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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS Sat 4/23/16 10:57 PM 1:16 AM 2798 1485
   GAME 3: LA CLIPPERS/PORTLAND
2 NBA PLAYOFFS Sat 4/23/16 8:05 PM 10:57 PM 2756 1309
   GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY/DALLAS
3 NBA PLAYOFFS Fri 4/22/16 9:39 PM 12:04 AM 2685 1402
   GAME 3: SAN ANTONIO/MEMPHIS
4 NBA PLAYOFFS Fri 4/22/16 7:00 PM 9:39 PM 2669 1373
   GAME 3: CLEVELAND/DETROIT
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Fri 4/22/16 12:04 AM 1:04 AM 1679 1003
   
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Sat 4/23/16 1:16 AM 2:15 AM 1452 855
   
7 MLB MONDAY NIGHT (live) Mon 4/18/16 8:00 PM 10:42 PM 1287 494
   CHICAGO CUBS/ST. LOUIS
8 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 4/24/16 8:00 PM 1:12 AM 1245 529
   BOSTON/HOUSTON
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Fri 4/22/16 1:04 AM 2:00 AM 1122 688
   
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Sat 4/23/16 2:15 AM 3:15 AM 1022 595
   
19 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 4/24/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 715 385
   
20 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT (live) Wed 4/20/16 7:00 PM 10:25 PM 699 274
   DETROIT/KANSAS CITY
21 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 4/24/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 697 375
   
42 PBA BOWLING Sun 4/24/16 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 502 236
   PBA LEAGUE QUARTERFINALS
49 NBA PLAYOFFS Sun 4/24/16 3:30 PM 3:52 PM 463 275
   GAME 4: GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON
73 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 4/24/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 396 208
   
111 NFL PROGRAMMING Tue 4/19/16 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 326 200
   HEY ROOKIE, WELCOME TO NFL
118 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL (live) Thu 4/21/16 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 314 164
   MEL & TODDS MOCK DRAFT
120 E:60 Tue 4/19/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 312 205
   
120 NBA PRE-GAME Sat 4/23/16 7:00 PM 8:05 PM 312 162
   NBA COUNTDOWN
123 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 4/23/16 2:00 PM 4:37 PM 311 119
   OKLAHOMA/TENNESSEE
129 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL Tue 4/19/16 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 289 170
   GRUDEN’S QB CAMP- CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG
138 SPORT SCIENCE Sat 4/23/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 260 148
   COMBINE SPECIAL
141 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL Sun 4/24/16 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 235 127
   GRUDEN’S QB CAMP- PAXTON LYNCH
142 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL Tue 4/19/16 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 233 137
   GRUDEN’S QB CAMP- CARDALE JONES
146 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/24/16 3:52 PM 6:00 PM 180 98
   SAN JOSE/KANSAS CITY
146 NFL PROGRAMMING Tue 4/19/16 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 180 102
   HEY ROOKIE, WELCOME TO NFL

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -7 percent (1.330 million vs. 1.428 million) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (1.330 million vs. 1.494 million) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -7 percent (627,000 vs. 676,000) from one week earlier and down -3 percent (67627,000 vs. 645,000) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 301,000 (177,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 321,000 (180,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 396,000 (224,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 371,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 422,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 488,000 (289,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 557,000 (323,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22): 877,000 (447,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22 7 a.m.): 392,000 (246,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22 8 a.m.): 388,000 (233,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22 9 a.m.): 389,000 (230,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 18-24 6 p.m.): 464,000 (257,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 18-21 11 p.m.): 356,000 (199,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Apr. 18-22 midnight): 610,000 (365,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Apr. 18-23 1 a.m.): 663,000 (402,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS Fri 4/22/16 7:59 PM 10:47 PM 984 491
   GAME 3: ATLANTA/BOSTON
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Fri 4/22/16 10:47 PM 11:56 PM 550 298
   
3 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 4/22/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 418 272
   
4 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 4/20/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 402 259
   
