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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Sun 11:00AM- 2:00PM 180 0.4 509
2 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Sat 11:00AM- 2:00PM 180 0.3 355
3 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Thu 9:00AM-12:00PM 180 0.3 317
4 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Wed 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.2 238
5 ALTERED COURSE: Episode 1 Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.2 236
5 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM 180 0.2 236
7 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Wed 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.2 229
8 LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN Sun 10:38PM- 1:04AM 146 0.2 221
9 MORNING DRIVE AT MAJORS Sat 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.2 210
10 MORNING DRIVE AT MAJORS Sun 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.1 209
38 GOLF FIX Mon 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 96
38 GOLFING WORLD Wed 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.1 96
104 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Rustoleum Championship Mon 6:00AM- 7:00AM 60 0.0 26

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 20 percent (103,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (103,000 vs. 128,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 13 percent (111,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (111,000 vs. 97,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (June 15-21) averaged 138,000 viewers (prior week: 65,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SHOWCASE GAME: Detroit at N.Y. Yankees or Baltimore at Toronto Fri 7:00PM-10:06PM 186 0.2 337
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Texas at L.A. Dodgers or San Francisco at Seattle Thu 10:08PM- 1:07AM 179 0.2 335
3 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers or Detroit at N.Y. Yankees Sat 7:00PM-10:11PM 191 0.2 280
4 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Detroit at N.Y. Yankees or Baltimore at Toronto Sun 1:00PM- 4:10PM 190 0.2 277
5 MLB TONIGHT WEEKEND AFTERNOON Sun 4:10PM- 5:00PM 50 0.2 273
5 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Houston at Seattle or San Diego at Arizona Sat 10:11PM-12:54AM 163 0.2 273
7 MLB TONIGHT BP Tue 6:43PM- 7:00PM 17 0.1 270
8 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Fri 10:06PM-11:15PM 69 0.2 266
9 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Baltimore at Toronto Sat 1:00PM- 4:04PM 184 0.2 245
10 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at Seattle or Texas at L.A. Dodgers Wed 10:00PM-12:35AM 155 0.2 240
13 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Atlanta at Boston or Seattle at San Francisco Tue 4:00PM- 6:43PM 163 0.1 228
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Toronto at N.Y. Mets or Washington at Tampa Bay Tue 7:00PM- 9:48PM 168 0.1 190
18 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis at Minnesota or Baltimore at Philadelphia Thu 1:00PM- 3:50PM 170 0.1 174
19 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY Sun 5:00PM- 8:00PM 180 0.1 171
20 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Arizona at L.A. Angels Tue 10:00PM-12:50AM 170 0.1 169
43 PLAYS OF THE WEEK Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 115

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is even (202,000 vs. 202,000) from one week earlier and up 5 percent (202,000 vs. 193,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 7 percent (126,000 vs. 118,000) from one week earlier and up 29 percent (126,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

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

  • “MLB Central” (June 15-19): 56,000 (prior week: 61,000)
  • “High Heat” (June 15-19): 57,000 (prior week: 64,000)
  • “Rundown” (June 15-17 & 19): 79,000 (prior week: 59,000)
  • “MLB Now” (June 15 & 17-19): 97,000 (prior week: 79,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (June 15 & 17-19): 90,000 (prior week: 84,000)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (June 15-18 & 20): 117,000 (prior week: 105,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (June 15-19 prime time): 149,000 (prior week: 139,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (June 20-21): 198,000 (prior week: 185,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (June 21 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 171,000 (June 14: 179,000)
  • “Quick Pitch” (June 15-21 most-watched telecast per day): 144,000 (prior week: 109,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 BRETT FAVRE 4EVER Thu 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 162
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 131
3 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 126
4 TOP 10: Brett Favre Games Thu 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 123
5 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 40-31 Sat 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 114
6 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 50-41 Sat 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.1 112
7 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 40-31 Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 109
8 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Warren Moon Fri 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 104
9 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Joe Greene Sat 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 103
10 NFLN SPECIAL: Minicamp Special Wed 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.1 102

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 1 percent (76,000 vs. 77,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (76,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 3 percent (59,000 vs. 61,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (59,000 vs. 63,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

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

  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast June 15-20): 98,000 (prior week: 88,000)

