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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: New England at Kansas City | Mon | 8:15PM-11:21PM | 186 | 8.8 | 14426 |
| 2 | MLB NL WILD CARD: San Francisco at Pittsburgh | Wed | 7:59PM-11:23PM | 204 | 3.6 | 5591 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Texas A&M at Mississippi State | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:44PM | 224 | 2.6 | 4101 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: LSU at Auburn | Sat | 6:57PM-10:21PM | 204 | 2.1 | 3744 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 11:21PM- 1:00AM | 99 | 2.4 | 3684 |
| 6 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Kansas (Oct.) | Sun | 2:00PM- 5:30PM | 210 | 2.3 | 3601 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arizona at Oregon | Thu | 10:30PM- 1:52AM | 202 | 1.5 | 2384 |
| 8 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:15PM | 135 | 1.4 | 2152 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 10:21PM-10:35PM | 14 | 1.3 | 2101 |
| 10 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:00PM | 180 | 1.4 | 2036 |
| 11 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Utah at UCLA | Sat | 10:35PM- 1:55AM | 200 | 1.3 | 2027 |
| 14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Louisville at Syracuse | Fri | 6:58PM-10:24PM | 206 | 1.1 | 1635 |
| 15 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Kansas | Sat | 3:44PM- 6:30PM | 166 | 1.0 | 1539 |
| 20 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (live) | Wed | 7:00PM- 7:59PM | 59 | 0.9 | 1289 |
| 23 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Utah State at BYU | Fri | 10:24PM- 1:57AM | 213 | 0.8 | 1165 |
| 46 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Central Florida at Houston | Thu | 6:58PM-10:19PM | 201 | 0.5 | 744 |
| 48 | NFL MATCH-UP | Sat | 4:00AM- 4:30AM | 30 | 0.5 | 714 |
| 85 | POKER: 2014 WSOP | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.4 | 497 |
| 123 | POKER: 2014 WSOP | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 374 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 29 percent (3.899 million vs. 3.031 million) from one week earlier and up 31 percent (3.899 million vs. 2.975 million) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 13 percent (1.402 million vs. 1.238 million) from one week earlier and up 13 percent (1.402 million vs. 1.245 million) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 422,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 570,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 739,000
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 1.011 million
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 30-Oct. 3 & Oct. 5 early evening): 801,000
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 29-Oct. 5 late night): 1.458 million
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Wisconsin at Northwestern | Sat | 3:32PM- 6:54PM | 202 | 0.8 | 1257 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Miami(FL) at Georgia Tech | Sat | 7:30PM-10:34PM | 184 | 0.7 | 1133 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:20PM- 3:32PM | 12 | 0.6 | 958 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:54PM- 7:00PM | 6 | 0.4 | 683 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Purdue at Illinois | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:20PM | 200 | 0.4 | 585 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.3 | 574 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sat | 10:34PM-12:00AM | 86 | 0.4 | 558 |
| 8 | NHRA DRAG RACING: NHRA Nationals | Sun | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.3 | 511 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.3 | 497 |
| 10 | BOXING SERIES: C. Stevens vs. H. Ndam | Wed | 9:00PM-11:41PM | 161 | 0.3 | 491 |
| 12 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING (live) | Fri | 5:30PM- 7:00PM | 90 | 0.4 | 476 |
| 14 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 434 |
| 25 | NHRA QUALIFYING | Sun | 4:30PM- 6:00PM | 90 | 0.2 | 303 |
| 36 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Norcross (GA) vs. North Gwinnett (GA) | Fri | 7:00PM-10:09PM | 189 | 0.2 | 268 |
| 57 | NATIONWIDE SERIES PRACTICE (live) | Fri | 4:00PM- 5:30PM | 90 | 0.2 | 221 |
| 66 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: USA vs. Spain | Sun | 2:00PM- 4:13PM | 133 | 0.1 | 204 |
| 79 | COLIN’S NEW FOOTBALL SHOW (live) | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 180 |
| 90 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 163 |
| 94 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Calgary at Saskatchewan | Fri | 10:09PM- 1:09AM | 180 | 0.1 | 154 |
| 96 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER: Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus | Wed | 2:30PM- 4:46PM | 136 | 0.1 | 153 |
| 98 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 145 |
| 100 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: Philadelphia at Chicago | Thu | 8:00PM-10:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 140 |
| 117 | ESPN FC | Sun | 12:30AM- 1:30AM | 60 | 0.1 | 108 |
| 124 | X GAMES | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 87 |
