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

  • Barclays Premier League Soccer Chelsea vs. Bournemouth (Dec. 5 12:30-2:31 p.m.) 961,000 total viewers; 485,000 adults 18-49
  • Golf: Hero World Challenge Third Round (Dec. 5 2:31-5:00 p.m.) 953,000 total viewers; 179,000 adults 18-49
  • Golf World Long Drive Championship (Dec. 5 5:00-6:00 p.m.) 828,000 total viewers; 181,000 adults 18-49
  • Dew Tour: Breckenridge Preview (Dec. 6 noon-1:00 p.m.) 591,000 total viewers; 154,000 adults 18-49
  • Swimming Winter National Championships (Dec. 6 1:00-2:00 p.m.) 529,000 total viewers; 171,000 adults 18-49
  • Golf: Hero World Challenge Final Round (Dec. 6 2:00-5:00 p.m.) 835,000 total viewers; 116,000 adults 18-49
  • Skiing FIS World Cup Birds of Prey (Dec. 6 5:00-6:00 p.m.) 555,000 total viewers; 107,000 adults 18-49
  • Football Night in America (Dec. 6 7:30-7:50 p.m.) 2.681 million total viewers; 949,000 adults 18-49
  • Football Night in America (Dec. 6 7:50-8:07 p.m.) 9.034 million total viewers; 3.766 million adults 18-49
  • Sunday Night Pre Kick (Dec. 6 8:22-8:31 p.m.) 14.649 million total viewers
  • Sunday Night Football Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Dec. 6 8:31-11:18 p.m.) 19.185 million total viewers; 8.513 million adults 18-49

Fox Sports

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

  • Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Dec. 5 12:30-1:07 p.m.) 639,000 total viewers; 234,000 adults 18-49
  • College Basketball Syracuse @ Georgetown (Dec. 5 1:07-3:14 p.m.) 869,000 total viewers; 369,000 adults 18-49
  • UFC Embedded: Aldo vs. McGregor (Dec. 5 3:14-4:14 p.m.) 652,000 total viewers; 277,000 adults 18-49
  • Fox College Football Pregame (Dec. 5 7:00-8:11 p.m.) 2.584 million total viewers; 968,000 adults 18-49
  • Fox College Football Pre-Kick (Dec. 5 8:11-8:19 p.m.) 6.379 million total viewers; 2.399 million adults 18-49
  • College Football: Big Ten Championship Michigan State @ Iowa (Dec. 5 8:19-11:56 p.m.) 9.818 million total viewers; 3.802 million adults 18-49
  • Fox College Football Post Gun (Dec. 5 11:53-11:56 p.m.) 6.600 million total viewers
  • Fox College Football Post Game (Dec. 5 11:56 p.m.-12:21 a.m.) 4.336 million total viewers; 1.952 million adults 18-49
  • Fox NFL Kickoff (Dec. 6 11:00 a.m.-noon) 1.809 million total viewers; 690,000 adults 18-49
  • Fox NFL Sunday (Dec. 6 noon-1:03 p.m.) 5.779 million total viewers; 2.147 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Football: Regional Action featuring Seattle @ Minnesota or San Francisco @ Chicago or Arizona @ St. Louis or Cincinnati @ Cleveland or Atlanta @ Tampa Bay (Dec. 6 1:03-4:12 p.m.) 15.408 million total viewers; 6.357 million adults 18-49
  • Fox NFL Game Break (Dec. 6 4:00-4:23 p.m.) 9.587 million total viewers; 3.946 million adults 18-49
  • NFL Football Carolina @ New Orleans or Philadelphia @ New England (Dec. 6 4:25-7:46 p.m.) 28.583 million total viewers; 11.345 million adults 18-49
  • Fox NFL Post Gun (Dec. 6 7:47-7:50 p.m.) 21.940 million total viewers
  • The OT (Dec. 6 7:50-8:00 p.m.) 16.763 million total viewers

