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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 Greenbrier Classic Fri 3:58PM- 7:00PM 182 0.8 1032
2 PGA TOUR: 2015 Greenbrier Classic Sun 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.6 940
3 PGA TOUR: 2015 Greenbrier Classic Sat 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.6 880
4 GC PREGAME LIVE Sat 2:30PM- 2:58PM 28 0.5 805
5 GC PREGAME LIVE Sun 2:30PM- 2:58PM 28 0.5 646
6 PGA TOUR: 2015 Greenbrier Classic Thu 3:57PM- 6:53PM 176 0.4 484
7 GOLF CENTRAL-POST Fri 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.3 420
8 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Sun 12:44PM- 1:00PM 16 0.3 413
9 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Fri 3:30PM- 3:58PM 28 0.3 335
10 PGA TOUR: 2015 Greenbrier Classic Fri 7:30PM-10:30PM 180 0.2 294
15 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Nova Scotia Open Sat 2:58PM- 6:06PM 188 0.1 185
17 ALTERED COURSE Episode 3 Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 168
18 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Nova Scotia Open Fri 12:30PM- 3:30PM 180 0.1 156
21 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Fri 9:30AM-12:30PM 180 0.1 133
24 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Nova Scotia Open Sun 2:58PM- 6:08PM 190 0.1 122
27 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Sun 7:30AM-12:44PM 314 0.1 112
29 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Nova Scotia Open Thu 12:30PM- 3:30PM 180 0.1 105
31 GOLF FIX Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 100
32 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 PGA Professional Championship Tue 5:10PM- 8:17PM 187 0.1 99
33 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 PGA Professional Championship Wed 2:00PM- 5:31PM 211 0.1 98
39 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Sat 8:00AM-11:44AM 224 0.1 81
39 GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS: 1978 Open Championship Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 81
39 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 PGA Professional Championship Mon 3:30PM- 6:00PM 150 0.1 81
42 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Thu 9:30AM-12:30PM 180 0.1 78
57 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 PGA Professional Championship (weather) Tue 3:30PM- 5:10PM 100 0.1 61
86 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Thu 6:00AM- 7:30AM 90 0.0 31
100 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Wed 4:30AM- 6:00AM 90 0.0 24
108 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Fri 6:00AM- 7:45AM 105 0.0 22
117 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Alstom Open de France Thu 4:30AM- 6:00AM 90 0.0 13

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 4 percent (155,000 vs. 149,000) from one week earlier and up 32 percent (155,000 vs. 117,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 22 percent (134,000 vs. 110,000) from one week earlier and up 43 percent (134,000 vs. 94,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (June 29-July 5) averaged 58,000 viewers (prior week: 81,000) and “Golf Central” (June 29-July 4) was 76,000 (prior week: 94,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SHOWCASE GAME: San Diego at St. Louis or Washington at Atlanta Thu 7:00PM-11:13PM 253 0.3 365
2 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees or Toronto at Detroit Sun 1:00PM- 4:08PM 188 0.2 338
3 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Cleveland at Pittsburgh or Seattle at Oakland Sat 4:00PM- 6:15PM 135 0.2 300
4 BONUS COVERAGE: L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Wed 11:39PM-12:39AM 60 0.2 278
5 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels or Colorado at Oakland Tue 10:00PM-12:45AM 165 0.2 259
6 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Thu 11:13PM-12:15AM 62 0.2 242
7 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Wed 8:00PM-11:39PM 219 0.1 217
8 QUICK PITCH Sat 6:15PM- 7:00PM 45 0.2 216
9 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY Sun 4:08PM- 8:00PM 232 0.1 201
10 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at Washington Sat 11:15AM- 2:35PM 200 0.1 193
11 BONUS COVERAGE: Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets Thu 2:57PM- 3:52PM 55 0.1 180
12 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: San Francisco at Miami or Pittsburgh at Detroit Thu 12:00PM- 2:57PM 177 0.1 176
15 SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL: L.A. Angels at Texas or Colorado at Arizona (joined in progress) Sat 10:00PM-12:30AM 150 0.1 161
19 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Toronto at Detroit or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees Fri 7:00PM-10:09PM 189 0.1 149
52 PLAYS OF THE MONTH: June Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 80
69 YARD CRASHERS: San Francisco Sat 11:00AM-11:15AM 15 0.0 61
70 PRIME 9 Wed 4:39AM- 5:00AM 21 0.0 60

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 14 percent (187,000 vs. 217,000) from one week earlier and up 3 percent (187,000 vs. 181,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 3 percent (111,000 vs. 115,000) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (111,000 vs. 97,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

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

  • “MLB Central” (June 29-July 3): 61,000 (prior week: 53,000)
  • “High Heat” (June 29-July 1 & 3): 65,000 (prior week: 67,000)
  • “Rundown” (June 29-July 1 & 3): 68,000 (prior week: 79,000)
  • “MLB Now” (June 29-July 3): 100,000 (prior week: 109,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (June 29-July 3): 101,000 (prior week: 104,000)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (June 29-July 1 & 3): 82,000 (prior week: 123,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (June 29-July 3 prime time): 163,000 (prior week: 147,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (July 4): 173,000 (prior week: 174,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (July 5 4:08-8:00 p.m.): 201,000 (June 28: 186,000)
  • “Quick Pitch” (June 29-July 5 most-watched telecast per day): 134,000 (prior week: 123,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 20-11 Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 165
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 148
3 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 7 – New York Jets at New England Sun 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.1 137
4 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Joe Greene Sat 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.1 132
5 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 NFC Championship – Green Bay at Seattle Sun 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.1 130
6 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 7 – Seattle at St. Louis Sun 12:30PM- 1:00PM 30 0.1 128
7 TOP 10: Quarterback Teases Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 127
8 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 12 – Dallas at New York Giants Sun 11:30AM-12:00PM 30 0.1 125
9 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 13 – New England at Green Bay Sun 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.1 122
10 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Divisional Playoff – Dallas at Green Bay Sun 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.1 119

