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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: Miami at N.Y. Jets | Mon | 8:17PM-11:23PM | 186 | 7.4 | 11753 |
2 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 11:23PM- 1:00AM | 97 | 2.2 | 3302 |
3 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Duke at Wisconsin | Wed | 9:38PM-11:38PM | 120 | 1.8 | 2606 |
4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Kansas State vs. Baylor | Sat | 7:42PM-11:18PM | 216 | 1.4 | 2172 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION SHOW (live) | Sun | 12:30PM- 3:00PM | 150 | 1.5 | 2167 |
6 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas at Kentucky | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:18PM | 138 | 1.3 | 2127 |
7 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 9:30AM-12:30PM | 180 | 1.5 | 1950 |
8 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:17PM | 137 | 1.3 | 1948 |
9 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:01PM | 181 | 1.2 | 1706 |
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Syracuse at Michigan | Tue | 7:30PM- 9:33PM | 123 | 1.0 | 1406 |
11 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iowa at North Carolina | Wed | 7:30PM- 9:38PM | 128 | 1.0 | 1401 |
12 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Ohio State at Louisville | Tue | 9:33PM-11:47PM | 134 | 0.9 | 1335 |
13 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Houston vs. Cincinnati | Sat | 12:01PM- 3:27PM | 206 | 0.9 | 1305 |
16 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COUNTDOWN (live) | Tue | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.8 | 1217 |
17 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Florida at Kansas | Fri | 9:18PM-11:24PM | 126 | 0.8 | 1193 |
22 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Central Florida (UCF) vs. East Carolina | Thu | 7:25PM-10:59PM | 214 | 0.7 | 1035 |
27 | MLS CUP: L.A. Galaxy vs. New England | Sun | 3:00PM- 6:17PM | 197 | 0.5 | 964 |
38 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Gonzaga at Arizona | Sat | 5:15PM- 7:42PM | 147 | 0.5 | 781 |
47 | BASKETBALL: Jim Valvano – ESPYs | Wed | 7:00PM- 7:15PM | 15 | 0.5 | 721 |
60 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Uconn at Notre Dame | Sat | 3:27PM- 5:15PM | 108 | 0.4 | 618 |
77 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Sun | 8:30PM-11:00PM | 150 | 0.4 | 534 |
87 | NFL PRIMETIME (live) | Mon | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.4 | 489 |
111 | NFL MATCH-UP | Sun | 6:30AM- 7:00AM | 30 | 0.4 | 412 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 40 percent (2.843 million vs. 4.707 million) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (2.843 million vs. 3.426 million) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 32 percent (1.054 million vs. 1.559 million) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (1.054 million vs. 1.175 million) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Dec. 1-5): 451,000 (prior week: 465,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Dec. 1-5): 631,000 (prior week: 578,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Dec. 1-5): 764,000 (prior week: 752,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Dec. 1-5): 1.091 million (prior week: 1.041 million)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 2-5 & Dec. 7 early evening): 681,000 (prior week: 738,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 1-7 late night): 1.362 million (prior week: 1.699 million)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Michigan State at Notre Dame | Wed | 7:15PM- 9:28PM | 133 | 0.6 | 822 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:41PM | 221 | 0.5 | 725 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green | Fri | 7:00PM-10:29PM | 209 | 0.5 | 692 |
4 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arkansas at Iowa State | Thu | 9:14PM-11:02PM | 108 | 0.3 | 506 |
5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 502 |
6 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Pittsburgh at Indiana | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:04PM | 124 | 0.4 | 500 |
7 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: St. John’s at Syracuse | Sat | 5:38PM- 7:38PM | 120 | 0.3 | 485 |
8 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas State at Tennessee | Sat | 3:41PM- 5:38PM | 117 | 0.3 | 472 |
9 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 6:30PM- 7:00PM | 30 | 0.3 | 414 |
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at Maryland | Wed | 9:28PM-11:24PM | 116 | 0.3 | 406 |
12 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Illinois at Miami | Tue | 9:04PM-11:03PM | 119 | 0.3 | 400 |
15 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: LSU at West Virginia | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:14PM | 134 | 0.3 | 378 |
20 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wichita State at Utah | Wed | 11:24PM- 1:41AM | 137 | 0.2 | 341 |
24 | BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS | Sun | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 307 |
30 | NBA COAST TO COAST (live) | Mon | 9:05PM-11:00PM | 115 | 0.2 | 278 |
32 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Nebraska at Florida State | Mon | 7:00PM- 9:05PM | 125 | 0.2 | 268 |
54 | BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS | Sun | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 219 |
58 | JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH | Wed | 7:00PM- 7:15PM | 15 | 0.2 | 214 |
58 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.2 | 214 |
61 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Temple vs. Tulane | Sat | 7:38PM-11:08PM | 210 | 0.1 | 209 |
76 | BILLIARDS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS | Sun | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 189 |
79 | COLIN’S FOOTBALL SHOW (live) | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.2 | 185 |
84 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: South Carolina at Duke | Sun | 1:00PM- 3:06PM | 126 | 0.1 | 175 |
95 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 156 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 2 percent (423,000 vs. 413,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (423,000 vs. 541,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 13 percent (264,000 vs. 304,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (264,000 vs. 288,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 247,000 (prior week: 226,000)
