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NCAA March Madness

TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Thursday, March 26, 2015 on CBS
7:00 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen: Wichita State vs. Notre Dame 4.4/8 6955
9:25 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge 3.2/5 4782
9:39 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen: Kentucky vs. West Virginia (thru 12:06 a.m.) 5.2/10 8040
TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Thursday, March 26, 2015 on TBS
6:00 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Pre-Game 0.5 696
7:35 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen: Wisconsin vs. North Carolina 4.19 6885
9:58 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge 1.81 2890
10:20 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen: Arizona vs. Xavier (thru 12:49a) 2.90 4571
12:49a NCAA Post-Gun 2.6 3948
12:55a Inside March Madness (thru 1:41a) 1.2 1803

For further demographic information of the March 26 slate, visit TVMI.

TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Friday, March 27, 2015 on CBS
7:00 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Semifinal: Gonzaga vs. UCLA 3.7/7 5832
9:27 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge 2.6/5 3990
9:44 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Semifinal: Duke vs. Utah (thru 12:10a) 4.7/9 7587
TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Friday, March 27, 2015 on TBS
6:00 NCAA Tip-Off Show 0.4 571
7:24 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Semifinal: Louisville vs. NC State 2.66 4320
9:50 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge 1.92 3074
10:07 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Semifinal: Oklahoma vs. Michigan State (until 12:20a) 2.72 4491
12:20a NCAA Post-Gun 3.2 5178
12:27a Inside March Madness (thru 1:01a) 1.4 2164

For further demographic information of the March 27 slate, visit TVMI.

TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Saturday, March 28, 2015 on TBS
5:00 Road to the Final Four 1.1 1574
6:00 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Final: Wisconsin vs. Arizona 5.2 8801
8:30 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge 6.30 10831
8:40 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Final: Kentucky vs. Notre Dame (thru 11:05) 8.35 14747
11:09 Inside March Madness (thru 11:44) 3.1 5355

For further demographic information of the March 28 slate, visit TVMI.

TIME PROGRAM HH VWRS
(000)
Sunday, March 29, 2015 on CBS
5:05 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Regional Final: Duke vs. Gonzaga (thru 7:17) 8.9/18 14750

For further demographic information of the March 29 slate, visit TVMI.

NBA on TNT

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

“NBA Pre-Game Show” (8:00-8:13 p.m.)
0.5 household rating, 707,000 viewers
-8% from 0.773 million on 03/25/14

San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks (8:13-10:43 p.m.)
0.8 household rating, 1.164 million viewers
-33% from 1.743 million of Oklahoma City at Dallas on 03/25/14

Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers (10:43 p.m.-1:06 a.m.)
0.9 household rating, 1.351 million viewers
-6% from 1.442 million of New York at L.A. Lakers on 03/25/14

“Inside the NBA” (1:06-2:06 a.m.)
0.4 household rating, 611,000 viewers
+6% from 0.577 million on 03/25/14

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NHL REGULAR SEASON: WASHINGTON at GOLDEN STATE Mon 10:31PM-12:56AM 145 0.2 346
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON: OKLAHOMA CITY at PHOENIX Sun 9:00PM-11:32PM 152 0.2 291
3 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Mon 9:42PM-10:31PM 49 0.1 205
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON: HOUSTON at INDIANA Mon 7:00PM- 9:42PM 162 0.1 200
5 NBA HOME VIDEO: Michael Jordan: His Airness Sat 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.1 188
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON: PORTLAND at PHOENIX Fri 10:00PM-12:22AM 142 0.1 141
7 NBA SPECIAL: Larry Bird’s 50 Greatest Moments Sat 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.1 133
8 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sun 11:32PM-12:17AM 45 0.1 131
9 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Mon 12:56AM- 1:59AM 63 0.1 121
10 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Fri 12:22AM- 1:00AM 38 0.1 116
20 NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) Sat 12:00PM-12:30PM 30 0.1 72
72 PRESS CONFERENCE: Steve Nash Retirement Tue 4:39PM- 5:06PM 27 0.0 37
131 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL: OLYMPIACOS vs. AE ISTANBUL Sun 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.0 22
162 D-LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON: LOS ANGELES vs. SANTA CRUZ Sun 3:00PM- 5:00PM 120 0.0 15