| 127 | ESPN FC (live) | Wed | 4:46PM- 5:00PM | 14 | 0.1 | 79 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 8 percent (399,000 vs. 434,000) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (399,000 vs. 456,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is about even (284,000 vs. 283,000) from one week earlier and about even (284,000 vs. 283,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 253,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 393,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 316,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 219,000
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 2): 285,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Sep. 29, 30, Oct. 2): 193,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Sep. 29-Oct. 2): 199,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 29, 30, Oct. 2): 138,000
- “Baseball Tonight” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Sep. 29-Oct. 3): 193,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Texas Tech at Kansas State | Sat | 7:00PM-10:31PM | 211 | 0.2 | 480 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: NC State at Clemson | Sat | 3:31PM- 6:43PM | 192 | 0.3 | 445 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 262 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 234 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:43PM- 7:00PM | 17 | 0.1 | 217 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: SMU at East Carolina | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:31PM | 211 | 0.1 | 147 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL FEATURED | Tue | 4:30PM- 5:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 130 |
| 8 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: You Don’t Know Bo | Fri | 7:30PM- 9:00PM | 90 | 0.1 | 124 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 111 |
| 10 | HERD (live) | Tue | 10:00AM-12:55PM | 175 | 0.1 | 106 |
| 23 | NCAA FOOTBALL: South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T | Sat | 10:31PM- 1:40AM | 189 | 0.0 | 81 |
| 38 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Georgia at Auburn | Wed | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 66 |
| 46 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: BYU at Pepperdine | Tue | 9:00PM-10:38PM | 98 | 0.0 | 59 |
| 57 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oregon at Stanford | Fri | 10:00PM-12:00AM | 120 | 0.0 | 50 |
| 59 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 59 | NCAA FOOTBALL: Alabama State at Alcorn State | Thu | 7:30PM-10:56PM | 206 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 76 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Florida State at Miami | Sun | 2:01PM- 4:34PM | 153 | 0.0 | 41 |
| 87 | BEST OF FIRST TAKE | Fri | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 35 |
| 92 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at Texas A&M | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:01PM | 121 | 0.0 | 34 |
| 118 | EDGE (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 17 |
| 123 | DARI & MEL (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 14 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 34 percent (123,000 vs. 185,000) from one week earlier and down 39 percent (123,000 vs. 202,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 16 percent (75,000 vs. 89,000) from one week earlier and down 29 percent (75,000 vs. 106,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 76,000
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 55,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon): 39,000
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 212 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 161 |
| 3 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Kansas | Sat | 3:30PM- 3:45PM | 15 | 0.1 | 160 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 10:00PM-10:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 158 |
| 5 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 153 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Fri | 10:00PM-11:05PM | 65 | 0.1 | 143 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 | Sat | 5:00AM- 5:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 142 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | Sat | 4:00AM- 5:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 141 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 138 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 131 |
| 37 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 85 |
| 49 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: UNLV at San Jose State | Sat | 8:00PM-11:21PM | 201 | 0.0 | 75 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 8 percent (86,000 vs. 93,000) from one week earlier and even (86,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 12 percent (58,000 vs. 52,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (58,000 vs. 56,000) from the same week one year ago (September 30-October 6, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 53,000 viewers and “ESPN FC” averaged 50,000.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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