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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DAY DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Mon 09/07/15 7:54 PM 11:16 PM 10585 4770
   OHIO STATE/VIRGINIA TECH
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON SUST (live) Mon 09/07/15 11:16 PM 11:30 PM 7065 3664
   
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 5:57 PM 9:59 PM 4129 1713
   OKLAHOMA/TENNESSEE
4 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Tue 09/08/15 7:07 PM 1:12 AM 3321 1205
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
5 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Sun 09/13/15 6:58 PM 11:00 PM 3153 1044
   MEN’S FINALS
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 9:59 PM 12:48 AM 3121 1433
   LSU/MISSISSIPPI STATE
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Sat 09/12/15 12:48 AM 1:00 AM 2610 1512
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 11:31 AM 3:09 PM 2216 976
   SOUTH FLORIDA/FLORIDA STATE
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Mon 09/07/15 11:30 PM 1:01 AM 2155 1263
   
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 09/07/15 7:00 PM 7:54 PM 2077 886
   
11 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 09/13/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1956 1161
   
12 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 09/12/15 9:00 AM 11:31 AM 1795 968
   
13 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:09 PM 5:57 PM 1601 443
   WOMEN’S FINALS
15 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 09/13/15 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1408 843
   
16 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Fri 09/11/15 11:00 AM 3:35 PM 1378 443
   WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL (Roberta Vinci def. Serena Williams)
17 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN FILL (live) Sun 09/13/15 4:10 PM 6:58 PM 1173 340
   
18 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Fri 09/11/15 5:00 PM 12:00 AM 1152 355
   MEN’S SEMIFINAL
23 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Tue 09/08/15 12:00 PM 7:07 PM 990 324
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
26 NHRA DRAG RACING Mon 09/07/15 4:23 PM 7:00 PM 935 263
   US NATIONALS
28 MLB MONDAY NIGHT (live) Wed 09/09/15 7:00 PM 9:46 PM 877 315
   NEW YORK METS/WASHINGTON NATIONALS
29 FANTASY SHOW (live) Thu 09/10/15 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 851 408
   
30 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Wed 09/09/15 11:00 AM 7:00 PM 822 230
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
30 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Wed 09/09/15 11:00 AM 7:00 PM 822 230
   MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS
35 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT Wed 09/09/15 10:00 PM 1:01 AM 788 375
   LA DODGERS/LA ANGELS
42 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sun 09/13/15 3:30 PM 4:10 PM 730 230
   MEN’S FINAL BLUE CARPET SHOW
44 MLB HOLIDAY (live) Mon 09/07/15 1:00 PM 4:23 PM 718 279
   BALTIMORE/NEW YORK YANKEES
45 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Wed 09/09/15 5:03 PM 5:39 PM 710 195
   
59 NFL MATCHUP Sat 09/12/15 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 472 320
   
62 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Thu 09/10/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 457 183
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 105 percent (3.748 million vs. 1.826 million) from one week earlier and up 19 percent (3.748 million vs. 3.157 million) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 39 percent (1.258 million vs. 903,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (1.258 million vs. 1.363 million) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 365,000 (203,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 10 afternoon): 414,000 (216,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 625,000 (367,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 643,000 (432,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 737,000 (419,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 1,072,000 (619,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Sep. 10): 202,000 (96,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 7-11 9 a.m.): 473,000 (283,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 10 early evening): 776,000 (484,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 7-13 late night): 1,094,000 (664,000 adults 18-49)

ABC
Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the ABC broadcast network:

  • College Football Oregon State at Michigan (Sep. 12 12:01-3:21 p.m.) 4.493 million total viewers; 1.699 million adults 18-49
  • College Football Studio (Sep. 12 3:22-3:30 p.m.) 4.010 million total viewers; 1.512 million adults 18-49
  • College Football Notre Dame at Virginia (Sep. 12 3:30-7:10 p.m.) 5.744 million total viewers; 2.118 million adults 18-49
  • Saturday Night Football Pre-Game (Sep. 12 8:00-8:06 p.m.) 4.813 million total viewers; 1.565 million adults 18-49
  • College Football Oregon at Michigan State (Sep. 12 8:06-11:54 p.m.) 7.898 million total viewers; 3.227 million adults 18-49
  • World of X Games Being, Vol. 2: Dream Big–Skateboarders in Ethiopia (Sep. 13 4:00-4:30 p.m.) 390,000 total viewers; 124,000 adults 18-49
  • World of X Games Being, Vol. 1 (Sep. 13 4:30-5:00 p.m.) 406,000 total viewers; 128,000 adults 18-49

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DAY DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Mon 09/07/15 7:13 PM 12:05 AM 2239 635
   ROUND OF 16
2 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Mon 09/07/15 11:00 AM 7:13 PM 1489 467
   ROUND OF 16
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 09/11/15 8:55 PM 12:23 AM 1345 547
   UTAH STATE/UTAH
4 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN PRIME (live) Wed 09/09/15 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 1307 347
   MEN’S QUARTERFINAL
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 7:08 PM 10:46 PM 1046 402
   EAST CAROLINA/FLORIDA
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 10:46 PM 1:41 AM 1027 410
   BOISE STATE/BYU
7 USA SOCCER MEN (live) Tue 09/08/15 8:15 PM 10:32 PM 1012 633
   USA/BRAZIL
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 12:00 PM 3:36 PM 949 271
   BUFFALO/PENN STATE
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 09/09/15 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 734 423
   
