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NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 9:00AM- 3:00PM 360 0.4 498
2 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 10:30PM-12:00AM 90 0.3 455
3 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME Sun 10:00PM-10:30PM 30 0.2 363
4 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.2 262
5 NFL GREATEST GAMES: 2006 AFC Championship: New England at Indianapolis Sat 2:00PM- 3:30PM 90 0.2 256
6 EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME Sat 4:00PM- 7:00PM 180 0.2 252
7 AROUND THE NFL Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.2 237
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.2 230
9 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 12:00AM- 1:00AM 60 0.1 229
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Sat 3:30PM- 4:00PM 30 0.2 219
18 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Bill Belichick Part II Fri 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 168
21 NFL GAME REWIND: WK 1 – GB VS. SEA Tue 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.1 163
24 NFL REPLAY: 2014 DIVISIONAL – BAL VS. NE Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 153
25 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9:00PM-10:30PM 90 0.1 146
27 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Bill Belichick Part I Fri 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 145
34 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 2 – SEA VS. SD Tue 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.1 126
41 NFL REPLAY: 2014 DIVISIONAL – DAL VS. GB Wed 10:30PM-11:30PM 60 0.1 115
44 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 DIVISIONAL – CAR VS. SEA Mon 12:30AM- 1:00AM 30 0.1 113
46 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2014 DIV PLAYOFF – DAL VS. GB Tue 3:00PM- 6:00PM 180 0.1 109
46 CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY Wed 11:00AM- 6:00PM 420 0.1 109
48 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 DIVISIONAL – IND VS. DEN Mon 1:30AM- 2:00AM 30 0.1 108
52 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 6 – DAL VS. SEA Tue 9:30PM-10:00PM 30 0.1 104
54 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 3 – DEN VS. SEA Tue 9:00PM- 9:30PM 30 0.1 103
62 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 12 – ARI VS. SEA Tue 10:00PM-10:30PM 30 0.1 97
62 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 15 – SF VS. SEA Tue 10:30PM-11:00PM 30 0.1 97
85 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 WK 11 – NE VS. IND Thu 10:00PM-10:30PM 30 0.0 68

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 37 percent (129,000 vs. 206,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (129,000 vs. 165,000) 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.), NFL Network is down 21 percent (116,000 vs. 146,000) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (116,000 vs. 133,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

“Inside the NFL” drew 198,000 viewers in its original Tuesday 9 p.m. telecast on Showtime for Jan. 13.

For the Spanish-language telecast version of the NFC Championship Game, Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, on Fox Deportes (Jan. 18 3:04-6:35 p.m.) drew 77,000 viewers.

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “NFL AM” (Jan. 12-16 6-10 a.m.): 61,000 (prior week: 96,000)
  • “Around the NFL” (Jan. 12-16 6-7 p.m.): 153,000 (prior week: 142,000)
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Jan. 12-17): 184,000 (prior week: 218,000)

NBA on TNT

Thursday, January 15, 2015

“NBA Pre Game Show” (8:00-8:14 p.m.)
0.8 household rating, 1.270 million viewers
+16% from 1.091 million on 01/16/14

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets (8:14-10:49 p.m.)
1.2 household rating, 1.738 million viewers
+6% from 1.634 million of New York at Indiana on 01/16/14

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Lakers (10:49 p.m.-1:22 a.m.)
1.4 household rating, 2.022 million viewers
+6% from 1.915 million of Oklahoma City at Houston on 01/16/14

“Inside the NBA” (1:22-2:14 a.m.)
0.7 household rating, 0.859 million viewers
-6% from 0.917 million on 01/16/14

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON: San Antonio at Washington Tue 7:00PM- 9:21PM 141 0.2 325
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Golden State at Houston Sat 8:00PM-10:30PM 150 0.2 298
3 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Tue 9:21PM-10:03PM 42 0.2 287
4 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Tue 10:03PM- 1:30AM 207 0.1 184
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON: New Orleans at Boston Mon 7:31PM- 9:59PM 148 0.1 155
6 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sat 10:30PM-11:35PM 65 0.1 145
7 NBA PREGAME SHOW Sat 7:35PM- 8:00PM 25 0.1 131
8 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Mon 9:59PM-11:00PM 61 0.1 126
9 NBA GAMETIME Tue 1:30AM- 2:00AM 30 0.1 100
10 NBA GAMETIME Mon 12:00AM-12:30AM 30 0.1 97
12 NBA REGULAR SEASON: New York vs. Milwaukee in London Thu 2:54PM- 5:31PM 157 0.1 93
20 NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) Sat 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.0 76
67 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Oklahoma City vs. Idaho Sat 1:00PM- 3:15PM 135 0.0 37
72 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Austin vs. Grand Rapids – Cup Game 2 Thu 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.0 35
83 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Rio Grande vs. Reno Sun 10:00PM-12:29AM 149 0.0 32
101 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: CUP CONSOLATION A Sun 1:00PM- 3:30PM 150 0.0 26
106 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Santa Cruz vs. Canton – Cup Game 4 Thu 10:00PM-12:39AM 159 0.0 25
119 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Maine vs. Sioux Falls – Cup Game 3 Thu 1:01AM- 3:21AM 140 0.0 22
120 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: CUP SEMIFINAL A Sat 3:45PM- 6:11PM 146 0.0 21
124 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Fort Wayne vs. Los Angeles Fri 4:08PM- 6:30PM 142 0.0 20
124 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Los Angeles vs. Delaware Sun 6:39PM- 9:00PM 141 0.0 20
137 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Iowa vs. Erie Sun 3:53PM- 6:15PM 142 0.0 15
154 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Erie vs. Rio Grande Valley Fri 1:00PM- 3:45PM 165 0.0 7
156 D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE: Texas vs. Bakersfield – Cup Game 1 Fri 10:46AM- 1:00PM 134 0.0 6

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 3 percent (129,000 vs. 133,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (129,000 vs. 135,000) 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.), NBA TV is down 5 percent (53,000 vs. 56,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (53,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Jan. 12-16) averaged 41,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 47,000).

