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MLB Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SHOWCASE GAME: Washington vs. L.A. Dodgers or Texas vs. Kansas City Mon 8:00PM-11:25PM 205 0.2 379
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees or Cincinnati vs. Baltimore Thu 7:00PM-10:26PM 206 0.2 277
3 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees or Detroit vs. Cleveland Tue 7:00PM-10:37PM 217 0.2 260
4 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Tue 10:37PM-11:41PM 64 0.2 233
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Washington vs. L.A. Dodgers or San Francisco vs. Colorado Wed 3:00PM- 8:46PM 346 0.2 229
6 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers or Houston vs. Oakland Fri 10:00PM-12:55AM 175 0.1 197
7 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Tue 11:41PM- 1:04AM 83 0.1 189
8 SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL: St. Louis vs. Milwaukee or L.A. Angels vs. Minnesota Sat 7:00PM-10:14PM 194 0.1 181
9 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Major League 2 Sat 2:00PM- 4:00PM 120 0.1 169
10 MLB TONIGHT BP Mon 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.1 160

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 42 percent (209,000 vs. 147,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (209,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 2 percent (84,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (84,000 vs. 95,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

TBS’s non-exclusive MLB telecast of Kansas City @ N.Y. Yankees on Sep. 7 (1-4:58 p.m.) drew 225,000 viewers.

Averaging each day’s most-watched telecast, “Quick Pitch” drew 103,000 viewers this past week.

For the week, “High Heat” averaged 29,000 viewers, “MLB Now” averaged 51,000 viewers, and “Intentional Talk” averaged 59,000 viewers.

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2014 BMW Championship – 3rd Round Sat 1:00PM- 2:57PM 117 0.5 677
2 PGA TOUR: 2014 Deustche Bank Championship – Final Round Mon 11:30AM- 1:24PM 114 0.5 673
3 PGA TOUR: 2014 BMW Championship – 2nd Round Fri 4:00PM- 7:54PM 234 0.5 653
4 PGA TOUR: 2014 BMW Championship – 1st Round Thu 4:00PM- 8:00PM 240 0.4 532
5 PGA TOUR: 2014 BMW Championship – Final Round Sun 12:00PM- 1:56PM 116 0.3 451
6 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Fri 3:30PM- 4:00PM 30 0.2 288
7 PGA TOUR: CCNBC: 2014 Deustche Bank Championship – Final Round Mon 1:24PM- 5:00PM 216 0.2 258
7 PGA TOUR: CCNBC: 2014 BMW Championship – 3rd Round Sat 2:57PM- 5:00PM 123 0.2 258
9 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Thu 3:15PM- 4:00PM 45 0.2 226
10 GOLF CENTRAL SPOTLIGHT Sat 10:57AM- 1:00PM 123 0.1 216
12 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Chiquita Classic Fri 1:30PM- 3:30PM 120 0.1 195
13 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Quebec Championship Fri 11:30AM- 1:30PM 120 0.1 190
19 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Chiquita Classic Sat 5:00PM- 7:03PM 123 0.1 139
20 PGA TOUR: CCNBC Sun 1:56PM- 5:00PM 184 0.1 135
21 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Chiquita Classic Thu 12:30PM- 3:15PM 165 0.1 133
22 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Quebec Championship Sun 7:00PM- 9:02PM 122 0.1 129
25 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Omega European Masters Sat 7:00AM-10:57AM 237 0.1 113
26 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Omega European Masters Fri 9:30AM-11:30AM 120 0.1 110
31 MIRACLE AT MEDINAH Wed 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.1 103
32 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Quebec Championship Sat 7:03PM- 9:03PM 120 0.1 98
40 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Omega European Masters Sun 6:00AM-11:07AM 307 0.1 84
41 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Omega European Masters Thu 9:30AM-12:30PM 180 0.1 83
63 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Chiquita Classic Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 52
77 FEHERTY Mon 5:00PM- 5:58PM 58 0.0 40

