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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at LSU Tue 7:00PM- 9:05PM 125 1.5 2406
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Duke at Syracuse Sat 6:15PM- 8:19PM 124 1.3 2202
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: South Carolina at Kentucky Sat 2:03PM- 4:08PM 125 1.2 1816
4 NBA ALL-STAR EVENT: Celebrity Game Fri 7:00PM- 9:05PM 125 1.2 1787
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: NC State at Louisville Sat 4:08PM- 6:15PM 127 1.1 1657
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Miami at Cleveland Wed 8:05PM-10:32PM 147 1.1 1596
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Duke at Florida State Mon 7:00PM- 9:18PM 138 1.1 1569
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Houston at L.A. Clippers Wed 10:32PM- 1:17AM 165 1.0 1424
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Ohio State at Michigan State Sat 12:00PM- 2:03PM 123 1.0 1347
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wisconsin at Nebraska Tue 9:05PM-11:05PM 120 0.8 1162
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iowa State at Oklahoma Mon 9:18PM-10:56PM 98 0.8 1116
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Michigan at Illinois Thu 9:05PM-11:10PM 125 0.6 867
19 PBA BOWLING: Tournament of Champions Sun 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.6 838
21 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.5 726
26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arizona at Washington Fri 9:05PM-11:00PM 115 0.5 698
26 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BASKETBALL: Vs. Washington Generals Sun 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.4 698
38 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 9:00AM- 9:30AM 30 0.4 583
42 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Ole Miss at Florida Thu 7:00PM- 9:05PM 125 0.4 572
42 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 9:30AM-10:00AM 30 0.4 572
49 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Connecticut at SMU Sat 8:57PM-11:03PM 126 0.4 542
57 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE Sun 3:00PM- 5:00PM 120 0.4 506
148 SPORT SCIENCE: Newton Awards Sun 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 136
149 GRANTLAND BASKETBALL SHOW Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 132

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 13 percent (1.108 million vs. 1.277 million) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (1.108 million vs. 1.261 million) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 7 percent (629,000 vs. 675,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (629,000 vs. 606,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13): 297,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 150,000)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13): 316,000 (prior week: 390,000)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13): 390,000 (prior week: 501,000)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13): 607,000 (prior week: 704,000)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13): 922,000 (prior week: 1.041 million)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 9-13 & 15 early evening): 591,000 (prior week: 594,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 9-15 late night): 591,000 (prior week: 612,000)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: South Carolina at Uconn Mon 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.7 1136
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: West Virginia at Iowa State Sat 4:11PM- 6:09PM 118 0.4 606
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas at Texas Tech Tue 9:05PM-10:57PM 112 0.3 474
4 BOXING SERIES: Middleweight Quarterfinal Fri 9:16PM-11:26PM 130 0.3 446
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma at Kansas State Sat 8:23PM-10:27PM 124 0.3 442
6 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at Tennessee Sun 3:04PM- 5:09PM 125 0.3 425
7 BASKETBALL: The Geno Auriemma Project: The Program Mon 10:00PM-10:30PM 30 0.3 377
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Wed 8:44PM- 9:04PM 20 0.2 350
9 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.3 349
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Notre Dame at Clemson Tue 7:00PM- 9:05PM 125 0.2 348
14 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BASKETBALL: Washington Generals vs. Harlem Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.2 330
15 NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIES Sun 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.2 318
18 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Syracuse at Boston College Wed 7:00PM- 8:44PM 104 0.2 307
19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wichita State at Illinois State Sat 6:09PM- 8:23PM 134 0.2 291
20 COLLEGE ARM WRESTLING Fri 11:26PM-12:26AM 60 0.2 287
21 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: West Virginia at Baylor Sun 5:09PM- 7:00PM 111 0.2 286
24 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Sun 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.2 276
26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oregon at USC Wed 9:04PM-10:56PM 112 0.1 258
31 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: St. Mary’s at BYU Thu 9:05PM-11:04PM 119 0.1 242
36 BASKETBALL: The Geno Auriemma Project: Together Mon 10:30PM-11:00PM 30 0.2 226
38 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: New Mexico at Nevada Sat 10:27PM-12:18AM 111 0.1 223
45 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: North Carolina at Louisville Sun 1:00PM- 3:04PM 124 0.2 216
56 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Tulsa at Uconn Thu 7:00PM- 9:05PM 125 0.1 201
68 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Green Bay at Valparaiso Fri 7:00PM- 9:16PM 136 0.1 187
75 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: VCU at George Washington Sat 2:03PM- 4:11PM 128 0.1 180
84 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED Sat 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.1 150
97 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH: 1990 – Buster Douglas vs. Mike Tyson Tue 2:00AM- 3:00AM 60 0.1 127
126 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Georgia State at Texas State Sat 12:00PM- 2:03PM 123 0.1 66

