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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 PLAYOFFS | Mon 5/23/16 | 8:29 PM | 11:04 PM | 6142 | 3150 |
| ECF GAME 4: CLEVELAND/TORONTO | ||||||
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS | Fri 5/27/16 | 8:29 PM | 11:09 PM | 5711 | 2729 |
| ECF GAME 6: CLEVELAND/TORONTO | ||||||
| 3 | NBA PLAYOFFS | Wed 5/25/16 | 8:29 PM | 11:10 PM | 5462 | 2751 |
| ECF GAME 5: TORONTO/CLEVELAND | ||||||
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 11:09 PM | 12:01 AM | 3169 | 1684 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Mon 5/23/16 | 11:04 PM | 12:00 AM | 2708 | 1588 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Wed 5/25/16 | 11:10 PM | 12:00 AM | 2599 | 1504 |
| 7 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:16 PM | 1660 | 580 |
| LA DODGERS/NY METS | ||||||
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 12:01 AM | 1:00 AM | 1612 | 865 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Mon 5/23/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:01 AM | 1424 | 849 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Wed 5/25/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 1403 | 849 |
| 11 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | Wed 5/25/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:29 PM | 1355 | 707 |
| NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
| 12 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | Mon 5/23/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:29 PM | 1251 | 634 |
| NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
| 13 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | Fri 5/27/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:29 PM | 1216 | 638 |
| NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
| 19 | NATIONAL SPELLING BEE (live) | Thu 5/26/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:58 PM | 859 | 361 |
| 25 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT | Tue 5/24/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:22 PM | 746 | 305 |
| CHICAGO CUBS/ST. LOUIS | ||||||
| 26 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 2:32 PM | 4:31 PM | 654 | 222 |
| AUBURN/ARIZONA | ||||||
| 28 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:48 PM | 637 | 250 |
| JAMES MADISON/LSU | ||||||
| 31 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 5:30 PM | 8:13 PM | 630 | 232 |
| ALABAMA/WASHINGTON | ||||||
| 32 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 5/29/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 616 | 307 |
| 36 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:32 PM | 599 | 226 |
| MICHIGAN/MISSOURI | ||||||
| 44 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 5/29/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 544 | 256 |
| 49 | NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT | Fri 5/27/16 | 3:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 534 | 340 |
| ECF GAME 6: CLEVELAND/TORONTO | ||||||
| 70 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 9:30 PM | 12:10 AM | 447 | 178 |
| UCLA/OREGON | ||||||
| 72 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:18 PM | 427 | 173 |
| MISSOURI/MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 78 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 410 | 158 |
| 93 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT | Tue 5/24/16 | 10:22 PM | 1:10 AM | 384 | 145 |
| SAN DIEGO/SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
| 131 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 4:31 PM | 6:46 PM | 316 | 155 |
| NYC FC/ORLANDO CITY SC | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +6 percent (2.710 million vs. 2.551 million) from one week earlier and up +6 percent (2.710 million vs. 2.567 million) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +4 percent (825,000 vs. 793,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (825,000 vs. 999,000) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 23-27): 349,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 23-27): 331,000 (186,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 23-27): 344,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 23-27): 344,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 23-27): 402,000 (225,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 23-27): 469,000 (269,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 23-27): 560,000 (311,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 23-27): 842,000 (458,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 23-27 7 a.m.): 378,000 (217,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 23-27 8 a.m.): 365,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 23-27 9 a.m.): 349,000 (217,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 23-27 & 29 6 p.m.): 545,000 (317,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 23 & 25-29 11 p.m.): 1,587,000 (866,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 23 & 25-27 midnight): 1,263,000 (725,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 23-28 1 a.m.): 735,000 (437,000 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 5/23/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 457 | 292 |
| 2 | USA SOCCER MEN (live) | Wed 5/25/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:11 PM | 429 | 270 |
| USA/ECUADOR | ||||||
| 3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 5/24/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 426 | 280 |
| 4 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:44 PM | 408 | 122 |
| OREGON/UCLA | ||||||
| 5 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Thu 5/26/16 | 9:12 PM | 11:09 PM | 377 | 118 |
| LA-LAFAYETTE/OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 5/25/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 373 | 234 |
| 7 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 6:42 PM | 8:59 PM | 366 | 97 |
| ARIZONA/AUBURN | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 9:00 PM | 12:17 AM | 364 | 147 |
| WASHINGTON/ALABAMA | ||||||
| 9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 353 | 225 |
| 10 | HIS & HERS (live) | Mon 5/23/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 349 | 205 |
| 11 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Thu 5/26/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:12 PM | 336 | 107 |
| GEORGIA/FLORIDA | ||||||
| 14 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 10:19 PM | 12:34 AM | 303 | 86 |
| UCLA/OREGON | ||||||
| 22 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 3:00 PM | 6:34 PM | 258 | 80 |
