01/17 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 8 2
   SEC WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP
107 COLLEGE SWIMMING Wed 3/01/17 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 7 3
   SEC MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMP

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -6 percent (117,000 vs. 124,000) from one week earlier and up +15 percent (117,000 vs. 102,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -16 percent (42,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and down -5 percent (42,000 vs. 44,000) from the same week one year ago (February 29-March 6, 2016).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Feb. 27-Mar. 3): 22,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Mar. 2 4-5 p.m.): 15,000 (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.