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 16 percent (389,000 vs. 462,000) from one week earlier and up 95 percent (389,000 vs. 199,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 13 percent (222,000 vs. 255,000) from one week earlier and up 27 percent (222,000 vs. 175,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 208,000 (prior week: 234,000)
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 309,000 (prior week: 367,000)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 238,000 (prior week: 275,000)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 197,000 (prior week: 235,000)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13 4pm): 216,000 (prior week: 242,000)
  • “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 131,000 (prior week: 164,000)
  • “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-13): 132,000 (prior week: 185,000)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 9, 10, 12, 14): 141,000
  • “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Feb. 9-12): 152,000 (prior week: 196,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arkansas at Auburn Tue 9:03PM-11:27PM 144 0.2 264
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma State at Baylor Mon 7:00PM- 9:02PM 122 0.1 228
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas State at West Virginia Wed 7:00PM- 9:17PM 137 0.1 189
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Mississippi State at Missouri Sat 4:08PM- 6:22PM 134 0.1 157
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma State at TCU Sat 6:22PM- 8:04PM 102 0.1 136
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: California at Utah Sun 8:30PM-10:33PM 123 0.1 133
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Mon 9:02PM-11:13PM 131 0.1 112
8 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Vanderbit at South Carolina Sun 12:00PM- 2:00PM 120 0.1 106
9 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: Snoop and Son: A Dad’s Dream Mon 11:13PM-11:43PM 30 0.1 102
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: New Mexico at Colorado State Tue 11:27PM- 1:12AM 105 0.1 85
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Northern Iowa at Missouri State Sun 4:06PM- 5:48PM 102 0.1 73
13 EDGE (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.0 67
14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Tulane at Cincinnati Sat 2:04PM- 4:08PM 124 0.0 66
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iona at Manhattan Fri 10:19PM-12:16AM 117 0.0 57
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Purdue at Rutgers Thu 7:00PM- 9:03PM 123 0.0 57
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kent State at Toledo Fri 6:00PM- 8:34PM 154 0.0 55
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Vanderbilt at Alabama Sat 8:04PM-10:03PM 119 0.1 54
30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Cleveland State at Detroit Fri 8:34PM-10:19PM 105 0.0 49
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Memphis at USF Sat 12:00PM- 1:54PM 114 0.0 48
33 ESPN RECRUITING NATION (live) Thu 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.0 44
33 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: South Florida at East Carolina Sun 2:00PM- 4:06PM 126 0.0 44
37 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Callaway (MS) vs. Dominican (WI) Sat 10:03PM-11:36PM 93 0.0 42
47 KATZ’S KORNER (live) Tue 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 34
48 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Memphis at East Carolina Tue 7:00PM- 9:03PM 123 0.0 33
52 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky Wed 9:17PM-11:13PM 116 0.0 30
59 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Santa Clara at San Francisco Thu 11:04PM- 1:21AM 137 0.0 27
62 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: SMU at Houston Thu 9:03PM-11:04PM 121 0.0 25
75 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: Auburn at Alabama Tue 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 20

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 19 percent (104,000 vs. 128,000) from one week earlier and down 10 percent (104,000 vs. 116,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 35 percent (44,000 vs. 68,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (44,000 vs. 55,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

Viewership average for “The Herd” (Feb. 9-13 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) was 43,000 (prior week: 36,000).

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 173
2 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.1 172
3 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 10:00PM-10:55PM 55 0.1 148
4 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Mon 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 140
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iona at Manhattan Fri 10:07PM-10:21PM 14 0.1 125
6 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Fri 10:00PM-10:42PM 42 0.1 124
7 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Fri 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 121
8 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Thu 10:00PM-11:07PM 67 0.1 118
9 SPORTSNATION MONTHLY JEERS Sun 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.1 116
9 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 Sun 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.1 116
26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iowa State at Oklahoma Mon 9:07PM- 9:27PM 20 0.1 85
46 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: New Mexico at Colorado State Tue 11:09PM-11:29PM 20 0.1 68
138 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: New Mexico at Nevada Sat 10:04PM-10:28PM 24 0.0 31
139 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma at Kansas State Sat 8:04PM- 8:24PM 20 0.0 30
187 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: USF at UCF Wed 7:00PM- 8:57PM 117 0.0 16

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 24 percent (78,000 vs. 103,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (78,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 19 percent (48,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (48,000 vs. 46,000) from the same week one year ago (February 10-16, 2014).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Feb. 9-13) averaged 22,000 viewers (prior week: 54,000), and “ESPN FC” (Feb. 9-13) averaged 49,000 viewers (prior week: 42,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

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