ESPN Ratings Buzz: January 11-17

If you would like to ask about or request ratings for a program or event on these networks, please reach Douglas on Twitter @SonOfTheBronx.

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 up +202 percent (4.183 million vs. 1.385 million) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (4.183 million vs. 5.268 million) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +60 percent (1.362 million vs. 853,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (1.362 million vs. 1.619 million) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 415,000 (256,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN, Jan. 11-15): 388,000 (233,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 485,000 (269,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 588,000 (323,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 606,000 (353,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 704,000 (401,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15): 1,064,000 (552,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 11-15 9 a.m.): 410,000 (233,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 12-15 6 p.m.): 689,000 (407,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 12 & 14 11 p.m.): 704,000 (400,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 11-12 & 14-15 midnight): 1.638 million (894,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 11-15 1 a.m.): 888,000 (512,000 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 up +34 percent (413,000 vs. 308,000) from one week earlier and down -19 percent (413,000 vs. 510,000) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +6 percent (284,000 vs. 269,000) from one week earlier and up +2 percent (284,000 vs. 279,000) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Jan. 11-15): 326,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take” (ESPN2, Jan. 11-15): 462,000 (278,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Jan. 11-15): 324,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Jan. 11-15): 232,000 (149,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Jan. 12-15): 148,000 (85,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Jan. 13-14): 171,000 (90,000 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 -23 percent (126,000 vs. 163,000) from one week earlier and up +5 percent (126,000 vs. 120,000) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -12 percent (52,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (52,000 vs. 58,000) from the same week one year ago (January 12-18, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Jan. 11-15): 40,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “CFB Daily: The Experts” (ESPNU, Jan. 12): 32,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPNU, Jan. 12): 77,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
• “Wooden Awards Midseason Top 25” (ESPNU, Jan. 13): 34,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Jan. 16-17): 30,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research