NBA on TNT

Monday, April 27, 2015

“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (8:00-8:09 p.m.)
0.9 household rating, 1.379 million viewers
-9% from 1.521 million on 04/28/14

Eastern Conference First Round Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks @ Chicago Bulls (8:09-10:45 p.m.)
1.9 household rating, 2.966 million viewers
-13% from 3.422 million of Miami at Charlotte Game 4 on 04/28/14

Western Conference First Round Game 5: Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers (10:45 p.m.-1:12 a.m.)
1.7 household rating, 2.578 million viewers
-34% from 3.921 million of San Antonio at Dallas Game 4 on 04/28/14

“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (1:12-2:00 a.m.)
0.9 household rating, 1.312 million viewers
-33% from 1.971 million on 04/28/14

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (8:00-8:09 p.m.)
1.0 household rating, 1.393 million viewers
-39% from 2.301 million on 04/29/14

Western Conference First Round Game 5: Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets (8:09-10:52 p.m.)
2.2 household rating, 3.348 million viewers
-17% from 4.021 million of Washington at Chicago Game 5 on 04/29/14

Western Conference First Round Game 5: San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers (10:52 p.m.-1:52 a.m.)
2.7 household rating, 4.029 million viewers
-15% from 4.732 million of Golden State at L.A. Clippers Game 5 on 04/29/14

“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (1:52-2:36 a.m.)
1.3 household rating, 1.887 million viewers
about even from 1.889 million on 04/29/14

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (7:00-7:09 p.m.)
0.6 household rating, 0.763 million viewers
-38% from 1.221 million on 04/30/14

Eastern Conference First Round Game 5: Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks (7:09-9:44 p.m.)
1.4 household rating, 1.871 million viewers
-43% from 3.278 million of Dallas at San Antonio Game 5 on 04/30/14

Western Conference First Round Game 5: Portland Trail Blazers @ Memphis Grizzlies (9:44 p.m.-12:31 a.m.)
2.0 household rating, 2.937 million viewers
-31% from 4.396 million of Portland at Houston Game 5 on 04/30/14

“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (12:31-1:18 a.m.)
1.1 household rating, 1.545 million viewers
-31% from 2.234 million on 04/30/14

Thursday, April 30, 2015

“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (7:00-7:09 p.m.)
0.7 household rating, 1.001 million viewers
-48% from 1.925 million on 05/01/14

Eastern Conference First Round Game 6: Chicago Bulls @ Milwaukee Bucks (7:09-9:40 p.m.)
1.2 household rating, 1.736 million viewers
-55% from 3.844 million of Oklahoma at Memphis Game 6 on 05/01/14

Western Conference First Round Game 6: Los Angeles Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs (9:40 p.m.-12:33 a.m.)
2.5 household rating, 3.879 million viewers
-14% from 4.493 million of L.A. Clippers at Golden State Game 6 on 05/01/14

“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (12:33-1:25 a.m.)
1.4 household rating, 1.985 million viewers
+11% from 1.794 million on 05/01/14

Saturday, May 2, 2015

“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (7:30-8:04 p.m.)
0.7 household rating, 1.052 million viewers
+4% from 1.011 million at 5:30 on 05/03/14

Western Conference First Round Game 7: San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers (8:04-10:52 p.m.)
2.8 household rating, 4.767 million viewers
-20% from 5.992 million of Golden State at L.A. Clippers Game 7 on 05/03/14

“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (10:52-11:33 p.m.)
1.4 household rating, 2.120 million viewers
-21% from 2.675 million on 05/03/14

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-EAST ROUND 1: Atlanta at Brooklyn (Game 4) Mon 7:01PM- 9:47PM 166 0.3 401
2 NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 West Round 2: Memphis at Golden State (Game 1) Sun 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 173
3 NBA GAMETIME Sun 7:23PM- 8:00PM 37 0.1 159
4 NBA GAMETIME Sun 11:00PM-11:30PM 30 0.1 145
5 NBA GAMETIME Sun 7:04PM- 7:23PM 19 0.1 139
6 2015 PLAYOFF PLAYBOOK ROUND 1: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio (Game 4) Mon 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.1 133
7 NBA PLAYOFF POSTGAME SHOW Mon 9:47PM-10:40PM 53 0.1 122
8 NBA GAMETIME Sun 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.1 111
9 NBA PLAYOFFS BONUS: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers Game 5 Tue 10:46PM-10:59PM 13 0.1 110
10 NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 East Round 2: Washington at Atlanta (Game 1) Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 109
31 PRESS CONFERENCE: NBA Rookie of the Year Thu 3:32PM- 3:52PM 20 0.0 61
146 NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) Sat 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.0 28
187 PRESS CONFERENCE: NBA Executive of the Year Fri 4:31PM- 4:41PM 10 0.0 20
208 PRESS CONFERENCE: Billy Donovan as Oklahoma City Head Coach Fri 2:34PM- 3:14PM 40 0.0 14

