ESPN Ratings Buzz: May 2-8

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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 (1.644 million vs. 1.955 million) from one week earlier and up +9 percent (1.644 million vs. 1.515 million) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -14 percent (695,000 vs. 807,000) from one week earlier and up +0.4 percent (695,000 vs. 692,000) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 2-6): 271,000 (156,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 2-6): 298,000 (158,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 2-6): 360,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 2-6): 371,000 (215,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 2-6): 421,000 (254,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 2-6): 500,000 (303,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 2-6): 549,000 (318,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 2-6): 810,000 (431,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 2-6 7 a.m.): 337,000 (207,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 2-6 8 a.m.): 338,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 2-6 9 a.m.): 315,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 2-6 & 8 6 p.m.): 491,000 (283,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 2-5 & 7-8 11 p.m.): 712,000 (385,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 2-7 midnight): 908,000 (534,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 2-7 1 a.m.): 643,000 (386,000 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 -68 percent (143,000 vs. 446,000) from one week earlier and down -28 percent (143,000 vs. 198,000) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -25 percent (187,000 vs. 248,000) from one week earlier and down -6 percent (187,000 vs. 199,000) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 2-6): 282,000 (148,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 2-6): 374,000 (238,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 2-6): 282,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 2 & 4): 119,000 (68,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 2-3 & 5-7): 133,000 (76,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 2-6): 117,000 (68,000 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 -31 percent (44,000 vs. 64,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (44,000 vs. 71,000) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -15 percent (28,000 vs. 33,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (28,000 vs. 45,000) from the same week one year ago (May 4-10, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, May 2-6): 29,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, May 2 & 7): 54,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research