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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 10:35 PM | 1:07 AM | 2538 | 1502 |
| LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE | ||||||
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 8:05 PM | 10:35 PM | 1419 | 797 |
| NEW YORK/CHICAGO | ||||||
| 3 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 3:31 PM | 5:39 PM | 1376 | 379 |
| TENNESSEE/SYRACUSE | ||||||
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 1:07 AM | 2:06 AM | 1205 | 683 |
| 5 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:58 PM | 1034 | 301 |
| WASHINGTON/STANFORD | ||||||
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Mon 3/21/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 996 | 549 |
| 7 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 5:39 PM | 6:00 PM | 988 | 277 |
| 8 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 2:58 PM | 3:31 PM | 951 | 263 |
| 9 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 11:30 AM | 1:25 PM | 937 | 344 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE/CONNECTICUT | ||||||
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed 3/23/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 886 | 439 |
| 11 | MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) | Tue 3/22/16 | 1:20 PM | 5:35 PM | 863 | 353 |
| TAMPA BAY/CUBA | ||||||
| 13 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 4:05 PM | 6:05 PM | 846 | 224 |
| FLORIDA STATE/BAYLOR | ||||||
| 15 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 1:54 PM | 4:05 PM | 815 | 230 |
| UCLA/TEXAS | ||||||
| 18 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Tue 3/22/16 | 9:04 PM | 11:08 PM | 789 | 272 |
| CREIGHTON/BRIGHAM YOUNG | ||||||
| 23 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Tue 3/22/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:51 PM | 701 | 264 |
| ST. MARY’S/VALPARAISO | ||||||
| 28 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 9:08 PM | 10:57 PM | 646 | 262 |
| GEORGIA TECH/SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| 32 | NBA PRE GAME | Wed 3/23/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:05 PM | 620 | 364 |
| NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
| 35 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:08 PM | 585 | 255 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON/MONMOUTH | ||||||
| 36 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 3/27/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 581 | 302 |
| 51 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 6:32 PM | 8:23 PM | 519 | 107 |
| DEPAUL/OREGON STATE | ||||||
| 53 | MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) | Thu 3/24/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:15 PM | 512 | 203 |
| CHICAGO CUBS/SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
| 53 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 3/27/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 512 | 273 |
| 55 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:06 PM | 508 | 129 |
| SYRACUSE/SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| 75 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 9:34 PM | 11:28 PM | 424 | 112 |
| STANFORD/NOTRE DAME | ||||||
| 79 | MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 417 | 200 |
| BOSTON/ST. LOUIS | ||||||
| 85 | MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:05 PM | 398 | 157 |
| ST. LOUIS/NY METS | ||||||
| 135 | NBA COAST TO COAST (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 218 | 95 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -4 percent (657,000 vs. 685,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (657,000 vs. 740,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +12 percent (555,000 vs. 495,000) from one week earlier and about even (555,000 vs. 553,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 24): 343,000 (208,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 350,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 380,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 271,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Mar. 23-25): 337,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 408,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 543,000 (290,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25): 871,000 (440,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 7 a.m.): 399,000 (240,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 8 a.m.): 403,000 (242,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 9 a.m.): 377,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 & 27 6 p.m.): 506,000 (245,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-22 & 24-27 11 p.m.): 488,000 (264,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 21, 22, 24 & 26 midnight): 514,000 (291,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 21-26 1 a.m.): 584,000 (341,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:11 PM | 784 | 178 |
| VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES | ||||||
| 2 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 6:30 PM | 8:51 PM | 605 | 154 |
| VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES | ||||||
| 3 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 9:04 PM | 11:05 PM | 542 | 152 |
| GEORGIA TECH/SAN DIEGO STATE | ||||||
| 4 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:04 PM | 532 | 144 |
| FLORIDA/GEORGE WASHINGTON | ||||||
| 5 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 8:51 PM | 9:00 PM | 525 | 125 |
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 504 | 309 |
| 7 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 11:11 PM | 11:30 PM | 436 | 107 |
| 8 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 9:34 PM | 11:36 PM | 421 | 86 |
| TENNESSEE/OHIO STATE | ||||||
| 9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 386 | 194 |
| 10 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 3/22/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 384 | 240 |
| 10 | HIS & HERS (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 384 | 226 |
| 14 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 11:30 PM | 1:43 AM | 332 | 121 |
| WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO STATE | ||||||
| 16 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER | Sat 3/26/16 | 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 323 | 150 |
| GERMANY/ENGLAND | ||||||
| 21 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:59 PM | 301 | 63 |
| WASHINGTON/KENTUCKY | ||||||
| 35 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Sun 3/27/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 258 | 93 |
| SEC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 37 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:39 PM | 250 | 80 |
| FLORIDA/LSU | ||||||
| 72 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 3/27/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 189 | 113 |
| 76 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:45 PM | 186 | 76 |
| MICHIGAN/NORTH DAKOTA | ||||||
| 77 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) | Thu 3/24/16 | 3:30 PM | 5:43 PM | 180 | 99 |
| ITALY/SPAIN | ||||||
| 81 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 3/27/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 176 | 107 |
| 84 | BASSMASTER CLASSIC | Sun 3/27/16 | 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 168 | 93 |
| 88 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:54 PM | 164 | 47 |
| TEXAS/BAYLOR | ||||||
| 102 | CHEERLEADING | Sat 3/26/16 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 146 | 63 |