10 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) Tue 09/08/15 10:32 PM 12:34 AM 724 511
   MEXICO/ARGENTINA
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:36 PM 6:48 PM 630 250
   FRESNO STATE/OLE MISS
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) Fri 09/11/15 8:00 PM 8:55 PM 476 199
   
22 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 09/13/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 463 280
   
25 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 09/13/15 8:00 PM 10:55 PM 442 145
   KANSAS CITY/BALTIMORE
36 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER (live) Tue 09/08/15 2:30 PM 4:43 PM 352 214
   ENGLAND/SWITZERLAND
38 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 09/13/15 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 342 140
   
41 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 09/08/15 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 332 214
   
48 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 09/13/15 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 305 149
   
82 USA WRESTLING Thu 09/10/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 172 78
   WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
92 ARM WRESTLING Thu 09/10/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 136 68
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE
94 BASRBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 09/13/15 7:03 PM 8:00 PM 127 43
   
97 ARM WRESTLING Thu 09/10/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 105 40
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE
99 MARATHON (live) Sun 09/13/15 1:00 PM 1:31 PM 95 41
   NYRR 5TH AVE MILE
100 USA WRESTLING Sun 09/13/15 10:55 PM 12:55 AM 89 32
   WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
101 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL Sun 09/13/15 1:31 PM 3:00 PM 77 19
   VENEZUELA/ARGENTINA
102 GOLF PROGRAMING: EVENT Sun 09/13/15 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 67 9
   WALKER CUP HIGHLIGHTS
103 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 09/13/15 5:00 PM 7:03 PM 63 25
   TORONTO FC/NEW ENGLAND

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 9 percent (1.026 milion vs. 1.123 million) from one week earlier and up 140 percent (1.026 million vs. 428,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 6 percent (495,000 vs. 528,000) from one week earlier and up 54 percent (495,000 vs. 321,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-11): 285,000 (135,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-11): 503,000 (294,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Sep. 10): 297,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Sportsnation” (ESPN2, Sep. 10): 233,000 (131,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy Football Kickoff” (ESPN2, Sep. 8): 332,000 (214,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 10-11): 195,000 (95,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 9 & 11): 191,000 (126,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Sep. 9 &amp: 11): 288,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-9 & 11): 386,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 9): 429,000 (254,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-10): 343,000 (195,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-10): 536,000 (271,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-11): 231,000 (118,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DAY DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 9:19 PM 10:01 PM 936 324
   LSU/MISSISSIPPI STATE
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:30 PM 7:09 PM 461 134
   WASHINGTON STATE/RUTGERS
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 12:00 PM 3:20 PM 444 198
   MIAMI (OH)/WISCONSIN
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 7:09 PM 10:25 PM 420 183
   BALL STATE/TEXAS A&M
5 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:00 PM 3:09 PM 348 95
   WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:20 PM 3:30 PM 255 62
   
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 10:25 PM 10:48 PM 243 103
   BOISE STATE/BYU
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 09/13/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 197 88
   
9 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 09/11/15 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 172 68
   BROWNSBURG (IN)/AVON (IN)
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE (live) Mon 09/07/15 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 167 74
   
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 10:48 PM 1:53 AM 128 31
   SAN JOSE STATE/AIR FORCE
25 NCAA FOOTBALL (live) Thu 09/10/15 7:30 PM 10:52 PM 95 38
   SOUTHERN/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 09/13/15 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 93 45
   
29 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (live) Sun 09/13/15 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 91 31
   NORTH CAROLINA/KENTUCKY
30 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 09/11/15 11:00 PM 2:00 AM 88 55
   ST. JOHN BOSCO (CA)/CENTRAL CATHOLIC
50 MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO (live) Sun 09/13/15 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 53 12
   PACIFIC/PRINCETON

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 38 percent (152,000 vs. 244,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (152,000 vs. 195,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 17 percent (85,000 vs. 102,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (85,000 vs. 88,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 8-11): 24,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (live) (ESPNU, Sep. 7-8 & 11): 84,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Championship Drive” (ESPNU, Sep. 7-8): 99,000 (43,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPNU, Sep. 7-8): 107,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DAY DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Mon 09/07/15 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 263 142
   
2 SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) Mon 09/07/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 237 183
   
3 SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) Mon 09/07/15 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 229 158
   
4 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Mon 09/07/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 204 115
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Wed 09/09/15 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 188 86
   
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Mon 09/07/15 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 187 129
   
7 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Wed 09/09/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 179 75
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 8:00 PM 11:48 PM 166 67
   TEMPLE/CINCINNATI
9 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 09/08/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 161 74
   
10 SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) Tue 09/08/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 148 88
   
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 12:00 PM 3:37 PM 101 36
   INDIANA STATE/PURDUE
40 ESPN GOAL LINE (live) Sat 09/12/15 3:37 PM 4:00 PM 86 30
   
43 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 09/12/15 7:01 PM 7:15 PM 85 34
   BALL STATE/TEXAS A&M
72 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 09/12/15 4:00 PM 6:56 PM 59 13
   EASTERN ILLINOIS/NORTHWESTERN

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.mr. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 48 percent (99,000 vs. 190,000) from one week earlier and up 1 percent (99,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 25 percent (64,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (64,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (September 8-14, 2014).

ESPNEWS’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Russillo & Kanell” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 9-11): 49,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 8-11 & 13): 60,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 8, 9 & 11): 50,000 (31,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Sportsnation” (ESPNEWS, Sep. 9 & 11): 72,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)

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.

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