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 31 percent (110,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and down 31 percent (110,000 vs. 160,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 10 percent (54,000 vs. 49,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (54,000 vs. 59,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Mar. 23-27) averaged 27,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 37,000). Live telecasts of “NBA Gametime” (Mar. 23-29) averaged 59,000 viewers (prior week: 62,000).

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 Valero Texas Open Sun 1:00PM- 2:56PM 116 0.5 732
2 PGA TOUR: 2015 Valero Texas Open Sat 1:00PM- 2:55PM 115 0.4 627
3 PGA TOUR: 2015 Valero Texas Open Fri 3:00PM- 6:00PM 180 0.3 430
4 LPGA TOUR: 2015 KIA Classic Sun 6:02PM- 9:00PM 178 0.3 365
5 PGA TOUR: 2015 Valero Texas Open Thu 3:00PM- 6:00PM 180 0.2 361
6 PGA TOUR: HANDOFF: 2015 Valero Texas Open Sat 5:57PM- 6:07PM 10 0.2 306
7 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Fri 2:30PM- 3:00PM 30 0.1 205
8 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Sat 2:55PM- 5:57PM 182 0.1 197
9 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Sun 2:56PM- 6:02PM 186 0.1 194
9 LPGA TOUR: 2015 KIA Classic Fri 6:00PM- 9:00PM 180 0.1 194
11 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA: Caddyshack Wed 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 185
12 LPGA TOUR: 2015 KIA Classic Sat 6:07PM- 9:21PM 194 0.1 175
13 BIG BREAK XXIII: PALM BEACH: Episode 8 Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 170
15 LPGA TOUR: 2015 KIA Classic Thu 6:00PM- 9:03PM 183 0.1 140
16 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Fri 12:00PM- 2:30PM 150 0.1 136
17 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Trophee Hassan II Sun 9:00AM- 1:00PM 240 0.1 123
20 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Trophee Hassan II Sat 9:00AM- 1:00PM 240 0.1 105
28 GOLF FIX Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 67
37 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Trophee Hassan II Fri 10:30AM-12:00PM 90 0.0 55
53 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Retief Goosen-Full Swing Wed 8:00PM- 8:30PM 30 0.0 39
59 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 Investec Cup Tue 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.0 36
64 GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.0 33
67 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Trophee Hassan II Thu 10:30AM- 1:30PM 180 0.0 32
68 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Trophee Hassan II Thu 7:00AM- 9:00AM 120 0.0 31
81 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 Investec Cup Wed 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.0 25

