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NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: Tampa Bay at Atlanta Thu 8:26PM-11:35PM 189 1.4 2347
2 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK Thu 8:20PM- 8:26PM 6 0.9 1469
3 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 Thu 7:57PM- 8:20PM 23 0.7 1121
4 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME Thu 11:45PM-12:20AM 35 0.6 950
5 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 Thu 7:30PM- 7:57PM 27 0.4 697
6 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 9:00AM- 1:00PM 240 0.4 647
7 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.3 405
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 12:20AM- 1:20AM 60 0.3 403
9 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 8:30PM- 9:30PM 60 0.2 357
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS KICKOFF Thu 6:00PM- 7:30PM 90 0.2 303
14 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9:00PM-10:30PM 90 0.2 246
61 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: Roger Goodell Press Conference Fri 2:32PM- 4:30PM 118 0.1 133

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 218 percent (474,000 vs. 605,000) from one week earlier and down 54 percent (474,000 vs. 1,393,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 41 percent (200,000 vs. 232,000) from one week earlier and down 39 percent (200,000 vs. 392,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

“Inside the NFL” drew 209,000 viewers in its original Tuesday 9 p.m. telecast on Showtime for Sep. 16.

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “NFL AM” (6-10 a.m.): 93,000
  • “NFL Fantasy Live” (5-6 p.m.): 151,000
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Sep. 15-20): 220,000

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Milwaukee at St. Louis or L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Thu 8:00PM-12:44AM 284 0.2 328
2 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Tue 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 201
3 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Major League 2 Sat 2:00PM- 4:00PM 120 0.1 191
4 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at San Diego or Texas at L.A. Angels Fri 10:00PM- 1:02AM 182 0.1 180
5 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Thu 12:44AM- 1:25AM 41 0.1 162
6 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Philadelphia at Oakland or Toronto at N.Y. Yankees Sat 4:00PM- 7:08PM 188 0.1 161
7 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Fri 2:00PM- 5:54PM 234 0.1 153
8 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at Arizona or L.A. Dodgers at Colorado Wed 3:30PM- 7:17PM 227 0.1 151
9 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Fri 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 149
10 MLB TONIGHT BP Tue 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.1 140
12 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Seattle at L.A. Angels or Texas at Oakland Tue 10:00PM- 1:26AM 206 0.1 129
14 SAT. NIGHT BASEBALL (joined in progress): Texas at L.A. Angels or San Francisco at San Diego Sat 10:00PM-12:07AM 127 0.1 125
16 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Texas at Oakland Thu 3:30PM- 6:44PM 194 0.1 120
17 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Washington at Atlanta or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay Mon 7:00PM-10:19PM 199 0.1 115
22 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Seattle at L.A. Angels or Philadelphia at San Diego Mon 10:19PM- 1:05AM 166 0.1 105

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 7 percent (155,000 vs. 167,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (155,000 vs. 196,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 4 percent (83,000 vs. 80,000) from one week earlier and up 12 percent (83,000 vs. 74,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

TBS’s non-exclusive MLB telecast of Detroit @ Kansas City on Sep. 21 (2:04-5:30 p.m.) drew 183,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “High Heat”: 52,000
  • “MLB Now”: 73,000
  • “Intentional Talk”: 82,000
  • “Quick Pitch” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast): 79,000

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Yokohama LPGA Classic Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.1 199
2 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Yokohama LPGA Classic Sat 3:45PM- 7:04PM 199 0.1 196
3 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Yokohama LPGA Classic Fri 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.1 186
4 LPGA TOUR: 2014 Yokohama LPGA Classic Thu 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.2 184
5 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Web.com Tour Championship Sun 1:57PM- 5:00PM 183 0.1 169
6 GOLF CENTRAL-POST Sat 7:04PM- 7:30PM 26 0.1 141
7 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Web.com Tour Championship Sat 1:00PM- 3:45PM 165 0.1 136
8 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Pac Links Hawaii Championship Fri 7:30PM-10:30PM 180 0.1 134
8 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Pac Links Hawaii Championship Sat 7:30PM-10:30PM 180 0.1 134
10 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Web.com Tour Championship Thu 2:00PM- 5:00PM 180 0.1 125
13 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Wales Open Sat 8:30AM-12:20PM 230 0.1 105
13 WEB.COM TOUR: 2014 Web.com Tour Championship Fri 1:57PM- 5:00PM 183 0.1 105
15 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2014 Pac Links Hawaii Championship Sun 8:00PM-11:00PM 180 0.1 102
16 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Wales Open Sun 8:00AM-12:15PM 255 0.1 95
17 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Wales Open Fri 10:00AM-12:58PM 178 0.1 93
30 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2014 Wales Open Thu 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 0.1 58

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 17 percent (87,000 vs. 105,000) from one week earlier and down 50 percent (87,000 vs. 175,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 43 percent (63,000 vs. 111,000) from one week earlier and down 59 percent (63,000 vs. 152,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 HARDWOOD CLASSICS: 1992 NBA Finals Game 6 Fri 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 95
2 PHIL JACKSON: 2000 NBA Finals Game 6: Pacers vs. Lakers Wed 9:30PM-11:30PM 120 0.1 90
3 PHIL JACKSON: 1998 NBA Finals Game 6: Bulls vs. Jazz Wed 7:00PM- 9:30PM 150 0.1 89
4 2014 USA FIBA: USA vs. Serbia – Gold Medal Game (repeat) Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 69
5 HARDWOOD CLASSICS: 1996 NBA Finals Game 6 Fri 11:00PM-12:30AM 90 0.1 66
6 NBA GAMETIME Tue 11:00PM-11:30PM 30 0.0 65
7 NBA GAMETIME Tue 11:30PM-12:00AM 30 0.0 62
8 HARDWOOD CLASSICS: 1981 ECF Game 7: 76ers vs. Celtics Sat 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.0 58
9 NBA SPECIAL: Larry Bird 50 Greatest Moments Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.0 57
10 HARDWOOD CLASSICS: 1998 NBA Finals Game 6 Fri 2:30AM- 4:30AM 120 0.0 54
26 PRESS CONFERENCE: New NBA Marketing Partnership Wed 1:21PM- 1:41PM 20 0.0 38
69 THE STARTERS Mon 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 20

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 23 percent (56,000 vs. 73,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (56,000 vs. 59,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 24 percent (28,000 vs. 37,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (28,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago (September 16-22, 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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