5 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 4/19/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 399 285
   
6 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 4/21/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 376 239
   
7 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 4/18/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 365 246
   
8 NBA TONIGHT (live) Fri 4/22/16 11:56 PM 12:30 AM 344 186
   
9 HIS & HERS (live) Wed 4/20/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 337 223
   
10 HIS & HERS (live) Fri 4/22/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 336 247
   
25 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL (live) Wed 4/20/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 263 160
   YOU’VE GOT MEL & TODD
38 NBA PLAYOFFS Sat 4/23/16 10:44 PM 10:55 PM 212 89
   GAME 3: LA CLIPPERS/PORTLAND
54 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 4/24/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 188 124
   
58 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 4/23/16 5:00 PM 7:38 PM 182 72
   UCLA/ARIZONA
68 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/24/16 5:02 PM 7:36 PM 166 54
   UCLA/ARIZONA
70 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Sun 4/24/16 1:00 PM 5:02 PM 165 64
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/LSU
87 BASSMASTERS Sun 4/24/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 148 67
   ELITE SERIES
91 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Sat 4/23/16 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 144 73
   GEORGIA/FLORIDA
94 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 4/24/16 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 138 69
   
115 NFL MATCH-UP Sun 4/24/16 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 113 51
   DRAFT SPECIAL
119 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sun 4/24/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 107 48
   2016 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: WINNERS CIRCLE
153 X GAMES Sun 4/24/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 52 31
   REAL SNOW 2016

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -19 percent (257,000 vs. 317,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (257,000 vs. 269,000) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -27 percent (204,000 vs. 279,000) from one week earlier and about even (204,000 vs. 205,000) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Apr. 18-22): 252,000 (130,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Apr. 18-22): 392,000 (260,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Apr. 18-22): 303,000 (207,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Apr. 18 & 20): 79,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Apr. 18 & 20-23): 156,000 (84,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Apr. 21-23): 132,000 (70,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Sat 4/23/16 7:24 PM 9:43 PM 122 24
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/LSU
2 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 4/23/16 4:30 PM 7:24 PM 112 22
   TEXAS A&M/MISSOURI
3 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Thu 4/21/16 7:30 PM 11:41 PM 97 20
   GEORGIA/FLORIDA
4 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 4/23/16 12:00 PM 2:17 PM 92 38
   NOTRE DAME/NORTH CAROLINA
5 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Fri 4/22/16 7:30 PM 10:13 PM 80 21
   ARKANSAS/KENTUCKY
6 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 4/23/16 2:17 PM 4:04 PM 75 17
   GEORGIA/AUBURN
7 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/24/16 3:30 PM 5:52 PM 70 17
   NOTRE DAME/NORTH CAROLINA
8 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Sat 4/23/16 9:43 PM 10:00 PM 68 22
   
9 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL Sun 4/24/16 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 63 45
   GRUDENS QB CAMP – PAXTON LYNCH
10 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL Sun 4/24/16 6:11 PM 6:30 PM 50 30
   GRUDENS QB CAMP – CARDALE JONES
15 COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) Sat 4/23/16 10:00 PM 3:22 AM 37 16
   ARIZONA/CALIFORNIA
50 NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS (live) Mon 4/18/16 9:30 PM 10:42 PM 19 11
   LOS ANGELES/AUSTIN
69 NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 4/24/16 7:00 PM 9:33 PM 16 7
   SIOUX FALLS/LA D-FENDERS
79 NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS (live) Wed 4/20/16 8:30 PM 11:01 PM 14 6
   LOS ANGELES/AUSTIN

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -26 percent (51,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down -6 percent (51,000 vs. 54,000) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -24 percent (26,000 vs. 34,000) from one week earlier and down -19 percent (26,000 vs. 32,000) from the same week one year ago (April 20-26, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Apr. 18-22): 23,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily (live)” (ESPNU, Apr. 18-20): 19,000 (10,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Apr. 21 & 23): 17,000 (7,000 adults 18-49)

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.