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 6 percent (114,000 vs. 121,000) from one week earlier and down 23 percent (114,000 vs. 148,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 2 percent (98,000 vs. 96,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (98,000 vs. 108,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Mar. 23-29) averaged 43,000 viewers (prior week: 57,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPRING TRAINING: BAL AT NYY Sat 1:00PM- 3:53PM 173 0.2 262
2 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE Sat 3:53PM- 4:00PM 7 0.2 239
3 SPRING TRAINING: DET AT NYY Tue 7:09PM-10:35PM 206 0.2 227
4 SPRING TRAINING: NYM AT STL Sun 1:00PM- 3:42PM 162 0.2 204
5 SPRING TRAINING: CIN AT TEX Mon 9:00PM-12:32AM 212 0.1 171
6 SPRING TRAINING: OAK AT CWS Sat 4:00PM- 7:29PM 209 0.1 170
7 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE Mon 3:54PM- 4:03PM 9 0.1 151
8 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE Sun 3:42PM- 4:00PM 18 0.1 145
9 SPRING TRAINING: NYY AT WAS Mon 1:00PM- 3:54PM 174 0.1 138
10 SPRING TRAINING: TB AT BOS Sun 8:04PM-11:00PM 176 0.1 136
13 SPRING TRAINING: BAL AT DET Thu 1:00PM- 3:29PM 149 0.1 130
14 SPRING TRAINING: ARI AT LAA Fri 4:00PM- 6:54PM 174 0.1 129
15 SPRING TRAINING: OAK AT CLE Mon 4:03PM- 6:45PM 162 0.1 123
15 SPRING TRAINING: OAK AT SF Thu 10:00PM-12:46AM 166 0.1 123
17 SPRING TRAINING: OAK AT MIL Wed 4:07PM- 7:26PM 199 0.1 122
17 SPRING TRAINING: PHI AT MIN Sat 11:26PM- 2:00AM 154 0.1 122
20 SPRING TRAINING: CWS AT KC Wed 9:00PM-11:54PM 174 0.1 117
25 SPRING TRAINING: DET AT TOR Sat 9:00AM-10:53AM 113 0.1 102
25 SPRING TRAINING: SEA AT SD Sun 4:00PM- 7:04PM 184 0.1 102
28 SPRING TRAINING: KC AT SEA Thu 4:00PM- 6:32PM 152 0.1 99
28 SPRING TRAINING: LAA AT TEX Tue 4:00PM- 7:09PM 189 0.1 99
31 SPRING TRAINING: NYM AT NYY Wed 1:00PM- 4:07PM 187 0.1 96
33 SPRING TRAINING: SD AT TEX Sat 8:30PM-11:20PM 170 0.1 94
35 SPRING TRAINING: SEA AT KC Fri 9:00PM-11:31PM 151 0.1 93
37 SPRING TRAINING: TEX AT CIN Wed 12:00AM- 2:52AM 172 0.1 90
42 SPRING TRAINING: COL AT CWS Tue 11:36PM- 2:00AM 144 0.1 78
48 SPRING TRAINING: SF AT LAD Fri 12:00AM- 2:51AM 171 0.0 63
50 SPRING TRAINING: NYM AT STL Fri 3:00AM- 5:34AM 154 0.0 61
52 SPRING TRAINING: SD AT CHC Mon 9:00AM-11:48AM 168 0.0 60
54 SPRING TRAINING: NYY AT TB Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM 180 0.0 58
55 SPRING TRAINING: NYY AT PHI Sat 6:00AM- 8:00AM 120 0.0 57
57 SPRING TRAINING: SF AT SEA Sun 9:00AM-12:00PM 180 0.0 55
58 SPRING TRAINING: PHI AT BOS Mon 6:00AM- 8:53AM 173 0.0 54
67 SPRING TRAINING: HOU AT NYM Wed 9:00AM-11:55AM 175 0.0 45
70 SPRING TRAINING: MIN AT PHI Mon 12:37AM- 3:00AM 143 0.0 44
72 SPRING TRAINING: DET AT PHI Sun 12:00AM- 2:42AM 162 0.0 43
72 SPRING TRAINING: NYM AT WAS Fri 6:00AM- 8:49AM 169 0.0 43
74 SPRING TRAINING: KC AT ARI Sat 2:00AM- 5:00AM 180 0.0 42
77 SPRING TRAINING: HOU AT PHI Thu 6:00AM- 8:33AM 153 0.0 41
83 SPRING TRAINING: COL AT TEX Thu 2:00AM- 4:45AM 165 0.0 37
86 SPRING TRAINING: WAS AT STL Thu 9:00AM-11:29AM 149 0.0 33
88 SPRING TRAINING: SEA AT LAA Tue 9:32AM-12:00PM 148 0.0 32
91 SPRING TRAINING: ARI AT LAD Mon 3:00AM- 5:56AM 176 0.0 31
91 SPRING TRAINING: ATL AT HOU Tue 6:00AM- 9:24AM 204 0.0 31
96 SPRING TRAINING: TOR AT BAL Wed 3:00AM- 5:20AM 140 0.0 24
97 SPRING TRAINING: BOS AT TB Sun 6:00AM- 8:51AM 171 0.0 23

