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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool/Manchester City | Mon | 2:53PM- 5:06PM | 133 | 0.3 | 469 |
| 2 | PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool/Tottenham | Sun | 8:23AM-10:27AM | 124 | 0.3 | 433 |
| 3 | PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal/Leicester | Sun | 10:57AM- 1:00PM | 123 | 0.3 | 418 |
| 4 | PREMIER LEAGUE: Stoke/Manchester City | Sat | 9:56AM-11:58AM | 122 | 0.3 | 413 |
| 5 | PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO | Sat | 11:58AM-12:32PM | 34 | 0.2 | 326 |
| 6 | PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO | Sun | 10:27AM-10:57AM | 30 | 0.2 | 290 |
| 7 | INDYCAR SERIES: Auto Club Speedway – Fontana | Sat | 10:09PM- 1:06AM | 177 | 0.2 | 280 |
| 8 | PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United/Burnley | Sat | 7:38AM- 9:41AM | 123 | 0.2 | 278 |
| 9 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | Sun | 1:00PM- 1:30PM | 30 | 0.2 | 253 |
| 10 | PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO | Sat | 9:41AM- 9:56AM | 15 | 0.2 | 220 |
| 20 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: New York/Washington D.C. | Sun | 2:30PM- 5:00PM | 150 | 0.1 | 134 |
| 21 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: Houston/Kansas City | Fri | 8:00PM-10:47PM | 167 | 0.1 | 132 |
| 25 | BREEDERS CUP CHALLENGE: Woodward/Forgo | Sat | 6:00PM- 6:58PM | 58 | 0.1 | 114 |
| 39 | NBCSN SPORTS REPORT | Sun | 11:30PM-12:30AM | 60 | 0.1 | 85 |
| 50 | FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE | Thu | 6:00PM- 6:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 71 |
| 72 | FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE | Wed | 6:30PM- 7:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 52 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up 27 percent (104,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and up 13 percent (104,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 1 percent (86,000 vs. 87,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (86,000 vs. 90,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
Primetime coverage of the “Youth Olympics” (Aug. 25-28) averaged 65,000 viewers.
Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:
- “The Dan Patrick Show”: 58,000
- “NASCAR America”: 85,000
- “Pro Football Talk”: 77,000
Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12: SMU/Baylor | Sun | 7:30PM-11:17PM | 227 | 0.4 | 762 |
| 2 | NASCAR RACEDAY: Atlanta | Sun | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 653 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING (live) | Fri | 7:00PM- 8:30PM | 90 | 0.4 | 650 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC 12: Colorado State/Colorado | Fri | 9:00PM-12:17AM | 197 | 0.4 | 592 |
| 5 | NCWTS RACING: MoSport | Sun | 1:30PM- 4:00PM | 150 | 0.4 | 557 |
| 6 | CFB PREGAME (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.3 | 438 |
| 7 | UFC PPV PRELIMS 177: Dillashaw/Barao II | Sat | 8:00PM-10:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 436 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12: North Dakota State/Iowa State | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:28PM | 208 | 0.2 | 407 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC 12: Rutgers/Washington State | Thu | 10:00PM- 1:35AM | 215 | 0.3 | 394 |
| 10 | INSIDE MONSTER JAM | Sun | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 367 |
| 13 | MLB REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota/Kansas City | Tue | 8:00PM-10:49PM | 169 | 0.2 | 298 |
| 19 | MLB REGULAR SEASON: Cincinnati/Pittsburgh | Sat | 4:00PM- 7:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 187 |
| 85 | FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED | Thu | 8:30PM- 9:30PM | 60 | 0.0 | 33 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 104 percent (318,000 vs. 156,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (318,000 vs. 384,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 62 percent (138,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (138,000 vs. 155,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:
- “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 92,000
- “NASCAR Race Hub”: 162,000
- “MLB Whiparound”: 24,000
- “America’s Pregame”: 44,000
Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) | Sat | 4:39PM- 6:00PM | 81 | 0.1 | 84 |
| 2 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P (live) | Sat | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 81 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE (live) | Sat | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 76 |
| 4 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) | Sat | 4:00PM- 4:13PM | 13 | 0.1 | 73 |
| 5 | UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT | Mon | 11:00PM- 2:00AM | 180 | 0.0 | 70 |
| 6 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING | Sat | 4:13PM- 4:39PM | 26 | 0.0 | 53 |
| 7 | UFC RELOADED | Sun | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 43 |
| 8 | UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER | Sun | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 42 |
| 9 | UFC PPV PRELIMS | Sun | 12:30AM- 2:30AM | 120 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 10 | UFC WEIGH-IN (live) | Fri | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 75 | AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Sydney Swans/Richmond | Fri | 2:30AM- 5:30AM | 180 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 75 | AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Carlton/Essendon | Fri | 11:30PM- 2:30AM | 180 | 0.0 | 3 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 56 percent (8,000 vs. 18,000) from one week earlier and down 62 percent (8,000 vs. 21,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 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 48 percent (11,000 vs. 14,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
Source: Nielsen Media Research

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