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 50 percent (86,000 vs. 171,000) from one week earlier and down 79 percent (86,000 vs. 400,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 27 percent (45,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and down 63 percent (45,000 vs. 120,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Apr. 27-May 2) averaged 32,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 56,000). Live telecasts of “NBA Gametime” (Apr. 27-May 3) averaged 59,000 viewers (prior week: 69,000). Playoff postgame coverage on “Gametime Live” (Apr. 27-May 2) averaged 34,000 (prior week: 46,000 viewers).

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Sun 9:39AM- 1:57PM 258 0.5 613
2 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Sat 3:00PM- 7:12PM 252 0.4 503
3 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Fri 5:00PM- 9:41PM 281 0.3 491
4 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Thu 4:00PM- 9:56PM 356 0.2 321
5 PGA TOUR: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Wed 4:00PM-10:21PM 381 0.2 277
6 LPGA TOUR: 2015 North Texas Shootout Sat 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.2 229
7 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Fri 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.2 217
8 LPGA TOUR: 2015 North Texas Shootout Sun 1:57PM- 5:00PM 183 0.2 202
9 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Insperity Invitational Sun 5:00PM- 7:24PM 144 0.1 196
10 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 United Leasing Championship Sun 7:24PM- 9:24PM 120 0.1 181
12 LPGA TOUR: 2015 North Texas Shootout Thu 10:30AM- 1:30PM 180 0.1 170
13 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Insperity Invitational Fri 2:30PM- 4:30PM 120 0.1 166
17 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Insperity Invitational Sat 7:12PM- 9:30PM 138 0.1 122
19 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 United Leasing Championship Sat 9:30PM-11:41PM 131 0.1 114
20 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 United Leasing Championship Thu 1:30PM- 3:30PM 120 0.1 113
22 LPGA TOUR: 2015 North Texas Shootout Fri 10:30AM-12:30PM 120 0.1 109
26 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 United Leasing Championship Fri 12:30PM- 2:30PM 120 0.1 92
30 GOLF FIX Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 83
36 ARNIE & ME Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 65
43 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Insperity Invitational Sat 3:45AM- 6:00AM 135 0.0 52
43 GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS: 2008 Players Championship Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.0 52
60 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Insperity Invitational Fri 3:00AM- 5:00AM 120 0.0 34
72 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 Indonesian Masters Wed 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.0 25
91 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Paul McGinley-Short Game Tue 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.0 17
91 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 Indonesian Masters Tue 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.0 17

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 23 percent (154,000 vs. 125,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (154,000 vs. 141,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 49 percent (125,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (125,000 vs. 115,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Apr. 27-May 3) averaged 59,000 viewers (prior week: 56,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: N.Y. Yankees at Boston Sat 1:30PM- 4:20PM 170 0.3 432
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers or Houston at San Diego Tue 10:38PM- 1:01AM 143 0.2 324
3 SHOWCASE GAME: N.Y. Yankees at Boston or Tampa Bay at Baltimore Fri 7:00PM-10:30PM 210 0.2 316
4 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers or Houston at San Diego Mon 10:00PM- 1:09AM 189 0.2 264
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs Fri 2:21PM- 5:01PM 160 0.2 241
6 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Fri 10:30PM-11:32PM 62 0.2 228
7 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY Sun 4:49PM- 8:00PM 191 0.2 225
8 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees or Detroit at Minnesota Wed 1:00PM- 5:08PM 248 0.2 222
9 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Fri 11:32PM- 1:00AM 88 0.1 207
10 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: Field of Dreams (1989) Sun 8:00PM-10:00PM 120 0.1 201
12 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Detroit at Kansas City or Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Thu 8:00PM-11:13PM 193 0.1 195
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Washington at Atlanta or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees Tue 7:01PM-10:38PM 217 0.1 186
16 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Philadelphia at St. Louis Thu 1:40PM- 4:42PM 182 0.1 173
18 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Detroit at Kansas City or Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs Sun 2:00PM- 4:49PM 169 0.1 166
20 SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL (joined in progress): Arizona at L.A. Dodgers or Colorado at San Diego Sat 10:00PM-12:24AM 144 0.1 160
43 PLAYS OF THE MONTH: April 2015 Sun 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 91

