Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: August 10-16

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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 59 percent (173,000 vs. 109,000) from one week earlier and up 71 percent (173,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 4 percent (109,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (109,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

2015 PGA Championship (TNT and CBS)

TNT Thu. Aug. 13 2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: 1.396 million viewers (+27% from 1.095 million on 8/07/14)

TNT Fri. Aug. 14 2:00 p.m.-7:05 p.m.: 1.887 million viewers (+19% from 1.587 million on 8/08/14)

TNT Sat. Aug. 15 8:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: 1.068 million viewers (-12% from 1.212 million on 8/09/14)

CBS Sat. Aug. 15 2:00 p.m.-8:33 p.m.: 4.231 million viewers

TNT Sun. Aug. 16 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: 1.794 million viewers (+53% from 1.171 million on 8/10/14)

CBS Sun. Aug. 16 2:00 p.m.-7:31 p.m.: 6.681 million viewers

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Aug. 10-16) averaged 82,000 viewers (prior week: 62,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 10 percent (237,000 vs. 216,000) from one week earlier and up 38 percent (237,000 vs. 172,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 11 percent (129,000 vs. 129,000) from one week earlier and up 40 percent (129,000 vs. 96,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

MLB Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets (TBS, Aug. 16 1:00-5:22 p.m.) 303,000 viewers

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

• “MLB Central” (Aug. 10-14): 57,000 (prior week: 59,000)
• “High Heat” (Aug. 10-14): 63,000 (prior week: 73,000)
• “Rundown” (Aug. 10-14): 76,000 (prior week: 97,000)
• “MLB Now” (Aug. 10-11 & 13-14): 92,000 (prior week: 115,000)
• “Intentional Talk” (Aug. 10-11 & 13-14): 80,000 (prior week: 117,000)
• “MLB Tonight BP” (Aug. 10-15): 112,000 (prior week: 111,000)
• “MLB Tonight” (Aug. 10-12 & 15 prime time): 167,000 (prior week: 167,000)
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Aug. 16): 143,000 (prior week: 173,000)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Aug. 16 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 128,000 (Aug. 9: 181,000)
• “Quick Pitch” (Aug. 10-16 most-watched telecast per day): 130,000 (prior week: 156,000)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 472 percent (1,076,000 vs. 188,000) from one week earlier and up 49 percent (1,076,000 vs. 723,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 292 percent (447,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and up 22 percent (447,000 vs. 365,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

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

• “NFL Preseason HQ” (Aug. 10-14): 120,000 (prior week: 68,000)
• “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Aug. 10-16): 453,000 (prior week: 202,000)

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 6 percent (50,000 vs. 47,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (50,000 vs. 58,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 9 percent (30,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (30,000 vs. 36,000) from the same week one year ago (August 11-17, 2014).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Aug. 10-14) averaged 71,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 57,000); its rebroadcast drew 23,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 16,000). ReelzChannel averaged 107,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of August 10-16, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, August 10, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.33 HH, 3.791 million viewers
+2% from 3.729 million on 08/03/15
-7% from 4.082 million on 08/11/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.41 HH, 3.947 million viewers
+7% from 3.695 million on 08/03/15
-9% from 4.360 million on 08/11/14

10-11:09 p.m.: 2.32 HH, 3.775 million viewers
+3% from 3.671 million on 08/03/15
-15% from 4.458 million on 08/11/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Aug. 14 8:00-11:00 p.m.: 61,000 viewers
Late Fri. Aug. 14/Early Sat. Aug. 15 12:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.: 40,000 viewers
Sun. Aug. 16 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 29,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, August 13, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.33 HH, 2.083 million viewers
-13% from 2.405 million on 08/06/15
-19% from 2.564 million on 08/15/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Aug. 15 6:40-8:30 p.m.: 52,000 viewers
Late Sat. Aug. 15/Early Sun. Aug. 16 1:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.: 37,000 viewers

WWE Tough Enough repeat (USA, Aug. 10 11:09 p.m.-12:09 a.m.): 1.141 million viewers
WWE Tough Enough (USA, Aug. 11 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 1.025 million viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Aug. 12 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 149,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Aug. 12 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 270,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Aug. 12/early Aug. 13 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 60,000 viewers

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 15 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 31,000 viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 15 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 33,000 viewers

Lights Out: Road to Tarver vs. Cunningham (Spike, Aug. 12 11:05 p.m.-11:36 p.m.): 289,000 viewers
Premier Boxing Champions: Tarver vs. Cunningham (Spike, Aug. 14 9:00 p.m.-11:16 p.m.): 679,000 viewers

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans (HBO, Aug. 11 10:00-10:57 p.m.): 826,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Aug. 16 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 164,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Aug. 16 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 253,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Aug. 16 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 363,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Aug. 16 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 342,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Chicago vs. Omaha (Fuse, Aug. 15 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 76,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research