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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- 1:00PM 240 0.3 506
2 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME Sun 11:30PM-12:00AM 30 0.3 477
3 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL Sun 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.3 432
4 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 7:30PM- 8:30PM 60 0.2 354
5 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Jerry Rice Fri 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.2 327
6 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 3 – Dallas at St. Louis Thu 12:30PM- 1:00PM 30 0.1 288
7 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 6 – Dallas at Seattle Thu 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.2 282
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.2 270
9 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 16 – San Diego at San Francisco Thu 2:30PM- 3:00PM 30 0.1 268
10 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 15 – Green Bay at Buffalo Thu 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.1 255
13 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE Sun 1:00PM- 7:30PM 390 0.2 243
32 NFL REPLAY: 2014 Pro Bowl Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 188
35 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 12:00AM- 1:30AM 90 0.1 181
51 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9:00PM-10:30PM 90 0.1 150
60 NFL REPLAY: 2014 Week 16 – San Diego at San Francisco Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 141
95 NFL REPLAY: 2014 Week 16 – Cleveland at Carolina Tue 2:00PM- 3:30PM 90 0.1 103
97 NFL REPLAY: 2014 Week 16 – New England at N.Y. Jets Tue 3:30PM- 5:00PM 90 0.1 102

“Inside the NFL” drew 171,000 viewers in its original Tuesday 9 p.m. telecast on Showtime for Dec. 23.

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

  • “NFL AM” (Dec. 22-24 & 26 6-10 a.m.): 72,000 (prior week: 101,000)
  • “NFL Fantasy Live” (Dec. 22-26 5-6 p.m.): 116,000 (prior week: 152,000)
  • “Around the NFL” (Dec. 22-26 6-7 p.m.): 125,000 (prior week: 140,000)
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Dec. 22-27): 183,000 (prior week: 254,000)

NBA on TNT

Thursday, December 25, 2014

“NBA Pre Game Show” (8:00-8:14 p.m.)
1.5 household rating, 3.042 million viewers
+191% from 1.044 million on 12/26/13

Los Angeles Lakers @ Chicago Bulls (8:14-10:32 p.m.)
2.1 household rating, 4.040 million viewers
+19% from 3.395 million of Houston at San Antonio on ESPN 12/25/13
+174% from 1.477 million of Memphis at Houston on TNT 12/26/13

“NBA Between Games Show” (10:32-10:43 p.m.)
2.1 household rating, 4.036 million viewers

Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Clippers (10:43 p.m.-1:19 a.m.)
1.7 household rating, 3.076 million viewers
+13% from 2.730 million of L.A. Clippers at Golden State on ESPN 12/25/13
+101% from 1.530 million of L.A. Clippers at Portland on TNT 12/26/13

“Inside the NBA” (1:19-2:34 a.m.)
0.7 household rating, 0.982 million viewers
+25% from 0.784 million on 12/26/13

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Houston at Memphis Fri 8:00PM-11:01PM 181 0.3 489
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota at Cleveland Tue 7:03PM- 9:28PM 145 0.2 357
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON: New York at Sacramento Sat 10:12PM-12:56AM 164 0.2 354
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Memphis at Miami Sat 7:32PM-10:12PM 160 0.2 306
5 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Tue 9:28PM-10:08PM 40 0.2 296
6 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Fri 11:01PM-11:56PM 55 0.2 265
7 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sat 12:56AM- 1:49AM 53 0.1 240
8 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Tue 10:08PM- 1:00AM 172 0.1 190
9 NBA PREGAME SHOW Fri 7:36PM- 8:00PM 24 0.1 159
10 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Fri 11:56PM- 1:04AM 68 0.1 139
18 NBA SPECIAL 1-on-1 with Ahmad Rashad 2014-15 Wed 2:30PM- 3:00PM 30 0.1 88
50 THE STARTERS Fri 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 62
56 THE BEAT Mon 1:30AM- 2:00AM 30 0.0 58
66 MAKING THE CALL Mon 2:00PM- 2:30PM 30 0.0 52
69 THE ASSOCIATION: L.A. Clippers Wed 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.0 51
92 THE STARTERS Mon 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.0 41
107 THE STARTERS Tue 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.0 35
135 D-LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON: Reno vs. Los Angeles Sun 3:00PM- 4:55PM 115 0.0 20

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Dec. 22-23 & 26) averaged 46,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 40,000).

Golf Channel Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Greatest Game Ever Played Thu 3:30PM- 6:00PM 150 0.1 271
2 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Seven Days in Utopia Thu 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.1 134
3 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Tin Cup Thu 1:00PM- 3:30PM 150 0.1 129
4 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT: Top Shots of 2014 Thu 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.1 125
5 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Tin Cup Wed 1:00AM- 3:30AM 150 0.1 117
6 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Greatest Game Ever Played Thu 8:30AM-11:00AM 150 0.1 111
7 2014 DRIVE CHIP PUTT CHAMPIONSHIP Wed 2:00PM- 6:00PM 240 0.1 102
8 2014 WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL Mon 2:00PM- 6:00PM 240 0.1 92
9 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Greatest Game Ever Played Wed 8:30PM-11:00PM 150 0.1 87
10 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Tin Cup Wed 6:00PM- 8:30PM 150 0.1 83

MLB Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 TOP 20 GAMES Thu 1:30PM- 3:00PM 90 0.1 130
2 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Bull Durham Sat 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.0 76
3 MLB TONIGHT Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.0 75
4 BASEBALL SEASONS: 1987 Fri 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 66
5 BEHIND THE SEAMS: Designated Hitters Fri 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 65
5 MLB NOW Mon 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.0 65
7 BASEBALL SEASONS: 1980 Fri 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.1 63
8 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Little Big League Sat 3:00PM- 5:30PM 150 0.0 62
8 KEN BURNS BASEBALL: 8th Inning Tue 9:00PM-11:30PM 150 0.1 62
10 INTENTIONAL TALK Mon 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.0 61

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

  • “Hot Stove” (Dec. 22 9 a.m.): 32,000
  • “Hot Stove” (Dec. 23 9 a.m.): 39,000
  • “High Heat” (Dec. 22 1-2 p.m.): 31,000
  • “High Heat” (Dec. 23 1-2 p.m.): 18,000

ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Dec. 22-26) averaged 54,000 viewers in the 8 p.m. ET slot (prior week: 55,000); its rebroadcasts drew 103,000 viewers (at midnight; prior week: 63,000) and 13,000 viewers (at 9 a.m.; prior week: 11,000).

WWE Raw

Monday, December 22, 2014 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.2 HH, 3.632 million
-2% from 3.703 million on 12/15/14
-7% from 3.893 million on 12/23/13

9-10 p.m.: 2.4 HH, 3.907 million
+12% from 3.477 million on 12/15/14
-1% from 3.959 million on 12/23/13

10-11:08 p.m.: 2.1 HH, 3.354 million
-1% from 3.385 million on 12/15/14
-7% from 3.610 million on 12/23/13

Reruns on mun2

Fri. Dec. 26 10 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH, 0.034 million
Fri. Dec. 26 1-4 a.m.: 0.0 HH, 0.011 million
Sun. Dec. 28 5-8 p.m.: 0.0 HH, 0.048 million

WWE SmackDown

Friday, December 26, 2014 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.6 HH, 2.490 million
+25% from 1.995 million on 12/19/14
-13% from 2.852 million on 12/27/13

Reruns on mun2

Sat. Dec. 27 9-11 p.m.: 0.1 HH, 0.073 million
Sat. Dec. 27 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH, 0.052 million

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.