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Sat 7:00PM-10:14PM 194 0.3 438
2 PGA TOUR: 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Mon 4:00PM- 8:50PM 290 0.3 409
3 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Sat 3:00PM- 6:30PM 210 0.2 325
4 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Sat 1:30PM- 3:00PM 90 0.2 272
5 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Fri 7:00PM-10:30PM 210 0.2 231
6 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Sat 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.2 206
7 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Sun 12:13PM- 3:30PM 197 0.1 197
8 GOLF CENTRAL-POST Sat 10:14PM-11:00PM 46 0.1 193
9 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Thu 7:00PM-10:30PM 210 0.1 188
10 PGA TOUR: 2015 Sony Open Sun 5:58PM- 8:17PM 139 0.1 167
13 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Sun 10:00AM-12:13PM 133 0.1 125
18 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Fri 1:30PM- 3:00PM 90 0.1 102
21 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Thu 12:00PM- 5:30PM 330 0.1 93
27 FEHERTY: Michelle Wie Wed 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 72
39 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Sun 4:00PM- 5:58PM 118 0.0 50

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 40 percent (162,000 vs. 116,000) from one week earlier and up 35 percent (162,000 vs. 120,000) 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.), Golf Channel is up 27 percent (90,000 vs. 71,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (90,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

Most-watched hour per day for “The Morning Drive” (Jan. 12-18) averaged 47,000 viewers (prior week: 49,000).

MLB Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Major League 2 Sat 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 90
2 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Brewster’s Millions Sat 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.0 83
3 BLOOPERS: Funny Side Sat 11:00PM-12:00AM 60 0.0 76
3 MY MOST MEMORABLE GAME: John Smoltz Sat 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 76
5 MLB TONIGHT Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.0 66
5 MLBN COUNT DOWN: Odd Plays of 2014 Sat 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.1 66
7 MLB NETWORK SPECIAL: The Odd Couple: Bochy and Flannery Tue 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 65
8 INTENTIONAL TALK 7P Tue 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.0 58
9 EPIC MOMENTS: 2001 World Series Sun 1:00PM- 1:30PM 30 0.0 57
10 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Mr. Baseball Fri 09:00P-10:00P 60 0.0 53

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 16 percent (38,000 vs. 45,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (38,000 vs. 48,000) 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.), MLB Network is down 4 percent (24,000 vs. 25,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (24,000 vs. 29,000) from the same week one year ago (January 13-19, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “Hot Stove” (Jan. 12-16 9 a.m.): 19,000 (prior week: 18,000)
  • “High Heat” (Jan. 12-16 1-2 p.m.): 25,000 (prior week: 31,000)
  • “MLB Now” (Jan. 12-16 2 p.m.): 34,000 (prior week: 38,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Jan. 12-16 3 p.m.): 33,000 (prior week: 59,000)

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Jan. 12-16) averaged 45,000 viewers in the 6 p.m. ET slot (prior week: 43,000); its rebroadcasts drew 43,000 viewers (at midnight; prior week: 74,000) and 7,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 6,000). ReelzChannel averaged 67,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of January 12-18, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, January 12, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.5 HH, 4.095 million viewers
+8% from 3.801 million on 01/05/15
-7% from 4.399 million on 01/13/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.4 HH, 3.897 million viewers
about even from 3.888 million on 01/05/15
-15% from 4.598 million on 01/13/14

10-11:15 p.m.: 2.3 HH, 3.722 million viewers
+3% from 3.599 million on 01/05/15
-12% from 4.214 million on 01/13/14

Reruns on mun2

Fri. Jan. 16 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 59,000 viewers
Late Fri. Jan. 16/Early Sat. Jan. 17 12-3 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 21,000 viewers
Sun. Jan. 18 5-8 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 65,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, January 15, 2015 on Syfy (return to Thursday nights)

8-10 p.m.: 1.6 HH, 2.675 million viewers
+10% from 2.432 million on 01/09/15
-8% from 2.916 million on 01/17/14

Reruns on mun2

Sat. Jan. 17 9-11 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 61,000 viewers
Sat. Jan. 17 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 36,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Jan. 16 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.3 HH; 387,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, Jan. 16 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 144,000 viewers

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Barrett Jackson on Velocity

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
8-11 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 517,000 viewers
11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 264,000 viewers
1-4 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 108,000 viewers

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
6-8 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 374,000 viewers
8-11 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 409,000 viewers
11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 231,000 viewers
1-4 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 119,000 viewers

Thursday, January 15, 2015
6-8 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 303,000 viewers
8-11 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 498,000 viewers
11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 290,000 viewers
1-4 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 93,000 viewers

Friday, January 16, 2015
4-8 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 322,000 viewers
8-10 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 537,000 viewers
10 p.m.-midnight: 0.3 HH; 546,000 viewers
midnight-4 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 174,000 viewers
4-6 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 107,000 viewers

Saturday, January 17, 2015
6-8 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 73,000 viewers
8-10 p.m.: 0.4 HH; 716,000 viewers
10 p.m.-midnight: 0.4 HH; 554,000 viewers
midnight-4 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 146,000 viewers
4-6 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 74,000 viewers

Sunday, January 18, 2015
6-8 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 77,000 viewers
2-4 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 339,000 viewers
4-7 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 291,000 viewers
7-9 p.m.: 0.1 HH; 233,000 viewers
9 p.m.-midnight: 0.1 HH; 247,000 viewers
midnight-2 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 180,000 viewers

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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