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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 8:00 PM | 12:29 AM | 1786 | 600 |
| SEATTLE/CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
| 2 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Mon 7/25/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:42 PM | 864 | 314 |
| DETROIT/BOSTON | ||||||
| 3 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 7/25/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 795 | 438 |
| 4 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 7/26/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 750 | 408 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 12:29 AM | 2:00 AM | 698 | 331 |
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Thu 7/28/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 689 | 358 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Fri 7/29/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 679 | 386 |
| 8 | MLB TUESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Tue 7/26/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:10 PM | 665 | 260 |
| CHICAGO CUBS/CHICAGO WHITE SOX | ||||||
| 9 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:01 PM | 653 | 244 |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX/CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
| 10 | AROUND THE HORN | Mon 7/25/16 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 633 | 368 |
| 15 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:03 PM | 513 | 314 |
| MLS ALL-STARS/ARSENAL FC | ||||||
| 18 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 508 | 263 |
| REAL MADRID/CHELSEA | ||||||
| 20 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 503 | 277 |
| BARCELONA/CELTIC | ||||||
| 22 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 496 | 228 |
| 36 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 11:30 PM | 1:32 AM | 402 | 275 |
| CHELSEA/LIVERPOOL | ||||||
| 44 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 7/31/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 378 | 187 |
| 45 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 7/31/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 374 | 202 |
| 46 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 7:05 PM | 9:37 PM | 373 | 243 |
| SEMIFINALS: CITY OF GODS/OVERSEAS ELITE | ||||||
| 50 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:05 PM | 365 | 252 |
| SEMIFINALS: TEAM COLORADO/ALWAYS A BRAVE | ||||||
| 62 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:05 PM | 328 | 194 |
| SEATTLE/LA GALAXY | ||||||
| 81 | TRACK & FIELD (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 9:30 PM | 12:01 AM | 297 | 119 |
| TRACKTOWN SUMMER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 91 | E:60 | Fri 7/29/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 289 | 193 |
| 101 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Fri 7/29/16 | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 274 | 168 |
| 116 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 256 | 151 |
| LIVERPOOL/AC MILAN | ||||||
| 149 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 12:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 204 | 127 |
| PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN/LEICESTER CITY | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +2 percent (714,000 vs. 698,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (714,000 vs. 728,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +7 percent (391,000 vs. 364,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (391,000 vs. 420,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, July 25-29): 271,000 (162,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, July 25-29): 238,000 (139,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 25-29): 304,000 (167,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 25-29): 353,000 (184,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, July 25-29): 343,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, July 25-29): 424,000 (250,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, July 25-29): 493,000 (286,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, July 25-29): 691,000 (372,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 25-27): 355,000 (157,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 25-29 7 a.m.): 237,000 (147,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 25-29 8 a.m.): 281,000 (165,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 25-29 9 a.m.): 282,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 25-30 6 p.m.): 384,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 25-28 11 p.m.): 416,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 25-26 & 28-29 midnight): 386,000 (220,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 25-29 1 a.m.): 298,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 7/25/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 380 | 263 |
| 2 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 7/26/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 343 | 232 |
| 3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 329 | 196 |
| 4 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 7/25/16 | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 297 | 147 |
| 5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 293 | 170 |
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 290 | 177 |
| 7 | FIRST TAKE | Mon 7/25/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 256 | 144 |
| 8 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 251 | 58 |
| ROGERS CUP: WOMEN’S FINAL | ||||||
| 9 | HIS & HERS (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 250 | 159 |
| 10 | HIS & HERS (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 249 | 156 |
| 11 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 7:56 PM | 9:35 PM | 241 | 54 |
| ROGERS CUP: MEN’S SEMIFINAL: NOVAK DJOKOVIC/GAELS MONFILS | ||||||
| 12 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 9:30 PM | 11:43 PM | 240 | 152 |
| BAYERN MUNICH/AC MILAN | ||||||
| 15 | INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP (live) | Wed 7/27/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 230 | 140 |
