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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: OKLAHOMA CITY at SAN ANTONIO | Wed | 9:35PM-11:46PM | 131 | 1.0 | 1530 |
| 2 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: BAYLOR vs. NOTRE DAME | Sun | 8:30PM-10:30PM | 120 | 0.8 | 1187 |
| 3 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.8 | 1094 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sat | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.8 | 1074 |
| 5 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: TEXAS at CONNECTICUT | Sat | 12:00PM- 1:52PM | 112 | 0.7 | 1053 |
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.7 | 1052 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.7 | 1002 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.7 | 975 |
| 9 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: CHICAGO at TORONTO | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:35PM | 155 | 0.7 | 953 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Fri | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.6 | 946 |
| 12 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: FLORIDA STATE vs. SOUTH CAROLINA | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:25PM | 145 | 0.7 | 930 |
| 15 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: GONZAGA vs. TENNESSEE | Sat | 7:04PM- 9:32PM | 148 | 0.6 | 915 |
| 18 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: DUKE vs. MARYLAND | Sat | 4:32PM- 6:36PM | 124 | 0.6 | 816 |
| 23 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: DAYTON vs. LOUISVILLE | Sat | 2:20PM- 4:32PM | 132 | 0.6 | 780 |
| 24 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.6 | 777 |
| 28 | NIT TOURNAMENT: VANDERBILT vs. STANFORD | Tue | 9:06PM-11:12PM | 126 | 0.5 | 726 |
| 33 | NIT TOURNAMENT: MURRAY STATE vs. TULSA | Mon | 9:05PM-11:09PM | 124 | 0.5 | 651 |
| 44 | NIT TOURNAMENT: LOUISIANA TECH vs. TEXAS A&M | Mon | 7:00PM- 9:05PM | 125 | 0.4 | 602 |
| 47 | NIT TOURNAMENT: MIAMI (FL) vs. RICHMOND | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:06PM | 126 | 0.4 | 576 |
| 48 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.4 | 572 |
| 52 | NHRA DRAG RACING: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | Sun | 2:25PM- 5:27PM | 182 | 0.4 | 544 |
| 56 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: NORTH CAROLINA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA | Fri | 7:00PM- 9:32PM | 152 | 0.3 | 524 |
| 80 | PBA BOWLING: PBA League Quarterfinals | Sun | 5:27PM- 7:22PM | 115 | 0.3 | 438 |
| 103 | MEN’S SOCCER: DENMARK vs. USA | Wed | 3:00PM- 5:15PM | 135 | 0.3 | 400 |
| 108 | MLB SPRING TRAINING: LA ANGELS vs. CHICAGO CUBS | Thu | 7:00PM-10:07PM | 187 | 0.3 | 387 |
| 116 | MLB SPRING TRAINING: PHILADELPHIA vs. ATLANTA | Tue | 1:00PM- 4:19PM | 199 | 0.3 | 375 |
| 132 | MLB SPRING TRAINING: BOSTON vs. ATLANTA | Fri | 1:00PM- 3:33PM | 153 | 0.3 | 344 |
| 146 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: STANFORD vs. NOTRE DAME | Fri | 10:00PM-11:51PM | 111 | 0.2 | 279 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 4 percent (740,000 vs. 773,000) from one week earlier and down 37 percent (740,000 vs. 1.174 million) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is about even (553,000 vs. 552,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (553,000 vs. 625,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 23 & 26): 387,000 (prior week: 251,000)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 23 & 26): 363,000 (prior week: 323,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24 & 26-27): 480,000 (prior week: 503,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24 & 26-27): 496,000 (prior week on ESPN2: 254,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 23-27): 652,000 (prior week: 676,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 23-27): 972,000 (prior week: 966,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 23-27 & 29 early evening): 704,000 (prior week: 474,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 23-29 late night): 677,000 (prior week: 672,000)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES | Mon | 9:01PM-11:15PM | 134 | 0.5 | 812 |
| 2 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES | Mon | 6:30PM- 8:51PM | 141 | 0.5 | 772 |
| 3 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Mon | 8:51PM- 9:01PM | 10 | 0.5 | 739 |
| 4 | NIT TOURNAMENT: MURRAY STATE vs. OLD DOMINION | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:13PM | 133 | 0.3 | 448 |
