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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal at Manchester City Sun 10:57AM-12:59PM 122 0.4 728
2 PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United at Queens Park Rangers Sat 9:53AM-11:56AM 123 0.3 466
3 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sat 11:56AM-12:32PM 36 0.2 389
4 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE Sun 12:59PM- 1:30PM 31 0.2 373
5 PREMIER LEAGUE: Hull at West Ham Sun 8:23AM-10:29AM 126 0.2 358
6 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Philadelphia at Washington Wed 8:03PM-10:44PM 161 0.2 329
7 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Buffalo at Detroit Sun 8:03PM-10:44PM 161 0.2 326
8 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE STUDIO Sun 10:29AM-10:57AM 28 0.2 293
9 WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING 17: Shields vs. Foster Sat 9:00PM-11:30PM 150 0.1 222
10 NHL REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota at Pittsburgh Tue 7:03PM- 9:38PM 155 0.1 213
13 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: Kissimmee – Jan. 24, 2014 Thu 7:30PM-11:00PM 210 0.1 165
15 DAKAR RALLY Tue 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 141
18 WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING 17: Shields vs. Foster Sat 11:30PM- 2:00AM 150 0.1 113
21 MEN IN BLAZERS (repeat) Sat 8:30AM- 9:00AM 30 0.1 104
22 DAKAR RALLY Wed 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 102
23 NHL RIVALS: Washington vs. Philadelphia Tue 10:03PM-10:33PM 30 0.1 99
24 NBCSN SPORTS REPORT Sun 11:05PM-12:05AM 60 0.1 97
25 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: Motorcycle Mon 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 90
28 DAKAR RALLY Mon 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 82
31 IFA REDFISH TOUR Fri 2:30PM- 3:00PM 30 0.0 79
33 A10 BASKETBALL: St. Louis at Dayton Sat 12:32PM- 2:32PM 120 0.0 77
34 DAKAR RALLY Fri 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 75
35 DAKAR RALLY Thu 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 72
40 A10 BASKETBALL: Rhode Island at Umass Sat 2:32PM- 4:44PM 132 0.0 60
53 NFL TURNING POINT Wed 11:06PM-12:06AM 60 0.1 53
57 MEN IN BLAZERS Mon 10:00PM-10:30PM 30 0.0 50
63 A10 BASKETBALL: St. Joe’s at St. Bonaventure Sun 2:30PM- 4:45PM 135 0.0 45
70 NATIONAL WALLEYE TOUR Tue 1:30PM- 2:00PM 30 0.0 42
77 COLLEGE HOCKEY: Umass at New Hampshire Sat 6:44PM- 9:00PM 136 0.0 37
87 COLLEGE HOCKEY: Connecticut at Notre Dame Fri 7:30PM-10:13PM 163 0.0 30
106 DAKAR RALLY Fri 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.0 23
111 A10 BASKETBALL: George Mason at George Washington Sat 4:44PM- 6:44PM 120 0.0 22
116 DAKAR RALLY Wed 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.0 21
139 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Dayton at St. Bonaventure Sun 4:45PM- 7:00PM 135 0.0 11

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 9 percent (175,000 vs. 192,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (175,000 vs. 183,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 12 percent (78,000 vs. 89,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (78,000 vs. 88,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

For the Spanish-language telecast versions of Premier League games:

  • Queens Park Rangers vs. Manchester United on mun2 (Jan. 17 9:55 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) drew 164,000 viewers.
  • Newcastle vs. Southampton on mun2 (Jan. 17 12:25-2:30 p.m.) drew 82,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

