NBCSN and Fox Sports Ratings Buzz: August 31-September 6

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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 8 percent (112,000 vs. 104,000) from one week earlier and up 11 percent (112,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 22 percent (95,000 vs. 122,000) from one week earlier and up 40 percent (95,000 vs. 68,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

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

• College Football Texas at Notre Dame (Sep. 5 7:30-11:01 p.m.) 4.060 million total viewers; 1.482 million adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green (Sep. 6 7:00-7:14 p.m.) 3.859 million total viewers; 647,000 adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Start (Sep. 6 7:14-7:30 p.m.) 4.641 million total viewers; 897,000 adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Darlington, SC Bojangles Southern 500 (Sep. 6 7:30-11:58 p.m.) 5.918 million total viewers; 1.496 million adults 18-49

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

• “Dan Patrick Show” (Sep. 1-4): 52,000 (21,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR America” (Sep. 1-4 early evening): 111,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
• “Fantasy Football Live” (Sep. 1-3 early evening): 49,000 (26,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pro Football Talk” (Aug. 31-Sep. 3 early evening): 47,000
• “Men in Blazers” (Aug. 31 9 p.m.): 61,000

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 155 percent (546,000 vs. 214,000) from one week earlier and up 63 percent (546,000 vs. 336,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 94 percent (175,000 vs. 90,000) from one week earlier and up 37 percent (175,000 vs. 128,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

Spanish-language telecast versions of live Fox Sports events on Fox Deportes, in total viewers (adults 18-49):

• College Football: Michigan at Utah (Sep. 3 8:30 p.m.-midnight): 7,000 (2,000)
• International Soccer Friendly (Futbol Amistoso): Portugal vs. France (Sep. 4 2:30-4:42 p.m.): 117,000 (96,000)
• UFC Euro Eliminatorias: San Marino vs. Inglaterra (Sep. 5 12:00-2:00 p.m.): 48,000 (29,000)
• UFC Euro Eliminatorias: Suiza vs. Eslovenia (Sep. 5 2:30-5:00 p.m.): 28,000 (8,000)
• UFC 191 Prelim: D. Johnson vs. J. Dodson (Sep. 5 8:00-10:00 p.m.): 68,000 (37,000)
• Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew vs. FC Dallas (Sep. 6 7:00-9:12 p.m.): 60,000 (38,000)

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

• “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched live telecast Aug. 31-Sep. 6): 202,000
• “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Sep. 1-2): 24,000
• “America’s Pregame” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4): 50,000
• “NASCAR Race Hub” (Aug. 31-Sep. 3): 100,000
• “MLB Whiparound” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4): 67,000

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 24 percent (35,000 vs. 46,000) from one week earlier and up 338 percent (35,000 vs. 8,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up 41 percent (24,000 vs. 17,000) from one week earlier and up 140 percent (24,000 vs. 10,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

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

• College Football Virginia at UCLA (Sep. 5 3:36-6:53 p.m.) 1.350 million total viewers; 587,000 adults 18-49
• Fox College Football Post Gun (Sep. 5 6:49-6:53 p.m.) 844,000 total viewers; 385,000 adults 18-49
• Fox College Football Post Game (Sep. 5 6:53-7:00 p.m.) 777,000 total viewers; 335,000 adults 18-49

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research