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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NHL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 12/02/15 8:03 PM 10:52 PM 550 290
   NY RANGERS/NY ISLANDERS
2 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sun 12/06/15 10:54 AM 1:03 PM 537 318
   LIVERPOOL/NEWCASTLE
3 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 12/05/15 9:57 AM 12:11 PM 527 296
   WEST HAM/MANCHESTER UNITED
4 NASCAR AWARDS Fri 12/04/15 9:00 PM 12:33 AM 477 93
   SPRINT CUP 2015
5 NASCAR SPECIAL Fri 12/04/15 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 396 66
   SPRINT CUP RED CARPET 2015
6 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 12/05/15 12:11 PM 12:32 PM 370 254
   
7 PREMIER LEAGUE (live) Sat 12/05/15 7:38 AM 9:42 AM 350 183
   MANCHESTER CITY/STOKE
7 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 12/05/15 9:42 AM 9:57 AM 350 204
   
9 NHL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 12/01/15 8:03 PM 10:43 PM 304 142
   MINNESOTA/CHICAGO
10 NHL REGULAR SEASON (live) Tue 12/01/15 10:43 PM 1:16 AM 202 85
   PITTSBURGH/SAN JOSE
14 NHL LIVE POST GAME Wed 12/02/15 10:52 PM 11:18 PM 131 66
   NY RANGERS/NY ISLANDERS
19 NHL LIVE PRE GAME Wed 12/02/15 7:00 PM 8:03 PM 111 30
   NY RANGERS/NY ISLANDERS
23 NITRO CIRCUS Thu 12/03/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 87 54
   207
34 NHL LIVE POST GAME Tue 12/01/15 1:16 AM 1:33 AM 68 13
   PITTSBURGH/SAN JOSE
43 USSA EVENTS Sat 12/05/15 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 62 26
   
51 NHL LIVE PRE GAME Tue 12/01/15 7:00 PM 8:03 PM 57 22
   MINNESOTA/CHICAGO
53 NFL TURNING POINT Wed 12/02/15 11:18 PM 11:48 PM 56 19
   512
71 A10 BASKETBALL (live) Sat 12/05/15 4:00 PM 6:14 PM 43 7
   MISSISSIPPI/UMASS
75 USSA EVENTS Fri 12/04/15 12:30 PM 2:32 PM 41 22
   
82 MEN IN BLAZERS Mon 11/30/15 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 38 32
   
116 COLLEGE HOCKEY (live) Sat 12/05/15 6:14 PM 8:31 PM 23 12
   UMASS/NOTRE DAME

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up +107 percent (248,000 vs. 120,000) from one week earlier and up +50 percent (248,000 vs. 165,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up +7 percent (91,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (91,000 vs. 93,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “Dan Patrick Show” (Nov. 30-Dec. 4): 49,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR America” (Nov. 30-Dec. 4): 82,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy Football Live” (Dec. 1-3 early evening): 34,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy Football Live” (Dec. 2 late night): 27,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pro Football Talk” (Nov. 30-Dec. 4 early evening): 38,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Stoke City vs. Manchester City (NBC Universo, Dec. 5 7:40-9:45 a.m.) 102,000 total viewers (32,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Manchester United vs. West Ham United (NBC Universo, Dec. 5 9:55 a.m.-12:01 p.m.) 32,000 total viewers (6,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Chelsea vs. Bournemouth (NBC Universo, Dec. 5 12:25-2:33 p.m.) 120,000 total viewers (52,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Sunderland vs. Arsenal (USA, Dec. 5 10:00 a.m.-12:02 p.m.) 283,000 total viewers (159,000 adults 18-49)

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Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BIG 12 (live) Sat 12/05/15 4:35 PM 8:23 PM 620 172
   WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS STATE
2 ULTIMATE FIGHTER Wed 12/02/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 528 300
   511:BONE ON BONE
3 UFC RELOADED Mon 11/30/15 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 236 82
   FIGHT NIGHT DUBLIN:MCGREGOR/BRANDAO
4 UFC MAIN EVENT Tue 12/01/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 235 108
   156:ALDO/EDGAR
5 UFC FIGHT NIGHT Thu 12/03/15 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 207 71
   MCGREGOR/SIVER
6 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK Mon 11/30/15 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 204 81
   MENDES/MCGREGOR
7 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE (live) Sat 12/05/15 8:23 PM 8:31 PM 197 106
   
