ESPN Ratings Buzz: July 13-19

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 83 percent (1.466 million vs. 803,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (1.466 million vs. 1.638 million) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 36 percent (868,000 vs. 640,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (868,000 vs. 915,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

Live coverage of the 2015 British Open golf tournament (ESPN, July 16-20) averaged 1.94 million viewers — up 29 percent from the same weekend one year ago (1.5 million on ESPN, July 17-20).

Related: MLB Home Run Derby draws 4.9 overnight rating, up 26 percent from last year

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “College Football Live” (ESPN, July 13-15): 288,000
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 13-15): 370,000 (prior week: 345,000)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 13-15): 420,000 (prior week: 406,000)
• “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 13-14): 675,000 (prior week: 306,000)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 13-15 9 a.m.): 314,000
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 13-19 early evening): 493,000 (prior week: 399,000)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 13-19 late night): 599,000 (prior week: 614,000)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 22 percent (241,000 vs. 197,000) from one week earlier and down 43 percent (241,000 vs. 423,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 13 percent (174,000 vs. 199,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (174,000 vs. 217,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 13-15): 168,000 (prior week: 152,000)
• “First Take” (ESPN2, July 13-15): 378,000 (June 22-26: 266,000)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, July 13-14): 301,000 (prior week: 152,000)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, July 13-14): 254,000 (prior week: 222,000)
• “Olbermann” (ESPN2, July 13-17): 179,000 (prior week: 155,000)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 13-14 & 17-18): 109,000 (prior week: 102,000)
• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, July 13-17): 145,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 151,000)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN2, July 16-17): 171,000
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, July 16-17): 189,000
• “NFL Live” (ESPN2, July 16-17): 266,000

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK	PROGRAM	DAY	TIME	DUR	HH	VWRS (000)
1	COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: Georgia Tech at Georgia	Sat	3:00PM- 5:00PM	120	0.1	115
2	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Survive and Advance	Sun	11:30AM- 1:30PM	120	0.1	94
3	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: The U Part 2	Sun	9:30PM-11:30PM	120	0.1	93
4	COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPRING GAME: Florida State	Sat	11:00AM- 1:00PM	120	0.1	90
4	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: The U	Sun	7:30PM- 9:30PM	120	0.1	90
6	COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: Auburn at Alabama	Fri	3:00PM- 6:00PM	180	0.1	88
7	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner	Sun	1:30PM- 3:00PM	90	0.1	86
8	COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: Clemson at Florida State	Sat	9:00AM-11:00AM	120	0.1	74
9	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: The Best That Never Was	Sun	11:30PM- 1:30AM	120	0.1	73
10	ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 for 30: Sole Man	Sun	10:00AM-11:30AM	90	0.1	72
16	WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Gold Medal Game	Mon	7:59AM-10:18AM	139	0.0	60
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