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 3 percent (123,000 vs. 127,000) from one week earlier and up 31 percent (123,000 vs. 94,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 20 percent (134,000 vs. 112,000) from one week earlier and up 94 percent (134,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 9:00AM- 1:00PM 240 0.5 697
2 KICKOFF SIMULCAST Thu 7:30PM- 8:30PM 60 0.5 657
3 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 7:30PM- 8:30PM 60 0.3 474
4 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.2 375
5 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.2 372
6 AROUND THE NFL Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.3 365
7 NFL GAMEDAY Thu 5:00PM- 7:30PM 150 0.3 352
8 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9:00PM-10:30PM 90 0.2 346
9 NFL FANTASY LIVE Mon 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.2 301
10 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2014 Mon 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.2 281

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 70 percent (190,000 vs. 639,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (190,000 vs. 242,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 35 percent (165,000 vs. 255,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (165,000 vs. 166,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 WNBA PLAYOFFS: Minnesota vs. Phoenix – Game 3 Tue 9:55PM-12:01AM 126 0.1 210
2 WNBA ACTION Tue 9:46PM- 9:55PM 9 0.1 183
3 2014 USA FIBA: Ukraine vs. USA (repeat) Fri 9:10PM-11:00PM 110 0.1 149
4 2014 USA FIBA: Dominican Republic vs. USA Wed 10:02PM-11:49PM 107 0.1 139
5 WNBA PLAYOFFS: Chicago vs. Indiana – Game 3 Wed 7:00PM- 9:11PM 131 0.1 137
6 WNBA PLAYOFFS: Indiana vs. Chicago – Game 2 Mon 4:00PM- 7:00PM 180 0.1 126
7 2014 USA FIBA: USA vs. New Zealand Tue 8:00PM- 9:46PM 106 0.1 119
8 COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV: The Dream Team Fri 11:00PM-12:30AM 90 0.1 105
9 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Dominican Republic vs. Slovenia (Round of 16) Sat 1:53PM- 3:54PM 121 0.1 97
10 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Brazil vs. Spain Mon 7:00PM- 8:46PM 106 0.1 90
12 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Argentina vs. Philippines Mon 11:30AM- 1:20PM 110 0.1 84
16 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Spain vs. Senegal (Round of 16) Sat 3:54PM- 5:46PM 112 0.1 76
17 2014 USA FIBA: Ukraine vs. USA Thu 11:30PM- 1:17AM 107 0.1 73
21 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Puerto Rico vs. Greece Mon 2:00PM- 4:00PM 120 0.0 66
22 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: France vs. Croatia (Round of 16) Sat 12:00PM- 1:53PM 113 0.0 62
24 2014 USA FIBA: USA vs. Mexico (Round of 16) Sat 8:00PM- 9:35PM 95 0.0 55
29 2014 USA FIBA: USA vs. New Zealand (repeat) Tue 1:00AM- 3:00AM 120 0.0 50
30 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Serbia vs. Spain Thu 4:00PM- 5:53PM 113 0.0 49
31 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Serbia vs. Greece (Round of 16) Sun 12:00PM- 1:48PM 108 0.0 48
38 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Brazil vs. Argentina (Round of 16) Sun 4:24PM- 5:44PM 80 0.0 44
46 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Turkey vs. Australia (Round of 16) Sun 2:00PM- 4:24PM 144 0.0 41
49 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: New Zealand vs. Lithuania (Round of 16) Sun 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.0 40
55 2014 USA FIBA: USA vs. Mexico (repeat) Sat 11:00PM-12:33AM 93 0.0 37
67 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Serbia vs. Brazil Wed 12:00PM- 2:00PM 120 0.0 34
83 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Korea vs. Slovenia Tue 2:00PM- 3:44PM 104 0.0 29
145 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Brazil vs. Egypt Thu 9:30AM-11:06AM 96 0.0 15
197 2014 FIBA INTERNATIONAL: Mexico vs. Australia Wed 7:30AM- 9:18AM 108 0.0 7

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 5 percent (81,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and up 108 percent (81,000 vs. 39,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 13 percent (42,000 vs. 48,000) from one week earlier and up 110 percent (42,000 vs. 20,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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