Ed Note: We’re pleased to welcome Douglas Pucci to Awful Announcing, who you might know better as Son of the Bronx. Douglas built an impressive database of public ratings for television networks that were an invaluable resource for those interested in the media world. At AA, he will have the Top 5 programs from each of the sports networks every week, as well as data trends in viewership.
MLB Network Top 5 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOWCASE GAME: Boston @ N.Y. Yankees or Tampa Bay @ Baltimore | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:55PM | 175 | 0.3 | 408 |
| 2 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis @ L.A. Dodgers or Cincinnati @ San Francisco | Thu | 10:00PM-12:43AM | 163 | 0.2 | 298 |
| 3 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Cincinnati @ San Francisco | Sun | 4:00PM- 6:57PM | 177 | 0.2 | 258 |
| 4 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | Fri | 9:55PM-11:15PM | 80 | 0.2 | 228 |
| 4 | SHOWCASE GAME: Detroit @ Texas or L.A. Dodgers @ Kansas City | Tue | 8:00PM-11:43PM | 223 | 0.2 | 228 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLBN is up 2 percent (197,000 vs. 193,000) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (197,000 vs. 173,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLBN is up 4 percent (102,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and up 12 percent (102,000 vs. 91,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
MLBN’s “High Heat” ranged from 21,000 viewers (on 6/24 1-2 p.m.) to 79,000 viewers (on 6/25 1-2 p.m.). “Intentional Talk” (5-6 p.m.) averaged 92,000 viewers on June 23.
Golf Channel Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PGA TOUR: Quicken Loans National 2nd Round | Fri | 2:30PM- 6:30PM | 240 | 0.6 | 807 |
| 2 | PGA TOUR: Quicken Loans National 3rd Round | Sat | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.4 | 574 |
| 3 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: BONUS: Constellation Senior Players | Sun | 5:00PM- 5:51PM | 51 | 0.3 | 477 |
| 4 | GC PREGAME LI | Sun | 2:30PM- 2:57PM | 27 | 0.3 | 472 |
| 5 | GC PREGAME LI | Sat | 2:30PM- 2:57PM | 27 | 0.3 | 469 |
| 6 | PGA TOUR: Quicken Loans National 1st Round | Thu | 2:30PM- 6:30PM | 240 | 0.3 | 463 |
| 7 | PGA TOUR: Quicken Loans National Final Round | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.3 | 455 |
| 8 | LPGA TOUR: NW Arkansas Championship Final Round | Sun | 5:51PM- 7:13PM | 82 | 0.3 | 424 |
| 9 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: Constellation Senior Players | Sun | 2:57PM- 5:00PM | 123 | 0.2 | 308 |
| 10 | LPGA TOUR: NW Arkansas Championship 2nd Round | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 247 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 20 percent (103,000 vs. 128,000) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (103,000 vs. 118,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 29 percent (125,000 vs. 97,000) from one week earlier and up 19 percent (125,000 vs. 105,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
The return of Tiger Woods boosted the “Quicken Loans National” tournament for Golf Channel drawing an average of 621,000 viewers through its four rounds of play — up 60 percent from last year (known as the AT&T National, 387,000 viewer four-round average).
NFL Network Top 5 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP 10 | Mon | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 166 |
| 2 | TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2014 | Wed | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 161 |
| 3 | SUPER BOWL CLASSICS: SB XXXII – DEN VS. GB | Sun | 3:30PM- 7:00PM | 210 | 0.1 | 154 |
| 4 | FOOTBALL LIFE | Mon | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 146 |
| 5 | AMERICA’S GAME | Fri | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 124 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 9 percent (89,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and even (89,000 vs. 89,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 5 percent (66,000 vs. 63,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (66,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
NBATV Top 5 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW (live) | Thu | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 207 |
| 2 | 2014 NBA DRAFT REVIEW | Fri | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 135 |
| 3 | THE STARTERS | Thu | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 131 |
| 4 | 2014 NBA DRAFT (live) | Wed | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 123 |
| 5 | SHAQ | Thu | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 120 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 19 percent (69,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and up 23 percent (69,000 vs. 56,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 6 percent (45,000 vs. 48,000) from one week earlier and up 15 percent (45,000 vs. 39,000) from the same week one year ago (June 24-30, 2013).
The “2014 NBA Draft Preview” special (207,000 viewers on June 26) was up a whopping 146 percent from year-ago levels (84,000 viewers on June 27, 2013 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET).
For NBA TV’s WNBA doubleheader on Sunday, June 29, Connecticut-New York (3 p.m.-5:07 p.m.) drew 54,000 viewers and, in the nightcap, Atlanta-Indiana (6 p.m.-8:03 p.m.) averaged 65,000 viewers.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