| DIV 2-NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING | ||||||
| 106 | CHEERLEADING | Sat 3/26/16 | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 142 | 57 |
| NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING | ||||||
| 107 | KICKBOXING | Sun 3/27/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 133 | 48 |
| 119 | BASSMASTER CLASSIC | Sat 3/26/16 | 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 109 | 47 |
| 2016 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: DAY 2 | ||||||
| 122 | CHEERLEADING | Sat 3/26/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 106 | 56 |
| COLLEGE DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 124 | CHEERLEADING | Sat 3/26/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 99 | 64 |
| COLLEGE DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 130 | BASSMASTER CLASSIC | Sat 3/26/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 81 | 39 |
| 2016 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: DAY 1 | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +39 percent (363,000 vs. 262,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (363,000 vs. 403,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +5 percent (230,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and up +4 percent (230,000 vs. 221,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 246,000 (110,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 391,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 279,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 126,000 (76,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 138,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-24 & 26): 156,000 (74,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 124,000 (62,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 237,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 232,000 (123,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 272,000 (145,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Mar. 21, 23, 25): 215,000 (112,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Mar. 22 & 25): 209,000 (125,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 222,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 301,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 5:30 PM | 8:31 PM | 115 | 63 |
| NOTRE DAME/MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:12 PM | 104 | 44 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS/VIRGINIA | ||||||
| 3 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Tue 3/22/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 94 | 59 |
| 30 FOR 30: FANTASTIC LIES | ||||||
| 4 | COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:14 PM | 92 | 43 |
| SYRACUSE/DUKE | ||||||
| 5 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:42 PM | 87 | 36 |
| FERRIS STATE/DENVER | ||||||
| 6 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Tue 3/22/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 75 | 43 |
| SEC STORIED: DOMINIQUE | ||||||
| 6 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 3/27/16 | 7:42 PM | 10:20 PM | 75 | 29 |
| MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL/QUINNIPIAC | ||||||
| 8 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 9:05 PM | 11:42 PM | 69 | 27 |
| MINNESOTA DULUTH/BOSTON COLLEGE | ||||||
| 9 | COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 2:14 PM | 4:01 PM | 68 | 29 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND | ||||||
| 10 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Mon 3/21/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 66 | 20 |
| 12 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 4:01 PM | 6:43 PM | 60 | 25 |
| RIT/QUINNIPIAC | ||||||
| 14 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Mon 3/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 58 | 21 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 15 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Wed 3/23/16 | 10:20 PM | 12:16 AM | 56 | 22 |
| NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 15 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Sun 3/27/16 | 3:12 PM | 5:00 PM | 56 | 21 |
| NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 18 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:32 PM | 55 | 34 |
| NORTHEASTERN/NORTH DAKOTA | ||||||
| 19 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Fri 3/25/16 | 9:10 PM | 11:38 PM | 51 | 22 |
| HARVARD/BOSTON COLLEGE | ||||||
| 21 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 3/24/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:12 PM | 44 | 15 |
| MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE/TEXAS SOUTHERN | ||||||
| 21 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Mon 3/21/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 44 | 26 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 25 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Wed 3/23/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 39 | 19 |
| NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 28 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 3/26/16 | 6:43 PM | 9:05 PM | 37 | 12 |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY/DENVER | ||||||
| 28 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Tue 3/22/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 37 | 19 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 31 | BOWERMAN AWARDS | Wed 3/23/16 | 12:16 AM | 12:45 AM | 36 | 17 |
| 33 | COLLEGE WRESTLING | Thu 3/24/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 34 | 10 |
| CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 35 | NIT TOURNAMENT (live) | Mon 3/21/16 | 9:04 PM | 9:11 PM | 32 | 12 |
| GEORGIA TECH/SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| 38 | NBA D LEAGUE (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 8:42 PM | 10:20 PM | 31 | 10 |
| DELEWARE/CANTON | ||||||
| 51 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Thu 3/24/16 | 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 26 | 7 |
| NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 54 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Tue 3/22/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 24 | 6 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 60 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) | Wed 3/23/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:42 PM | 22 | 7 |
| STANFORD/JOHN HOPKINS | ||||||
| 63 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Thu 3/24/16 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 21 | 12 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 70 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Fri 3/25/16 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 18 | 6 |
| SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 84 | NBA D LEAGUE (live) | Thu 3/24/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:15 PM | 13 | 4 |
| TEXAS/AUSTIN | ||||||
| 87 | NBA D LEAGUE (live) | Thu 3/24/16 | 10:15 PM | 12:20 AM | 12 | 5 |
| IDAHO/SANTA CRUZ | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -52 percent (55,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and down -46 percent (55,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -26 percent (35,000 vs. 47,000) from one week earlier and down -19 percent (35,000 vs. 43,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Mar. 21-25): 30,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
- “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Mar. 21): 27,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Mar. 25-27): 35,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
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