8 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Wed 12/02/15 7:30 PM 9:30 PM 193 24
   UCONN/DEPAUL
9 UFC MAIN EVENT Sun 12/06/15 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 176 71
   162:SILVA/WEIDMAN/EDGAR/OLIVEIRA
10 CFB PREGAME (live) Sat 12/05/15 4:13 PM 4:35 PM 172 29
   24
10 UFC EMBEDDED Sun 12/06/15 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 172 53
   ALDO/MCGREGOR
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG 12 (live) Wed 12/02/15 11:00 PM 12:56 AM 156 55
   GONZAGA/WASHINGTON STATE
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Sat 12/05/15 12:00 PM 2:07 PM 87 12
   INDIANA STATE/BUTLER
26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: C-USA (live) Fri 12/04/15 8:00 PM 9:57 PM 85 25
   ALABAMA/SOUTHERN MISS
28 FOX SPORTS LIVE KICKOFF (live) Sat 12/05/15 12:19 AM 1:30 AM 82 26
   29
30 GARBAGE TIME WITH KATIE NOLAN Wed 12/02/15 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 81 41
   33
37 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Sat 12/05/15 8:31 PM 10:28 PM 67 39
   WKU/XAVIER
38 TMZ SPORTS WEEKEND Sun 12/06/15 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 62 17
   3
41 FOX SPORTS LIVE KICKOFF (live) Fri 12/04/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 60 12
   28
47 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 12/05/15 9:19 AM 11:30 AM 56 31
   BORUSSIA MG/BAYERN MUNICH
50 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Sat 12/05/15 2:07 PM 4:13 PM 52 6
   CHICAGO STATE/DEPAUL
58 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Tue 12/01/15 7:00 PM 9:02 PM 47 20
   MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE/GEORGETOWN
68 RED BULL CRASHED ICE Sun 12/06/15 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 37 15
   QUEBEC
72 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Sun 12/06/15 11:00 AM 1:01 PM 35 18
   ST. FRANCIS/ST. JOHN’S
75 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Thu 12/03/15 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 34 11
   OREGON STATE/MARQUETTE
79 FORBES SPORTSMONEY Sun 12/06/15 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 32 3
   18
93 BUNDESLIGA (live) Fri 12/04/15 2:20 PM 4:30 PM 22 6
   SCHALKE/HANNOVER
97 FOX CBB TIP-OFF (live) Sat 12/05/15 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 21 9
   34
107 NFL FILMS PRESENTS Fri 12/04/15 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 15 2
   LOSING HURTS
111 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sat 12/05/15 9:00 AM 9:19 AM 14 2
   31
127 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Fri 12/04/15 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 9 0
   BAHRAIN
136 PORSCHE RENNSPORT V Fri 12/04/15 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 6 3
   1
141 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Fri 12/04/15 2:00 PM 2:20 PM 4 1
   30

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is down -53 percent (160,000 vs. 340,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (160,000 vs. 230,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down -53 percent (68,000 vs. 146,000) from one week earlier and dowm -24 percent (68,000 vs. 89,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched live telecast Nov. 23-29): 114,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Nov. 23-24): 33,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
  • “The Herd” (FS1 Nov. 30-Dec. 4): 47,000 (26,000 adults 18-49)
  • “The Herd” (FS2 Dec. 4): 2,000 (1,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best Thing I Herd” (Nov. 30-Dec. 4): 19,000 (6,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (Nov. 23-24): 97,000 (27,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports” (Nov. 30-Dec. 1 & 3-4): 56,000 (27,000 adults 18-49)
  • “TMZ Sports Weekend” (Nov. 28): 106,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)