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 21 percent (189,000 vs. 240,000) from one week earlier and up 5 percent (189,000 vs. 180,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 6 percent (118,000 vs. 126,000) from one week earlier and up 18 percent (118,000 vs. 100,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

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

  • “MLB Central” (Apr. 27-May 1): 54,000 (prior week: 58,000)
  • “High Heat” (Apr. 27-May 1): 66,000 (prior week: 76,000)
  • “MLB Now” (Apr. 27-28 & 30): 84,000 (prior week: 107,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Apr. 27-May 1): 90,000 (prior week: 108,000)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (Apr. 27-30 & May 2): 110,000 (prior week: 124,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (Apr. 27, 29-May 2 prime time): 141,000 (prior week: 161,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (May 2-3): 156,000 (Apr. 18-19: 125,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (May 3 4:49-8:00 p.m.): 225,000 (Apr. 26: 190,000)
  • “Quick Pitch” (Apr. 27-May 2 most-watched telecast per day): 123,000 (prior week: 134,000)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 2015 NFL DRAFT: First Round Thu 8:00PM-11:32PM 212 1.2 1816
2 2015 NFL DRAFT: Rounds 2-3 Fri 7:00PM-11:18PM 258 0.8 1110
3 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF Thu 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.7 992
4 NFL DRAFT GOLD CARPET Thu 6:00PM- 7:30PM 90 0.5 611
5 2015 NFL DRAFT: Rounds 4-7 Sat 12:00PM- 6:38PM 398 0.4 542
6 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 11:32PM- 1:00AM 88 0.3 476
7 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Fri 11:18PM-12:18AM 60 0.3 459
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Sat 6:38PM- 7:30PM 52 0.3 384
9 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF Sat 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.2 340
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Fri 12:18AM- 1:18AM 60 0.2 285
13 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF Fri 1:00PM- 7:00PM 360 0.2 248
15 MAYOCK’S 2015 MOCK DRAFT Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.2 227
16 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF Thu 1:00PM- 6:00PM 300 0.2 219
54 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE Tue 9:30PM-10:00PM 30 0.1 100

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 535 percent (527,000 vs. 83,000) from one week earlier and up 559 percent (527,000 vs. 80,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 218 percent (207,000 vs. 65,000) from one week earlier and up 245 percent (207,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (April 28-May 4, 2014).

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

  • “NFL AM” (Apr. 27-May 2 6-10 a.m.): 123,000 (prior week: 52,000)
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Apr. 27-May 2): 301,000 (prior week: 119,000)

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Apr. 27-May 1) averaged 61,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 54,000); its rebroadcast drew 16,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 13,000). ReelzChannel averaged 73,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of April 27-May 3, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, April 27, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.39 HH, 3.823 million viewers
-7% from 4.105 million on 04/20/15
-15% from 4.512 million on 04/28/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.34 HH, 3.855 million viewers
-7% from 4.136 million on 04/20/15
-17% from 4.667 million on 04/28/14

10-11:09 p.m.: 2.23 HH, 3.590 million viewers
-7% from 3.873 million on 04/20/15
-23% from 4.652 million on 04/28/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. May 1 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 100,000 viewers
Late Fri. May 1/Early Sat. May 2 12:00-3:00 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 24,000 viewers
Sun. May 3 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 47,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, April 30, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.40 HH, 2.338 million viewers
-12% from 2.642 million on 04/23/15
+3% from 2.271 million on 05/02/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. May 2 9-11 p.m.: 0.1 HH; 106,000 viewers
Sat. May 2 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 29,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Apr. 29 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 63,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Apr. 29 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.0 HH; 18,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, May 1 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 418,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, May 1 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 131,000 viewers

Weigh-In Mayweather/Pacquiao (HBO, May 1 6:00-6:31 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 238,000 viewers
Mayweather/Pacquiao Speaks (HBO, May 1 7:30-7:59 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 279,000 viewers
Countdown to Mayweather/Pacquiao (HBO, May 2 8:00-8:51 p.m.): 0.5 HH; 1.071 million viewers

Weigh-In Mayweather/Pacquiao (Showtime, May 1 6:00-6:32 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 68,000 viewers
Countdown to Mayweather/Pacquiao (Showtime, May 2 7:59-8:50 p.m.): 0.3 HH; 634,000 viewers

Jim Rome on Showtime (Showtime, Apr. 29 9:00-9:58 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 27,000 viewers

MetroPCS Friday Knockout (truTV, May 1 10:00 p.m.-12:04 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 249,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, May 3 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 291,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, May 3 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 348,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, May 3 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 381,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, May 3 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 370,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Omaha vs. Chicago (Fuse, May 2 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 25,000 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.