ESPN Ratings Buzz: December 15-21

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 12 percent (2.656 million vs. 3.017 million) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (2.656 million vs. 3.060 million) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 1 percent (1.043 million vs. 1.057 million) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (1.043 million vs. 1.160 million) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Dec. 15-19): 459,000 (prior week: 435,000)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Dec. 15-19): 667,000 (prior week: 553,000)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Dec. 15-19): 774,000 (prior week: 740,000)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Dec. 15-19): 1.102 million (prior week: 1.059 million)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 16-19 & 21 early evening): 676,000 (prior week: 744,000)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 15-21 late night): 1.267 million (prior week: 1.443 million)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 1 percent (445,000 vs. 439,000) from one week earlier and down 32 percent (445,000 vs. 656,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 4 percent (255,000 vs. 266,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (255,000 vs. 306,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 256,000 (prior week: 265,000)
• “First Take” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 374,000 (prior week: 378,000)
• “His & Hers” (formerly known as “Numbers Never Lie”; ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 297,000 (prior week: 270,000)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 221,000 (prior week: 244,000)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 251,000 (prior week: 258,000)
• “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 168,000 (prior week: 156,000)
• “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 155,000 (prior week: 156,000)
• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 130,000 (prior week: 125,000)
• “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Dec. 15-19): 124,000 (prior week: 257,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 13 percent (135,000 vs. 120,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (135,000 vs. 157,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 7 percent (72,000 vs. 67,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (72,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:

• “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 48,000 (prior week: 43,000)
• “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon Dec. 15-18): 33,000 (prior week: 40,000)

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 21 percent (90,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (90,000 vs. 106,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 3 percent (59,000 vs. 61,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (59,000 vs. 62,000) from the same week one year ago (December 16-22, 2013).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 43,000 viewers (prior week: 56,000) and “ESPN FC” averaged 43,000 (prior week: 53,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research