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 9 percent (125,000 vs. 137,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (125,000 vs. 131,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 2 percent (84,000 vs. 82,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (84,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

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

  • “High Heat” (Mar. 23-27 noon-1 p.m.): 48,000 (prior week: 46,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Mar. 23 & 25-28): 98,000 (prior week: 79,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (Mar. 23-29): 94,000 (prior week: 88,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Jerome Brown and Reggie White Sun 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 169
2 PATH TO THE DRAFT Tue 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 139
3 NFL GREATEST GAMES: 1979 SB XIII – PIT VS. DAL Sat 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.1 138
4 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 135
5 PATH TO THE DRAFT Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 131
6 TOP 10: Uniforms Sun 11:00PM-12:00AM 60 0.1 130
7 A FOOTBALL LIFE: McCardell and Smith Sun 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 129
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 128
9 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 126
10 TOP 10: Follies Sun 12:00AM- 1:00AM 60 0.1 125

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 5 percent (88,000 vs. 93,000) from one week earlier and up 1 percent (88,000 vs. 87,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 9 percent (72,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (72,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (March 24-30, 2014).

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

  • “NFL AM” (Mar. 23-27 6-10 a.m.): 46,000 (prior week: 57,000)
  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Mar. 23-29): 109,000 (prior week: 124,000)

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Mar. 23-27) averaged 48,000 viewers in the 6 p.m. ET slot (prior week: 56,000); its rebroadcasts drew 77,000 viewers (at 1 a.m.; prior week: 71,000) and 14,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 12,000). ReelzChannel averaged 100,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of March 23-29, 2015.

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, Mar. 24 10:00-10:58 p.m.): 0.2 HH; 325,000 viewers

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WWE Raw

Monday, March 23, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.6 HH, 4.178 million viewers
+8% from 3.881 million on 03/16/15
-1% from 4.218 million on 03/24/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.7 HH, 4.342 million viewers
+10% from 3.937 million on 03/16/15
-1% from 4.393 million on 03/24/14

10-11:11 p.m.: 2.5 HH, 4.043 million viewers
+3% from 3.915 million on 03/16/15
-4% from 4.207 million on 03/24/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Mar. 27 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 89,000 viewers
Late Fri. Mar. 27/Early Sat. Mar. 28 12:00-3:00 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 41,000 viewers
Sun. Mar. 29 4-7 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 48,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, March 26, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.6 HH, 2.506 million viewers
-3% from 2.595 million on 03/19/15
-18% from 3.057 million on 03/28/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Mar. 28 9-11 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 74,000 viewers
Sat. Mar. 28 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 69,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Mar. 25 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.1 HH; 101,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Mar. 25 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.0 HH; 38,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Mar. 27 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.3 HH; 444,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, Mar. 27 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 164,000 viewers

Bellator MMA Live (Spike, Mar. 27 9:00-11:04 p.m.): 0.4 HH; 607,000 viewers

Boxing: Gonzalez vs. Russell Jr. Saturday, March 28, 2015 on Showtime

10:00 p.m.-10:16 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 223,000 viewers
10:16 p.m.-11:00 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 378,000 viewers
11:00 p.m.-11:29 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 413,000 viewers
11:29 p.m.-11:44 p.m.: 0.3 HH; 519,000 viewers
11:45 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 320,000 viewers

Boxing International: Brook vs. Dan Saturday, March 28, 2015 (late night) on Showtime

12:00 a.m.-12:21 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 236,000 viewers
12:21 a.m.-12:40 a.m.: 0.2 HH; 230,000 viewers
12:40 a.m.-12:48 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 185,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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