  • “The Dan Patrick Show” (Jan. 12-16): 49,000 (prior week: 56,000)
  • “Saltwater Experience” (Jan. 12-14): 9,000 (prior week: 87,000)
  • “NASCAR America” (Jan. 14-16): 49,000 (prior week: 30,000)
  • “Pro Football Talk” (Jan. 12-16): 50,000 (prior week: 47,000)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: McGregor vs. Siver Sun 10:00PM-12:15AM 135 1.6 2751
2 FOX SPORTS LIVE (live) Sun 12:15AM- 1:00AM 45 0.7 1167
3 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMINARIES: McGregor vs. Siver Sun 7:00PM-10:00PM 180 0.5 908
4 FOX SPORTS LIVE (live) Sun 1:00AM- 2:00AM 60 0.2 402
5 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS: Anaheim Sat 10:00PM-12:58AM 178 0.2 251
6 UFC RELOADED 175: Weidman vs. Machida Mon 8:00PM-11:00PM 180 0.1 220
7 FA CUP ROUND 3 REPLAY: West Ham United vs. Everton Tue 2:30PM- 6:00PM 210 0.1 183
8 UFC RISING: Conor McGregor Thu 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.1 167
9 FOX SPORTS LIVE Sun 2:00AM- 3:00AM 60 0.1 161
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Butler at Seton Hall Tue 7:00PM- 9:27PM 147 0.1 139
11 UFC WEIGH-IN: McGregor vs. Siver Sat 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.1 135
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Providence at Creighton Sat 7:30PM- 9:35PM 125 0.1 127
14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Butler at Georgetown Sat 5:00PM- 7:08PM 128 0.1 117
15 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PAC-12: Utah at Arizona State Thu 10:00PM-12:01AM 121 0.1 115
16 UFC PRESENTS CONOR MCGREGOR Thu 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 107
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Xavier vs. Villanova Wed 9:14PM-11:22PM 128 0.1 76
22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Marquette at Xavier Sat 12:00PM- 2:02PM 122 0.0 70
32 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Georgetown at DePaul Tue 9:27PM-11:24PM 117 0.0 57
35 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: St. John’s at DePaul Sun 2:30PM- 5:06PM 156 0.0 53
36 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: St. John’s at Providence Wed 7:00PM- 9:14PM 134 0.0 48
40 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Villanova at Xavier Sun 12:00PM- 1:44PM 104 0.0 43
71 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Creighton at Providence Fri 8:00PM- 9:54PM 114 0.0 23
82 BREAKING NEWS: Cardale Jones stays at Ohio State Thu 4:15PM- 4:25PM 10 0.0 18
93 FOX SPORTS LIVE: COUNTDOWN (live) Wed 12:00AM- 1:00AM 60 0.0 14
112 FOX SPORTS LIVE: COUNTDOWN (live) Tue 12:00AM- 1:00AM 60 0.0 8
117 BREAKING NEWS: Rex Ryan Introduced as Bills Head Coach Wed 12:01PM-12:43PM 42 0.0 6

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 141 percent (320,000 vs. 133,000) from one week earlier and up 55 percent (320,000 vs. 206,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 91 percent (107,000 vs. 56,000) from one week earlier and up 43 percent (107,000 vs. 75,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON FOX SPORTS 1: MCGREGOR vs. SIVER on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 scored 2.751 million viewers according to Nielsen, making it the most-watched MMA event ever on FOX Sports 1 and the most-watched MMA event on ad-supported cable television since the UFC’s TUF Finale on Spike (Dec. 5, 2009). Viewership for Sunday’s FOX Sports 1 main event peaked in the final quarter-hour, from 12:00-12:15 AM ET, with 3.162 million viewers. Additional highlights follow:

  • On the day, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was the No. 1 show on ad-supported cable and the No. 2 show on all of television, outside of NFL programming, among Men 18-34, Men 18-49 and Men 25-54.
  • Sunday was FOX Sports 1’s third most-watched Sunday (6:00 AM-3:00 AM), averaging 522,000 viewers despite heavy competition from the NFC and AFC Championship Game broadcasts.
  • Preceding the fight, the UFC preliminary card averaged 908,000 viewers, making it the second most-watched non-PPV prelims in FOX Sports 1 history behind the Rousey-Tate TUF Finale prelims in November 2013. Impressive, given direct competition with CBS’s broadcast of the AFC Championship Game. It peaked during the final quarter-hour (9:45 PM ET -10:00 PM ET) with 1.486 million viewers.
  • Post-fight, FOX SPORTS LIVE averaged 1.167 million viewers from 12:15 AM ET-1:00 AM ET, making it the most-watched Sunday edition of the program all time.
  • Sunday’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT drove FOX Sports GO to its largest authenticated UFC audience ever, outperforming the previous high (10/4/14) by +59 percent in total unique visitors.

