ESPN Ratings Buzz: February 8-14

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -16 percent (1.219 million vs. 1.451 million) from one week earlier and up +10 percent (1.219 million vs. 1.108 million) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -10 percent (660,000 vs. 733,000) from one week earlier and up +5 percent (660,000 vs. 629,000) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 330,000 (184,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 393,000 (211,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 475,000 (248,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 463,000 (266,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 533,000 (306,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 654,000 (339,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12): 1.056 million (516,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12 9 a.m.): 385,000 (228,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12 6 p.m.): 659,000 (369,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 8-9 & 11-12 11 p.m.): 697,000 (408,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Feb. 8-9 & 11-12 midnight): 548,000 (339,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Feb. 8-12 1 a.m.): 534,000 (316,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -6 percent (313,000 vs. 332,000) from one week earlier and down -20 percent (313,000 vs. 389,000) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +5 percent (258,000 vs. 245,000) from one week earlier and up +16 percent (258,000 vs. 222,000) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-12): 322,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-12): 486,000 (290,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (afternoon repeats)” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-12 1 p.m.): 290,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-12): 341,000 (203,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 1-2 & 4-5): 153,000 (84,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-11 & 13): 152,000 (82,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 8, 9, 1, 13 & 14): 156,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Feb. 8-10): 138,000 (72,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 10 4-5 p.m.): 209,000 (105,000 adults 18-49)
• “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Feb. 14 midnight-1 a.m.): 49,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -6 percent (102,000 vs. 109,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (102,000 vs. 104,000) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -24 percent (42,000 vs. 55,000) from one week earlier and down -5 percent (42,000 vs. 44,000) from the same week one year ago (February 9-15, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Feb. 8-12): 24,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
• “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Feb. 11): 10,000 (4,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenterU (live)” (ESPNU, Feb. 13-14): 36,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research