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 10 programs from each of the sports networks every week, as well as data trends in viewership.
NBCSN Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDYCAR SERIES: Iowa Corn 300 | Sat | 8:25PM-11:03PM | 158 | 0.3 | 444 |
| 2 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE | Sun | 8:00AM-12:00PM | 240 | 0.3 | 408 |
| 3 | INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE | Sat | 8:00PM- 8:25PM | 25 | 0.2 | 314 |
| 4 | TOUR DE FRANCE – PRIME | Mon | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.2 | 292 |
| 5 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE | Wed | 8:00AM-11:30AM | 210 | 0.2 | 282 |
| 6 | TOUR DE FRANCE – PRIME | Wed | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.2 | 278 |
| 7 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE | Tue | 8:00AM-11:42AM | 222 | 0.2 | 275 |
| 8 | TOUR DE FRANCE – EXTRA | Wed | 11:30AM-12:00PM | 30 | 0.2 | 266 |
| 9 | INDYCAR CENTRAL POST | Sat | 11:03PM-11:19PM | 16 | 0.2 | 254 |
| 10 | TOUR DE FRANCE – EXTRA | Tue | 11:42AM-12:00PM | 18 | 0.2 | 252 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up 112 percent (261,000 vs. 123,000) from one week earlier and up 62 percent (261,000 vs. 161,000) from the same week one year ago (July 8-14, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 46 percent (127,000 vs. 87,000) from one week earlier and up 26 percent (127,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (July 8-14, 2013).
Fox Sports 1 Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCWTS RACING: American Ethanol | Fri | 8:30PM-10:20PM | 110 | 0.4 | 663 |
| 2 | MLB REGULAR SEASON: St. Louis/Milwaukee | Sat | 4:00PM- 7:29PM | 209 | 0.4 | 546 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING: Camping World RV Sales 301 | Fri | 4:30PM- 5:28PM | 58 | 0.3 | 454 |
| 4 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING: Camping World RV Sales 301 | Fri | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.3 | 414 |
| 5 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP FINAL PRACTICE: Camping World RV Sales 301 | Sat | 11:30AM-12:30PM | 60 | 0.3 | 395 |
| 6 | NASCAR RACEDAY (live) | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 388 |
| 6 | NCWTS SETUP (live) | Fri | 8:00PM- 8:30PM | 30 | 0.2 | 388 |
| 8 | UFC RELOADED | Sat | 8:27PM-11:00PM | 153 | 0.2 | 372 |
| 9 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE FINAL PRACTICE: Sta-Green 200 | Fri | 3:56PM- 4:30PM | 34 | 0.2 | 321 |
| 10 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE FINAL PRACTICE: Sta-Green 200 | Fri | 3:00PM- 3:50PM | 50 | 0.2 | 317 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down 43 percent (187,000 vs. 326,000) from one week earlier (with UFC programming) and up 3 percent (187,000 vs. 181,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (July 8-14, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down 32 percent (91,000 vs. 134,000) from one week earlier (with UFC programming) and down 12 percent (91,000 vs. 103,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (July 8-14, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:
- “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 62,000
- “MLB Whiparound”: 26,000
- “America’s Pregame”: 49,000
- “Mike Francesa Show”: 50,000 (on FS1) and 25,000 (on FS2)
“Tudor United Sportscars Race” on July 13 (2-5 p.m.) averaged 62,000 viewers.
Fox Sports 2 Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) | Wed | 5:00PM- 6:30PM | 90 | 0.0 | 48 |
| 2 | NASCAR RACE HUB SPECIAL | Thu | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 36 |
| 3 | UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS | Tue | 5:00AM- 5:30AM | 30 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 4 | UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS | Sun | 6:00PM- 6:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 4 | WORLD POKER TOUR | Sun | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 6 | NASCAR RACE HUB | Mon | 6:30PM- 7:30PM | 60 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 6 | ULTIMATE FIGHTER | Sat | 1:30PM- 2:30PM | 60 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 8 | MIKE FRANCESA SHOW (live) | Fri | 1:00PM- 6:30PM | 330 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 9 | MOTOGP MOTO3 (delay) | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 22 |
| 9 | ULTIMATE FIGHTER | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 22 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is even (11,000 vs. 11,000) from one week earlier and down 78 percent (11,000 vs. 49,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (July 8-14, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down 10 percent (9,000 vs. 10,000) from one week earlier and down 68 percent (9,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (July 8-14, 2013).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