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 383,000 (prior week: 459,000)
- “His & Hers” (formerly known as “Numbers Never Lie”; ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 267,000 (prior week: 288,000)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 194,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 198,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-5): 166,000
- “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Dec. 1-3 & 5): 165,000 (prior week: 111,000)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: NC State at Purdue | Tue | 9:03PM-11:08PM | 125 | 0.2 | 325 |
2 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at VCU | Sat | 2:03PM- 4:03PM | 120 | 0.2 | 207 |
3 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota at Wake Forest | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 203 |
4 | NCAA FOOTBALL: Alcorn State vs. Southern | Sat | 4:03PM- 7:47PM | 224 | 0.1 | 190 |
5 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 186 |
6 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: East Carolina at North Carolina | Sun | 3:05PM- 5:05PM | 120 | 0.1 | 164 |
7 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wake Forest at NC State | Sat | 7:47PM- 9:46PM | 119 | 0.1 | 161 |
8 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia Tech at Penn State | Wed | 7:15PM- 9:30PM | 135 | 0.1 | 142 |
9 | CFP COUNTDOWN | Tue | 11:08PM-11:38PM | 30 | 0.1 | 140 |
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arkansas at Clemson | Sun | 5:05PM- 7:23PM | 138 | 0.1 | 129 |
13 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: San Diego at San Diego State | Thu | 11:10PM- 1:10AM | 120 | 0.1 | 118 |
14 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Rutgers at Clemson | Mon | 7:00PM- 9:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 112 |
20 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Baylor at Vanderbilt | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:04PM | 124 | 0.1 | 87 |
23 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Missouri at Oklahoma | Fri | 9:46PM-11:33PM | 107 | 0.1 | 78 |
28 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas Southern at Baylor | Mon | 9:03PM-11:02PM | 119 | 0.0 | 74 |
29 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma State at South Carolina | Sat | 12:00PM- 2:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 70 |
41 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: TCU at Mississippi | Thu | 9:04PM-11:10PM | 126 | 0.0 | 53 |
41 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Florida State vs. Stanford | Fri | 7:44PM- 9:46PM | 122 | 0.0 | 53 |
41 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Virginia vs. Florida State | Sun | 1:00PM- 3:05PM | 125 | 0.0 | 53 |
56 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Bradley at Memphis | Sat | 9:46PM-11:44PM | 118 | 0.0 | 47 |
56 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Georgia Tech at Northwestern | Wed | 9:30PM-11:23PM | 113 | 0.0 | 47 |
90 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Virginia vs. Texas A&M | Fri | 5:00PM- 7:02PM | 122 | 0.0 | 29 |
97 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Boise State at St. Mary’s | Sat | 11:44PM- 1:36AM | 112 | 0.0 | 22 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 17 percent (116,000 vs. 99,000) from one week earlier and up 27 percent (116,000 vs. 91,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 10 percent (64,000 vs. 71,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (64,000 vs. 68,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 40,000 (prior week: 42,000)
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 51,000 (prior week: 50,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon Dec. 1, 4-5): 40,000 (prior week: 34,000)
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 226 |
2 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 10:02PM-11:00PM | 58 | 0.1 | 205 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 8:00AM- 9:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 153 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 139 |
5 | AROUND THE HORN | Tue | 11:00PM-11:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 134 |
6 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 132 |
6 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Uconn at Notre Dame | Sat | 3:17PM- 3:28PM | 11 | 0.1 | 132 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 130 |
9 | SPORTSNATION MONTHLY JEERS | Sat | 2:30AM- 3:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 127 |
10 | COLIN’S FOOTBALL SHOW | Sun | 10:30AM-11:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 126 |
25 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at Maryland | Wed | 9:19PM- 9:29PM | 10 | 0.1 | 103 |
27 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arkansas at Iowa State | Thu | 9:04PM- 9:16PM | 12 | 0.1 | 101 |
71 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: St. John’s at Syracuse | Sat | 5:24PM- 5:39PM | 15 | 0.0 | 58 |
74 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: La Salle at Temple | Sat | 12:00PM- 2:10PM | 130 | 0.0 | 56 |
88 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas State at Tennessee | Sat | 3:28PM- 3:42PM | 14 | 0.0 | 50 |
103 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Stephen F. Austin at Memphis | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:04PM | 124 | 0.0 | 43 |
139 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wyoming at SMU | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 27 |
147 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Bradley at Memphis | Sat | 9:34PM- 9:46PM | 12 | 0.0 | 25 |
155 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: San Diego at San Diego State | Thu | 11:08PM-11:15PM | 7 | 0.0 | 23 |
158 | COLLEGE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON: Penn State at Wisconsin | Fri | 9:00PM-11:28PM | 148 | 0.0 | 22 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 34 percent (75,000 vs. 113,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (75,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 22 percent (54,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (54,000 vs. 61,000) from the same week one year ago (December 2-8, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 53,000 viewers (prior week: 46,000) and “ESPN FC” averaged 53,000 (prior week: 58,000).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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