| REAL MADRID/PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN | ||||||
| 19 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:56 PM | 222 | 59 |
| ROGERS CUP: WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL: SIMONE HALEP/ANGELIQUE KERBER | ||||||
| 24 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 204 | 44 |
| ROGERS CUP: MEN’S FINAL | ||||||
| 28 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 2:56 PM | 5:00 PM | 196 | 56 |
| ROGERS CUP: MEN’S SEMIFINAL: KEI NISHIKORI/STAN WAWRINKA | ||||||
| 29 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Sun 7/31/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:55 PM | 193 | 68 |
| TORONTO ARGONAUTS/OTTAWA REDBLACKS | ||||||
| 41 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-WOMEN (live) | Sat 7/30/16 | 6:00 PM | 7:56 PM | 174 | 23 |
| ROGERS CUP: WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL: KRISTINA KUCOVA/MADISON KEYS | ||||||
| 42 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 7/31/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 173 | 111 |
| 52 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 7/31/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 152 | 81 |
| 56 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 6:30 PM | 8:49 PM | 150 | 46 |
| ROGERS CUP: QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 58 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 149 | 80 |
| ROGERS CUP: MEN’S ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
| 59 | ARM WRESTLING | Tue 7/26/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 148 | 71 |
| 59 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Mon 7/25/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:37 PM | 148 | 64 |
| MONTREAL ALOUETTES/TORONTO ARGONAUTS | ||||||
| 69 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 10:26 PM | 1:30 AM | 136 | 62 |
| BC LIONS/CALGARY STAMPEDERS | ||||||
| 74 | ISKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | Tue 7/26/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 129 | 73 |
| 77 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 9:04 PM | 12:33 AM | 127 | 57 |
| WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS/EDMONTON ESKIMOS | ||||||
| 82 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 12:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 121 | 40 |
| ROGERS CUP: QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 92 | ARM WRESTLING | Fri 7/29/16 | 9:18 PM | 10:00 PM | 100 | 34 |
| 99 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 10:00 PM | 10:26 PM | 93 | 32 |
| BC LIONS/CALGARY STAMPEDERS | ||||||
| 109 | TENNIS: US OPEN SERIES-MEN (live) | Thu 7/28/16 | 6:30 PM | 9:04 PM | 80 | 32 |
| ROGERS CUP: MEN’S ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -12 percent (165,000 vs. 188,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (165,000 vs. 237,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +4 percent (163,000 vs. 156,000) from one week earlier and down -9 percent (163,000 vs. 179,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 25-29): 204,000 (110,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, July 25-29): 327,000 (210,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, July 25-29): 238,000 (156,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 25-29): 100,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, July 25-26 &qmp; 28-29): 70,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 25-27): 102,000 (64,000 adults 18-49)
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, July 27-28 & 31): 92,000 (58,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 7/31/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 123 | 34 |
| MICHIGAN STATE/MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 2 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 7/30/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:00 AM | 110 | 47 |
| ARKANSAS/MISSISSIPPI | ||||||
| 3 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 7/30/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 109 | 55 |
| ALABAMA/CLEMSON (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) | ||||||
| 4 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 7/31/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 104 | 49 |
| ALABAMA/CLEMSON (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) | ||||||
| 5 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 7/31/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 96 | 51 |
| ARKANSAS/MISSISSIPPI | ||||||
| 6 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 7/31/16 | 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 92 | 37 |
| NOTRE DAME/CLEMSON | ||||||
| 7 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 7/30/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 91 | 43 |
| NOTRE DAME/CLEMSON | ||||||
| 8 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 7/30/16 | 1:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 90 | 38 |
| MIAMI/DUKE | ||||||
| 9 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sun 7/31/16 | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 87 | 44 |
| 10 | TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR | Sat 7/30/16 | 4:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 86 | 35 |
| ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI | ||||||
| 13 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 76 | 15 |
| PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH U-18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 25 | AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) | Fri 7/29/16 | 10:30 PM | 12:30 AM | 44 | 18 |
| PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH U-18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +45 percent (74,000 vs. 51,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (74,000 vs. 105,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +29 percent (45,000 vs. 35,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (45,000 vs. 54,000) from the same week one year ago (July 27-August 2, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, July 25-26): 17,000 (8,000 adults 18-49)
- “ESPN Studio” (ESPNU, July 25-26): 14,000 (5,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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