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

  • Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin vs. Leverkusen (Dec. 5 9:21-11:30 a.m.): 72,000 (28,000)
  • Bundesliga: Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen (Dec. 6 9:22-11:26 a.m.): 28,000 (10,000)
  • Bundesliga: Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt (Dec. 6 11:26 a.m.-1:30 p.m.): 20,000 (6,000)
  • Copa Sudamericana Final: Huracan vs. Indep Santa Fe (Dec. 2 6:30-9:07 p.m.): 36,000 (10,000)
  • NCAA Football: Big Ten Championship: Michigan State vs. Iowa (Dec. 5 8:00 p.m.-12:05 a.m.): 23,000 (6,000)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 UFC MAIN EVENT Wed 12/02/15 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 45 3
   116:LESNAR/CARWIN
2 UFC UNLEASHED Tue 12/01/15 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 43 35
   EUROPEAN FIGHTERS
3 UFC RELOADED Sat 12/05/15 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 40 18
   172:JONES/TEIXEIRA
4 UFC RELOADED Tue 12/01/15 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 39 8
   FIGHT NIGHT DUBLIN:MCGREGOR/BRANDAO
5 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 12/05/15 12:20 PM 2:30 PM 37 21
   WOLFSBURG/DORTMUND
6 WORLD POKER TOUR Thu 12/03/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 36 11
   WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PART 3
7 UFC FIGHTERS CUT Thu 12/03/15 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 35 9
   CONOR MCGREGOR
8 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK Wed 12/02/15 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 33 10
   MENDES/MCGREGOR
9 UCL MAGAZINE Sat 12/05/15 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 32 11
   81
9 UFC RELOADED Sat 12/05/15 12:00 AM 2:00 AM 32 10
   FIGHT NIGHT DUBLIN:MCGREGOR/BRANDAO
12 WORLD POKER TOUR Thu 12/03/15 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 29 4
   WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PART 1
14 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 12/06/15 9:20 AM 11:26 AM 28 6
   STUTTGART/WERDER BREMEN
17 MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING Sat 12/05/15 6:00 AM 8:00 AM 26 0
   CHALLENGE CUP:ELIMINATION ROUND 2
23 WORLD POKER TOUR Thu 12/03/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 24 11
   WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PART 2
27 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sun 12/06/15 11:26 AM 1:30 PM 22 14
   FRANKFURT/DARMSTADT
40 MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING Sun 12/06/15 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 19 5
   CHALLENGE CUP:ELIMINATION ROUND 3
46 CONCACAF WOMEN’S U Fri 12/04/15 8:30 PM 10:33 PM 16 6
   USA/MEXICO
46 WEST COAST CUSTOMS Sun 12/06/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 16 6
   WCCS NEW ZIP PART 2
58 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Wed 12/02/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 13 5
   GRAMBLING STATE/MARQUETTE
58 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST (live) Tue 12/01/15 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 13 4
   TCU/BUTLER
65 BUNDESLIGA (live) Sat 12/05/15 9:19 AM 11:30 AM 11 3
   HERTHA BERLIN/LEVERKUSEN
84 BURTON US OPEN Tue 12/01/15 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 8 5
   WOMENS SLOPESTYLE
92 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME (live) Sat 12/05/15 9:00 AM 9:19 AM 7 0
   31
92 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN Wed 12/02/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 7 7
   WOMENS SLOPESTYLE
105 BURTON US OPEN Tue 12/01/15 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 5 5
   WOMENS HALFPIPE
105 BURTON US OPEN SPECIAL Tue 12/01/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 5 5
   
110 FORMULA E:SOUND OF FUTURE Sun 12/06/15 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 4 3
   MALAYSIA
122 BURTON US OPEN SPECIAL Thu 12/03/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 3 0
   
128 BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN Wed 12/02/15 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 2 2
   WOMENS HALFPIPE
128 HERD (live) Fri 12/04/15 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 2 1
   76
137 BURTON US OPEN HIGHLIGHTS Thu 12/03/15 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 1 0
   SLOPESTYLE
137 BURTON US OPEN HIGHLIGHTS Thu 12/03/15 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 1 0
   HALFPIPE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down -48 percent (14,000 vs. 27,000) from one week earlier and up +100 percent (14,000 vs. 7,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down -36 percent (14,000 vs. 22,000) from one week earlier and up +40 percent (14,000 vs. 10,000) from the same week one year ago (December 1-7, 2014).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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