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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PREMIER LEAGUE: Sunderland/Manchester United Sun 10:53AM- 1:00PM 127 0.3 576
2 PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester/Chelsea Sat 9:56AM-11:58AM 122 0.3 451
3 F1 RACING: Belgium Sun 7:30AM- 9:38AM 128 0.3 435
4 INDYCAR SERIES: Sonoma Sun 4:32PM- 6:57PM 145 0.3 377
5 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 11:58AM-12:32PM 34 0.2 320
6 PREMIER LEAGUE: Burnley/Chelsea Mon 2:53PM- 5:00PM 127 0.2 286
7 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE Sun 4:00PM- 4:32PM 32 0.2 282
8 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 9:39AM- 9:56AM 17 0.2 269
9 F1 EXTRA Sun 9:38AM-10:30AM 52 0.2 253
10 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST Sun 6:57PM- 7:11PM 14 0.2 240
13 PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle/Aston Villa Sat 7:38AM- 9:39AM 121 0.2 216
19 US GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHP Fri 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 131
22 MLS REGULAR SEASON: Salt Lake/Dallas Fri 9:00PM-11:30PM 150 0.1 121
23 BREEDERS CUP CHALLENGE Sun 8:00PM- 9:02PM 62 0.1 116
30 F1 GP2 RACING: Belgium Sat 2:00PM- 3:30PM 90 0.1 98
30 US GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHP Fri 11:30PM- 1:30AM 120 0.1 98
36 SPARTAN RACE Tue 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 92
43 FANTASY FOOTBALL SPECIAL: Fantasy Draft Tue 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 72
108 NBCSN SPORTS REPORT Sun 11:30PM-12:30AM 60 0.0 25

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 7 percent (82,000 vs. 88,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (82,000 vs. 96,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 13 percent (87,000 vs. 77,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (87,000 vs. 80,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

CNBC’s Aug. 24 Premier League telecast of Tottenham/Queens Park (8:23-10:30 a.m.) featuring Ian Darke behind the mic drew 149,000 viewers.

Daytime coverage of the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge averaged 99,000 viewers for the week — up 17 percent from the year-ago week (85,000).

“The Dan Patrick Show” (9 a.m.-noon) averaged 50,000 viewers for the week.

“NASCAR America” (Aug. 18-21) averaged 60,000 viewers for the week.

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Henderson/Dos Anjos Sat 10:00PM-12:48AM 168 0.4 689
2 NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) Fri 3:30PM- 5:00PM 90 0.2 328
3 NASCAR LIVE (live) Fri 2:30PM- 3:30PM 60 0.2 305
4 UFC MAIN EVENT Fri 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.2 289
5 THE 10 Wed 9:28PM-10:00PM 32 0.2 272
6 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P (live) Fri 1:30PM- 2:30PM 60 0.2 271
7 THE 10 Wed 8:53PM- 9:28PM 35 0.2 267
8 UFC FOX Sun 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.2 264
9 UFC RELOADED Fri 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 260
10 NCWTS RACING – RAIN DELAY Wed 8:30PM- 8:53PM 23 0.2 249
11 MLB REGULAR SEASON: San Francisco/Washington Sat 5:12PM- 7:58PM 166 0.2 240
14 UCL PLAYOFFS: Besiktas/Arsenal Tue 2:30PM- 5:00PM 150 0.1 212
17 MLB REGULAR SEASON: Atlanta/Cincinnati (Rain Delay) Sat 7:58PM- 9:00PM 62 0.1 198
22 FANTASY FOOTBALL UNCENSORED Sat 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 169
23 GOLDEN BOX ON FOX: Manuel Avila/Sergio Frias Fri 10:00PM-11:59PM 119 0.1 163
28 UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMP: Virginia International Raceway Sun 4:00PM- 7:00PM 180 0.1 127
36 IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS Mon 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 95
38 STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARD: Nike SB World Tour Stop 4: Super Cown Chp. Sun 9:00PM-10:59PM 119 0.1 85
63 MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) Wed 1:00PM- 4:30PM 210 0.0 44
85 MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) Mon 1:00PM- 5:00PM 240 0.0 25

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down 29 percent (156,000 vs. 217,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (156,000 vs. 157,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down 22 percent (85,000 vs. 109,000) from one week earlier and up 5 percent (85,000 vs. 81,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 64,000
  • “NASCAR Race Hub”: 172,000
  • “MLB Whiparound”: 25,000
  • “America’s Pregame”: 46,000

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 UFC FS1 PRELIMS (live) Sat 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 113
2 NASCAR RACEDAY (live) Sat 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 101
3 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sat 2:00PM- 2:30PM 30 0.0 51
4 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sat 2:30PM- 3:00PM 30 0.0 40
5 UFC MAIN EVENT Sat 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.0 37
6 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Sun 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 0.0 36
7 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 1:30PM- 2:00PM 30 0.0 32
8 UFC PRESENTS BENSON HENDE Sat 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 31
9 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sat 2:00AM- 2:30AM 30 0.0 30
10 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Sun 12:00AM- 3:00AM 180 0.0 26
39 MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) Mon 5:00PM- 6:30PM 90 0.0 9
49 MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) Fri 1:00PM- 5:00PM 240 0.0 7
63 AUSTRALIAN RULES FB LG: Hawthorn/Geelong Cats Sat 6:00AM- 8:30AM 150 0.0 5

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 14 percent (18,000 vs. 21,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (18,000 vs. 19,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is even (11,000 vs. 11,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (11,000 vs. 14,000) from the same week one year ago (August 19-25, 2013).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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