| 5 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: IOWA vs. BAYLOR | Fri | 7:30PM- 9:28PM | 118 | 0.2 | 392 |
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 386 |
| 7 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 For 30: I Hate Christian Laettner | Tue | 7:30PM- 9:00PM | 90 | 0.3 | 381 |
| 8 | NHRA QUALIFYING: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Quarterfinals | Sat | 8:14PM- 9:30PM | 76 | 0.2 | 368 |
| 9 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: The Fab Five | Tue | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 350 |
| 9 | NIT TOURNAMENT: LOUISIANA TECH vs. TEMPLE | Wed | 9:13PM-10:58PM | 105 | 0.3 | 350 |
| 13 | EUROPEAN QUALIFIER: PORTUGAL vs. SERBIA | Sun | 2:30PM- 4:42PM | 132 | 0.2 | 339 |
| 18 | BOXING SERIES: B. Prescott vs. F. Lawson | Thu | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 326 |
| 31 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: SEC Championship | Sat | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 273 |
| 34 | ARENA FOOTBALL: PHILADELPHIA at ORLANDO | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:51PM | 171 | 0.2 | 256 |
| 39 | NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: DENVER vs. BOSTON COLLEGE | Sat | 3:00PM- 5:31PM | 151 | 0.1 | 241 |
| 57 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY: FRANCE vs. BRAZIL | Thu | 3:55PM- 6:00PM | 125 | 0.2 | 207 |
| 58 | EUROPEAN QUALIFIER: SPAIN vs. UKRAINE | Fri | 3:30PM- 5:42PM | 132 | 0.1 | 205 |
| 64 | CHEERLEADING: National High School Cheerleading Championships | Sat | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 196 |
| 65 | CHEERLEADING: National High School Cheerleading Championships | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 193 |
| 67 | WORLD ARMWRESTLING LEAGUE Championships | Thu | 11:00PM-12:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 177 |
| 73 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY: MEXICO vs. ECUADOR | Sat | 9:30PM-11:38PM | 128 | 0.1 | 167 |
| 76 | NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: MINNESOTA DULUTH vs. BOSTON U | Sat | 5:31PM- 8:14PM | 163 | 0.1 | 158 |
| 79 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: CHICAGO at PHILADELPHIA | Sun | 4:42PM- 7:00PM | 138 | 0.1 | 152 |
| 103 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: ARIZONA STATE vs. FLORIDA STATE | Fri | 10:00PM-12:11AM | 131 | 0.1 | 104 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 31 percent (403,000 vs. 308,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (403,000 vs. 476,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 3 percent (221,000 vs. 228,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (221,000 vs. 242,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-27): 216,000 (prior week: 209,000)
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-27): 324,000 (prior week: 391,000)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-27): 242,000 (prior week: 276,000)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Mar. 25 & 27): 224,000
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Mar. 24-25): 237,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 24-25): 216,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-27): 207,000 (prior week: 213,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-25): 97,000 (prior week: 195,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Mar. 25): 337,000 (prior week: 254,000)
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-25): 208,000 (prior week: 195,000)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-27): 114,000
- “College GameDay” (Basketball) (ESPN2, Mar. 27-29): 99,000 (prior week: 97,000)
- “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Mar. 23-25 & 27-28): 143,000 (prior week: 149,000)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 For 30: I Hate Christian Laettner | Wed | 7:30PM- 9:00PM | 90 | 0.1 | 160 |
| 2 | NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: ST. CLOUD STATE vs. NORTH DAKOTA | Sat | 9:13PM-11:44PM | 151 | 0.1 | 148 |
| 3 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 For 30: Playing for the Mob | Wed | 9:43PM-11:12PM | 89 | 0.1 | 122 |
| 3 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: QUINNIPIAC vs. NORTH DAKOTA | Fri | 8:39PM-11:30PM | 171 | 0.1 | 122 |
| 5 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship | Mon | 10:03PM-12:10AM | 127 | 0.1 | 119 |
| 6 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: RIT vs. NEBRASKA-OMAHA | Sun | 7:39PM-10:22PM | 163 | 0.1 | 115 |