The Spanish-language telecast version of “UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver” on Fox Deportes (Jan. 18 10:00 p.m.-12:15 a.m.) drew 98,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 186,000 (prior week: 46,000)
  • “Fox Sports Live: Countdown” (Jan. 13-14): 11,000 (prior week: 15,000)
  • “America’s Pregame” (Jan. 12-16): 23,000 (prior week: 18,000)
  • “NASCAR Race Hub” (Jan. 12 & 14-16): 37,000 (prior week: 44,000)
  • “Mike Francesa Show” (FS1 Jan. 12-16): 37,000 (prior week: 40,000)
  • “Mike Francesa Show” (FS2 Jan. 12-13 & 16): 36,000 (prior week: 15,000)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 FIFA BALLON DOR 2014 (live) Mon 12:30PM- 2:07PM 97 0.0 154
2 UFC FIGHTERS CUT: Conor McGregor Tue 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.0 149
3 UFC RISING: Conor McGregor Tue 2:00PM- 2:30PM 30 0.0 137
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG EAST: Georgetown at DePaul Tue 9:14PM- 9:30PM 16 0.0 134
5 UFC PRESENTS CONOR MCGREGOR Tue 9:00PM- 9:44PM 44 0.0 126
6 UFC RELOADED 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II Tue 11:00AM- 2:00PM 180 0.0 110
7 UFC RISING: Conor McGregor Tue 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.0 108
8 RISE AS ONE: Match for Peace Mon 2:31PM- 3:00PM 29 0.0 96
9 UFC PRESENTS CONOR MCGREGOR Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 58
10 MONSTER JAM: Houston Sun 10:04PM-11:00PM 56 0.0 54
32 FA CUP ROUND 3 REPLAY: Ipswich Town vs. Southampton Wed 2:50PM- 5:00PM 130 0.0 22
38 CONCACAF MEN’S U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP: Aruba vs. USA Thu 5:30PM- 7:35PM 125 0.0 18
44 CONCACAF MEN’S U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP: Canada vs. Mexico Mon 3:00PM- 5:02PM 122 0.0 16
46 CONCACAF MEN’S U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP: Aruba vs. USA Wed 5:30PM- 7:30PM 120 0.0 15
59 MINNESOTA GOPHER HOCKEY: Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Sat 6:00PM- 8:46PM 166 0.0 10
76 BURTON U.S. OPEN: Women’s Halfpipe Finals Sat 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.0 6
76 CONCACAF MEN’S U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP: Jamaica vs. USA Sun 8:00PM-10:04PM 124 0.0 6
81 BURTON U.S. OPEN: Men’s Slopestyle Finals Sun 2:30PM- 4:30PM 120 0.0 5
81 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG 12: West Virginia at Oklahoma State Sat 2:30PM- 4:30PM 120 0.0 5
91 BURTON U.S. OPEN: Women’s Slopestyle Finals Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.0 3
91 HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA (live) Sat 1:28PM- 2:30PM 62 0.0 3
97 BURTON U.S. OPEN: Men’s Halfpipe Finals Sun 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.0 2
97 HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Luverne vs. St. Paul Johnson Sat 11:01AM- 1:28PM 147 0.0 2
104 BURTON U.S. OPEN: Women’s Halfpipe Finals Sun 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 1
104 HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA (live) Sat 10:00AM-11:01AM 61 0.0 1

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down 32 percent (30,000 vs. 44,000) from one week earlier and up 15 percent (30,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up 6 percent (19,000 vs. 18,000) from one week earlier and up 27 percent (19,000 vs. 15,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

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.