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is even (79,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (79,000 vs. 76,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 7 percent (60,000 vs. 56,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (60,000 vs. 61,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 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 29-July 3): 89,000 (prior week: 77,000)

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Charlotte vs. Oklahoma City Sat 3:07PM- 5:02PM 115 0.1 158
2 NBA HOME VIDEO: Michael Jordan: His Airness Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 151
2 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Memphis vs. Charlotte Sun 3:00PM- 4:59PM 119 0.1 151
4 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Thu 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.1 144
5 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Brooklyn vs. Miami Sun 4:59PM- 7:04PM 125 0.1 143
6 FREE AGENT FEVER Thu 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 0.1 142
7 HARDWOOD CLASSICS: 1997 NBA Finals Game 5: Chicago vs. Utah Mon 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 134
8 NBA GAMETIME Wed 11:30PM-12:00AM 30 0.1 128
9 NBA GAMETIME Mon 1:00AM- 1:30AM 30 0.1 125
10 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Orlando (Blue) vs. Los Angeles Clippers Sat 1:01PM- 3:07PM 126 0.1 121
11 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Wed 2:00PM- 6:30PM 270 0.1 118
16 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Memphis vs. Brooklyn Sat 5:02PM- 7:00PM 118 0.1 103
19 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Wed 7:00PM-11:00PM 240 0.1 94
19 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Los Angeles Clippers vs. Detroit Sun 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.1 94
26 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Tue 11:30PM-12:31AM 61 0.1 88
27 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Detroit vs. Orlando (White) Sat 11:03AM- 1:01PM 118 0.1 87
42 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Fri 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.1 71
50 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Miami vs. Indiana Sat 9:00AM-11:03AM 123 0.1 68
52 NBA TV NEWS UPDATES: Breaking News – DeAndre Jordan Fri 4:30PM- 4:42PM 12 0.1 67
57 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Tue 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.1 63
66 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Thu 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.1 58
82 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Wed 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.0 51
118 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Fri 2:00PM- 3:00PM 60 0.0 38
205 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Wed 8:00AM- 8:30AM 30 0.0 13
219 PRESS CONFERENCE: Los Angeles Lakers Mon 3:07PM- 3:40PM 33 0.0 6

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 50 percent (87,000 vs. 58,000) from one week earlier and up 38 percent (87,000 vs. 63,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 34 percent (55,000 vs. 41,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (55,000 vs. 52,000) from the same week one year ago (June 30-July 6, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (June 30-July 1) averaged 80,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 53,000).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (June 29-July 3) averaged 70,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 65,000); its rebroadcast drew 18,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 18,000). ReelzChannel averaged 81,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of June 29-July 5, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, June 29, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.13 HH, 3.362 million viewers
-6% from 3.594 million on 06/22/15
-19% from 4.158 million on 06/30/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.23 HH, 3.544 million viewers
-2% from 3.606 million on 06/22/15
-18% from 4.348 million on 06/30/14

10-11:07 p.m.: 2.19 HH, 3.482 million viewers
-9% from 3.812 million on 06/22/15
-22% from 4.490 million on 06/30/14

Related: WWE Raw draws second-lowest non holiday viewership since 1997

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 3 7:00-10:00 p.m.: 0.04 HH; 80,000 viewers
Fri. July 3 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 33,000 viewers
Sun. July 5 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 63,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, July 2, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.36 HH, 2.265 million viewers
-9% from 2.496 million on 06/25/15
+20% from 1.881 million on 07/04/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. July 4 9:00-11:00 p.m.: 0.05 HH; 82,000 viewers
Sun. July 5 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 0.03 HH; 38,000 viewers

WWE Tough Enough (USA, June 30 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.64 HH; 1.047 million viewers

Scooby Doo/WWE (Boomerang, July 4 9:00-10:53 a.m.): 0.16 HH; 253,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, July 1 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.04 HH; 70,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, July 1 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.02 HH; 33,000 viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, July 1 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.10 HH; 157,000 viewers
Ring of Honor repeat (Destination America, July 1 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.06 HH; 81,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, July 1 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.18 HH; 267,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late July 1/early July 2 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 0.04 HH; 51,000 viewers

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 4 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 0.01 HH; 7,000 viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 4 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 0.01 HH; 6,000 viewers

60 Minutes Sports (Showtime, July 1 9:00-9:51 p.m.): 0.07 HH; 107,000 viewers

2015 Copa America (beIN)

Mon. June 29 7:20 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.: Semifinal: Chile vs. Peru 0.17 HH; 273,000 viewers

Tue. June 30 7:19 p.m.- 9:25 p.m.: Semifinal: Argentina vs. Paraguay 0.18 HH; 298,000 viewers

Fri. July 3 7:20 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.: Third Place: Peru vs. Paraguay 0.06 HH; 103,000 viewers

Sat. July 4 3:49 p.m.- 6:55 p.m.: Final: Chile vs. Argentina 0.28 HH; 1.108 million viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, July 5 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.19 HH; 247,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, July 5 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.25 HH; 309,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, July 5 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.27 HH; 336,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, July 5 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.29 HH; 381,000 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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