ESPN Ratings Buzz: December 19-25

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ESPN Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +18 percent (3,138,000 vs. 2,653,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (3,138,000 vs. 3,514,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +19 percent (1,124,000 vs. 947,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (1,124,000 vs. 1,346,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 342,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 342,000 (183,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 382,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 453,000 (239,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, Dec. 21): 468,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Dec. 20 & 22): 387,000 (224,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 492,000 (276,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 620,000 (310,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22): 961,000 (453,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 19-23 7 a.m.): 417,000 (207,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 19-23 8 a.m.): 442,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 19-23 9 a.m.): 469,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 20-22 & 25 6 p.m.): 625,000 (314,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Dec. 20 & 22-24 11 p.m.): 918,000 (415,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Dec. 19-22 midnight): 1,250,000 (630,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Dec. 20, 22-23 & 25 1 a.m.): 751,000 (416,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -36 percent (260,000 vs. 408,000) from one week earlier and down -33 percent (260,000 vs. 389,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -13 percent (209,000 vs. 241,000) from one week earlier and down -20 percent (209,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Dec. 19-23): 258,000 (118,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Dec. 19-21 & 23): 320,000 (154,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Dec. 19-22): 190,000 (99,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA: The Jump (live)” (ESPN2, Dec. 20-22): 143,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Dec. 19-21): 81,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
• “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Dec. 20-22): 102,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
• “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Dec. 19): 145,000 (62,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Dec. 19): 125,000 (58,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Dec. 19 & 23): 209,000 (105,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Dec. 19 & 23): 274,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Dec. 19): 343,000 (172,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Dec. 19): 443,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Dec. 19): 653,000 (302,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Dec. 19 & 23 early evening): 247,000 (119,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -35 percent (102,000 vs. 157,000) from one week earlier and down -44 percent (102,000 vs. 183,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -17 percent (55,000 vs. 66,000) from one week earlier and down -31 percent (55,000 vs. 80,000) from the same week one year ago (December 21-27, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Dec. 19-22): 30,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research