| 7 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: MINNESOTA vs. MINNESOTA DULUTH | Fri | 6:00PM- 8:39PM | 159 | 0.1 | 113 |
| 8 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: SEC Championship | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 112 |
| 9 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: SYRACUSE at NOTRE DAME | Sat | 12:00PM- 2:34PM | 154 | 0.1 | 104 |
| 10 | NIT TOURNAMENT: ILLINOIS STATE vs. OLD DOMINION | Mon | 8:00PM-10:03PM | 123 | 0.1 | 97 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTERU (live) | Fri | 5:10PM- 6:00PM | 50 | 0.1 | 97 |
| 13 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: PROVIDENCE vs. DENVER | Sun | 5:04PM- 7:39PM | 155 | 0.1 | 84 |
| 14 | BASKETBALL: How to Beat Kentucky | Wed | 9:00PM- 9:31PM | 31 | 0.1 | 70 |
| 17 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: YALE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Fri | 2:00PM- 5:10PM | 190 | 0.0 | 63 |
| 19 | NIT TOURNAMENT: LOUISIANA TECH vs. TEMPLE | Wed | 9:04PM- 9:16PM | 12 | 0.0 | 62 |
| 19 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: PROVIDENCE vs. MIAMI (OHIO) | Sat | 6:51PM- 9:13PM | 142 | 0.0 | 62 |
| 22 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: RIT vs. MINNESOTA ST MANKATO | Sat | 4:02PM- 6:51PM | 169 | 0.0 | 57 |
| 23 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: FLORIDA GOLF COAST vs. FLORIDA STATE | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:47PM | 107 | 0.0 | 56 |
| 24 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Thu | 10:52PM-12:30AM | 98 | 0.0 | 55 |
| 26 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: RUTGERS vs. JOHNS HOPKINS | Sat | 2:34PM- 4:02PM | 88 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 27 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: MISSISSIPPI at ARKANSAS | Thu | 7:30PM-10:52PM | 202 | 0.0 | 47 |
| 31 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: OHIO STATE vs. PENN STATE | Sun | 3:22PM- 5:04PM | 102 | 0.0 | 40 |
| 34 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: DUKE vs. NORTH CAROLINA | Sun | 1:02PM- 3:22PM | 140 | 0.0 | 38 |
| 37 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: BROWN vs. PRINCETON | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:02PM | 122 | 0.0 | 36 |
| 97 | COLLEGE SWIMMING | Thu | 8:30AM-10:00AM | 90 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 106 | KATZ’S KORNER (live) | Mon | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 7 |
| 113 | COLLEGE SWIMMING | Thu | 7:00AM- 8:30AM | 90 | 0.0 | 4 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 2 percent (101,000 vs. 103,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (101,000 vs. 114,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 20 percent (43,000 vs. 54,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (43,000 vs. 49,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
Viewership averages for “The Herd” (Mar. 23-27) was 30,000 (prior week: 60,000) and live telecasts of “SportsCenterU” (Mar. 26-29) averaged 33,000 (prior week: 32,000).
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 213 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 10:00PM-11:09PM | 69 | 0.1 | 200 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 187 |
| 4 | SPORTSNATION MONTHLY JEERS | Sun | 7:20PM- 7:30PM | 10 | 0.1 | 184 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Fri | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 181 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Tue | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 181 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 162 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Tue | 3:59PM- 5:00PM | 61 | 0.1 | 159 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 156 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 156 |
| 59 | MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: PROVIDENCE vs. MIAMI (OH) | Sat | 6:33PM- 6:51PM | 18 | 0.1 | 57 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 8 percent (84,000 vs. 91,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (84,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 10 percent (53,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and down 25 percent (53,000 vs. 71,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Mar. 23-27) averaged 46,000 viewers (prior week: 35,000), and “ESPN FC” (Mar. 23-27) averaged 56,000 viewers (prior week: 60,000).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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