ESPN Ratings Buzz: January 4-10

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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 -85 percent (1.385 million vs. 9.054 million) from one week earlier and up +30 percent (1.385 million vs. 1.062 million) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -77 percent (853,000 vs. 3.681 million) from one week earlier and up +25 percent (853,000 vs. 680,000) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “College Football Live” (ESPN, Jan. 5-8): 342,000 (195,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8): 489,000 (266,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8): 601,000 (295,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8): 619,000 (316,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8): 724,000 (360,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8): 1,152,000 (566,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8 9 a.m.): 387,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8 6 p.m.): 685,000 (377,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 5 & 7 11 p.m.): 607,000 (332,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 4-7 midnight): 740,000 (405,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 4-8 1 a.m.): 629,000 (364,000 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 -22 percent (308,000 vs. 393,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (308,000 vs. 345,000) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -21 percent (269,000 vs. 342,000) from one week earlier and even (269,000 vs. 269,000) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-8): 304,000 (147,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-8): 474,000 (280,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-8): 333,000 (214,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-8): 273,000 (168,000 adults 18-49)
• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Jan. 4): 306,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-6 & 8-9): 148,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Jan. 4): 239,000 (126,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Jan. 4-7): 158,000 (72,000 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 up +12 percent (163,000 vs. 145,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (163,000 vs. 166,000) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -17 percent (59,000 vs. 71,000) from one week earlier and down -12 percent (59,000 vs. 67,000) from the same week one year ago (January 5-11, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Jan. 4-8): 39,000 (22,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research