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA GAMETIME FINALS RECAP: Game 6 (live) Tue 12:18AM- 1:24AM 66 0.2 342
2 NBA FINALS PRESS CONFERENCE: Game 6 (live) Tue 1:24AM- 2:19AM 55 0.2 235
3 NBA GAMETIME FINALS RECAP: Game 6 (taped) Tue 2:19AM- 3:25AM 66 0.1 167
4 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: Connecticut at Los Angeles Sun 5:21PM- 7:04PM 103 0.1 111
5 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FINALS Game 6 (live) Tue 7:30PM- 8:30PM 60 0.1 109
6 NBA FINALS FILM ROOM: Game 5 Mon 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 101
6 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: Tulsa at Minnesota Sun 7:04PM- 9:03PM 119 0.1 101
8 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: Phoenix at Seattle Sun 9:03PM-11:04PM 121 0.0 99
9 NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 NBA Finals Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland Wed 4:00PM- 6:00PM 120 0.1 97
10 NBA FINALS PRESS CONFERENCE: Game 6 (taped) Tue 3:25AM- 4:13AM 48 0.1 94
10 NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 NBA Finals Game 6: Golden State at Cleveland Wed 12:00PM- 2:00PM 120 0.1 94
25 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: Chicago at San Antonio Sat 8:00PM-10:09PM 129 0.0 78
36 CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE: 2015 Golden State Warriors Fri 12:00PM- 5:00PM 300 0.0 66
50 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: New York at Atlanta Sun 3:00PM- 5:21PM 141 0.0 53
69 NBA INSIDE STUFF Sat 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.0 45
99 WNBA REGULAR SEASON: Indiana at Atlanta Tue 12:00PM- 2:21PM 141 0.0 26

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 7 percent (64,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 25 percent (64,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 11 percent (51,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (51,000 vs. 48,000) from the same week one year ago (June 16-22, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (June 8-12 & 14) averaged 56,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 42,000).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (June 15-19) averaged 62,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 67,000); its rebroadcast drew 11,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 13,000). ReelzChannel averaged 75,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of June 15-21, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, June 15, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.43 HH, 4.095 million viewers
+11% from 3.678 million on 06/08/15
+4% from 3.928 million on 06/16/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.49 HH, 4.249 million viewers
+18% from 3.609 million on 06/08/15
+1% from 4.197 million on 06/16/14

10-11:10 p.m.: 2.41 HH, 3.997 million viewers
+10% from 3.647 million on 06/08/15
-6% from 4.245 million on 06/16/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. June 19 6:00-9:00 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 40,000 viewers
late Fri. June 19/early Sat. June 20 12:01-3:00 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 37,000 viewers
Sun. June 21 4:02-7:00 p.m.: 0.05 HH; 76,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, June 18, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.55 HH, 2.466 million viewers
-6% from 2.611 million on 06/11/15
-11% from 2.762 million on 06/20/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. June 20 6:30-8:30 p.m.: 0.05 HH; 79,000 viewers
Sat. June 20 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 29,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, June 17 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.03 HH; 61,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, June 17 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.01 HH; 21,000 viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, June 17 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.14 HH; 172,000 viewers
Ring of Honor repeat (Destination America, June 17 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.08 HH; 100,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, June 17 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.24 HH; 347,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late June 17/early June 18 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 0.07 HH; 102,000 viewers

Finally: Kimbo vs. Shamrock (Spike, June 19 4:01-5:01 p.m.): 0.20 HH; 294,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live: Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock (Spike, June 19 9:01 p.m.-12:03 a.m.): 0.92 HH; 1.580 million viewers
Bellator MMA Live: Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock repeat(Spike, late June 19/early June 20 12:03-3:25 a.m.): 0.24 HH; 339,000 viewers

Related: Kimbo Slice-Ken Shamrock fight draws record viewership for Bellator

Roc Nation Sports presents Throne Boxing: Andre Ward vs. Paul Smith (BET, June 20 10:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.23 HH; 323,000 viewers

Fight Game with Jim Lampley (HBO, June 17 10:30-10:57 p.m.): 0.11 HH; 162,000 viewers

2015 Copa America Group Stage (beIN)

Mon. June 15
4:50 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.: Ecuador vs. Bolivia 0.04 HH; 55,000 viewers
7:18 p.m.- 9:32 p.m.: Chile vs. Mexico 0.25 HH; 422,000 viewers

Tue. June 16
4:51 p.m.- 7:01 p.m.: Paraguay vs. Jamaica 0.04 HH; 60,000 viewers
7:20 p.m.- 9:31 p.m.: Argentina vs. Uruguay 0.18 HH; 272,000 viewers

Wed. June 17
7:50 p.m.-10:10 p.m.: Brazil vs. Colombia 0.22 HH; 390,000 viewers

Thu. June 18
7:20 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.: Peru vs. Venezuela 0.10 HH; 185,000 viewers

Fri. June 19
4:49 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.: Mexico vs. Ecuador 0.15 HH; 270,000 viewers
7:20 p.m.- 9:32 p.m.: Chile vs. Bolivia 0.11 HH; 184,000 viewers

Sat. June 20
2:50 p.m.- 4:56 p.m.: Uruguay vs. Paraguay 0.06 HH; 82,000 viewers
5:21 p.m.- 7:28 p.m.: Argentina vs. Jamaica 0.10 HH; 152,000 viewers

Sun. June 21
2:50 p.m.- 5:02 p.m.: Colombia vs. Peru 0.11 HH; 175,000 viewers
5:21 p.m.- 7:31 p.m.: Brazil vs. Venezuela 0.15 HH; 263,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, June 21 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.18 HH; 235,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, June 21 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.26 HH; 342,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, June 21 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.24 HH; 311,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, June 21 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.27 HH; 365,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Chicago vs. Omaha (Fuse, June 20 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.05 HH; 82,000 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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