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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: Philadelphia at Indianapolis | Mon | 8:15PM-11:33PM | 198 | 9.2 | 14891 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 11:33PM- 1:00AM | 87 | 2.7 | 4047 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: New Hampshire (Sept.) | Sun | 1:55PM- 5:31PM | 216 | 2.4 | 3850 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Auburn at Kansas State | Thu | 7:25PM-10:51PM | 206 | 2.3 | 3846 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Mississippi State at LSu | Sat | 7:16PM-10:50PM | 214 | 2.1 | 3472 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Oregon at Washington State | Sat | 10:50PM- 1:54AM | 184 | 2.0 | 3184 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech | Sat | 12:01PM- 3:30PM | 209 | 2.1 | 3144 |
| 8 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:15PM | 135 | 1.7 | 2559 |
| 9 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 1.3 | 1942 |
| 10 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:01PM | 181 | 1.3 | 1847 |
| 11 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Virginia vs. BYU | Sat | 3:30PM- 7:16PM | 226 | 1.0 | 1638 |
| 16 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Connecticut at South Florida | Fri | 7:57PM-11:00PM | 183 | 1.0 | 1360 |
| 22 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: Cincinnati at St. Louis | Sun | 8:00PM-11:10PM | 190 | 0.7 | 1120 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER: Roger Goodell Press Conference | Fri | 3:00PM- 4:33PM | 93 | 0.6 | 887 |
| 44 | NFL MATCH-UP | Sat | 3:54AM- 4:24AM | 30 | 0.5 | 714 |
| 62 | MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY: Washington at Atlanta | Wed | 7:00PM-10:00PM | 180 | 0.4 | 588 |
| 93 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: Seattle at L.A. Angels | Wed | 10:00PM-12:48AM | 168 | 0.3 | 437 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 15 percent (3.644 million vs. 3.157 million) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (3.644 million vs. 3.387 million) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 2 percent (1.334 million vs. 1.363 million) from one week earlier and up 2 percent (1.334 million vs. 1.305 million) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 15-18): 472,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 15-18): 645,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 15-19): 788,000
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 15-19): 1.111 million
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 16-19 & 21 early evening): 793,000
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 15-21 late night): 1.475 million
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Miami at Nebraska | Sat | 8:00PM-11:32PM | 212 | 1.0 | 1824 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Bowling Green at Wisconsin | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:33PM | 213 | 0.6 | 856 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sat | 11:32PM-11:58PM | 26 | 0.4 | 717 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 7:01PM- 8:00PM | 59 | 0.4 | 644 |
| 5 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 587 |
| 6 | NHRA DRAG RACING: Texas NHRA Fall Nationals | Sun | 8:30PM-11:30PM | 180 | 0.3 | 560 |
| 7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 492 |
| 8 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT: Detroit at Kansas City | Fri | 8:00PM-11:27PM | 207 | 0.3 | 487 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat | 11:58PM- 1:00AM | 62 | 0.3 | 478 |
| 10 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 452 |
| 15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Texas A&M at SMU | Sat | 3:33PM- 6:50PM | 197 | 0.3 | 403 |
| 61 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.2 | 227 |
| 73 | USA SOCCER WOMEN: USA vs. Mexico | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:02PM | 122 | 0.1 | 197 |
| 75 | COLIN’S NEW FOOTBALL SHOW (live) | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 189 |
| 78 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND (live) | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 182 |
| 83 | USA BASKETBALL MEN: Canada vs. USA | Mon | 7:00PM- 8:45PM | 105 | 0.1 | 177 |
| 88 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lubbock Cooper(TX) vs. Stephenville(TX) | Thu | 9:02PM-12:24AM | 202 | 0.1 | 170 |
| 124 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Calgary vs. Montreal | Sun | 1:00PM- 4:07PM | 187 | 0.1 | 81 |
| 134 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 66 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 28 percent (548,000 vs. 428,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (548,000 vs. 562,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 9 percent (292,000 vs. 321,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (292,000 vs. 306,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19): 273,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19): 409,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19): 310,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-18): 228,000
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-18): 275,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-18): 244,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19): 192,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19): 151,000
- “Baseball Tonight” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast): 144,000
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Sep. 15-19 & 21): 79,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Iowa at Pittsburgh | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:12PM | 192 | 0.6 | 884 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:12PM- 3:30PM | 18 | 0.5 | 795 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: North Carolina vs. ECU | Sat | 3:30PM- 7:35PM | 245 | 0.4 | 682 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas | Sat | 7:35PM-10:13PM | 158 | 0.3 | 510 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 177 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 165 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: Georgia vs. South Carolina | Tue | 8:00PM-10:30PM | 150 | 0.1 | 157 |
| 8 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Machern(Ga.) vs. Lovejoy(Ga.) | Fri | 8:00PM-11:01PM | 181 | 0.1 | 142 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: Clemson at Florida State | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:30PM | 150 | 0.1 | 137 |
| 10 | YOU HERD ME WITH COLIN | Tue | 10:30PM-11:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 114 |
| 54 | EDGE (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 45 |
| 60 | MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON: Georgetown vs. Princeton | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 44 |
| 61 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arkansas Pine Bluff vs. Alabama State | Thu | 7:30PM-10:54PM | 204 | 0.0 | 43 |
| 66 | MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON: Notre Dame vs. Virginia | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:34PM | 154 | 0.0 | 41 |
| 74 | DARI & MEL (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 37 |
| 111 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 17 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 31 percent (135,000 vs. 195,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (135,000 vs. 140,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 5 percent (92,000 vs. 88,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (92,000 vs. 97,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 58,000
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 57,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon): 45,000
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Kentucky | Sat | 7:30PM-10:16PM | 166 | 0.5 | 708 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Oregon at Washington State | Sat | 10:35PM-10:52PM | 17 | 0.2 | 281 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Texas State at Illinois | Sat | 4:00PM- 5:38PM | 98 | 0.2 | 242 |
| 4 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.2 | 205 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 10:16PM-11:05PM | 49 | 0.1 | 190 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 179 |
| 7 | ESPN GOAL LINE (live) | Sat | 3:30PM- 5:52PM | 142 | 0.1 | 167 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Fri | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 167 |
| 9 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 165 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Western Illinois at Northwestern | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:25PM | 205 | 0.1 | 162 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 62 percent (159,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and down 23 percent (159,000 vs. 207,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is even (69,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (69,000 vs. 83,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 35,000 viewers and “ESPN FC” averaged 56,000.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.