| FLORIDA/TEXAS A&M | ||||||
| 29 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:08 PM | 230 | 100 |
| FLORIDA/GEORGIA | ||||||
| 33 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 3:10 PM | 5:49 PM | 225 | 85 |
| BROWN/MARYLAND | ||||||
| 35 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:08 PM | 221 | 140 |
| SWITZERLAND/BELGIUM | ||||||
| 52 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 12:08 PM | 2:34 PM | 185 | 81 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/LOYOLA | ||||||
| 54 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 11:41 AM | 12:26 PM | 168 | 44 |
| CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 55 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Tue 5/24/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:02 PM | 167 | 57 |
| LA SPARKS/CHICAGO | ||||||
| 57 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 5/29/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 165 | 86 |
| 70 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 5/29/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 151 | 89 |
| 71 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 5/29/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 150 | 81 |
| BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES | ||||||
| 71 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 150 | 56 |
| CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 84 | NATIONAL SPELLING BEE (live) | Thu 5/26/16 | 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 138 | 62 |
| 107 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 5/29/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 113 | 43 |
| BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES | ||||||
| 126 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT | Tue 5/24/16 | 10:14 PM | 10:29 PM | 70 | 24 |
| SAN DIEGO/SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +22 percent (274,000 vs. 225,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (274,000 vs. 317,000) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -6 percent (203,000 vs. 217,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (203,000 vs. 207,000) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 23-27): 246,000 (132,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 23-25 & 27): 402,000 (258,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 23-25 & 27): 306,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 23-25): 127,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 23 & 25-28): 121,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 23-27): 111,000 (70,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 5:57 PM | 7:30 PM | 306 | 103 |
| ARIZONA/AUBURN | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 9:24 PM | 11:41 PM | 198 | 63 |
| LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE/OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:21 PM | 189 | 72 |
| LSU/JAMES MADISON | ||||||
| 4 | ESPNU STUDIO (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 5:19 PM | 5:57 PM | 173 | 76 |
| 5 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:23 PM | 153 | 42 |
| LSU/JAMES MADISON | ||||||
| 6 | ESPNU STUDIO (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 11:41 PM | 12:00 AM | 136 | 42 |
| 7 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Fri 5/27/16 | 5:21 PM | 7:28 PM | 118 | 40 |
| UTAH/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGIONALS | Thu 5/26/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 107 | 29 |
| LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE/TEXAS A&M | ||||||
| 9 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 5/29/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 96 | 27 |
| SEC STORIED: THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | ||||||
| 10 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGIONALS | Thu 5/26/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 92 | 25 |
| OREGON/BAYLOR | ||||||
| 13 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:08 PM | 85 | 31 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND | ||||||
| 15 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 3:02 PM | 5:19 PM | 72 | 24 |
| CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 16 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sun 5/29/16 | 2:08 PM | 2:34 PM | 71 | 23 |
| AUBURN/ARIZONA | ||||||
| 19 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Thu 5/26/16 | 9:00 PM | 9:25 PM | 58 | 31 |
| LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE/OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 20 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 6:30 PM | 6:47 PM | 53 | 20 |
| ARIZONA/AUBURN | ||||||
| 21 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Mon 5/23/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 51 | 17 |
| SEC MEN-WOMEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 27 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Wed 5/25/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 40 | 11 |
| SEC MEN-WOMEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 30 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sat 5/28/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:37 PM | 39 | 18 |
| LIBERTY/COASTAL CAROLINA | ||||||
| 35 | CHEERLEADING | Sat 5/28/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 34 | 24 |
| CHEERLEADING WORLDS | ||||||
| 35 | COLLEGE SWIMMING | Tue 5/24/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 34 | 15 |
| NCAA MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 37 | COLLEGE BOWLING | Wed 5/25/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 31 | 11 |
| NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 38 | NCAA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT | Wed 5/25/16 | 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 30 | 11 |
| OHIO STATE/BRIGHAM YOUNG | ||||||
| 40 | COLLEGE SWIMMING | Tue 5/24/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 29 | 11 |
| NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 46 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Mon 5/23/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 25 | 7 |
| NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 74 | LACROSSE GENERIC | Thu 5/26/16 | 9:25 PM | 10:00 PM | 15 | 3 |
| THE LOST TROPHY | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -17 percent (50,000 vs. 60,000) from one week earlier and down -57 percent (50,000 vs. 115,000) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -15 percent (39,000 vs. 46,000) from one week earlier and down -30 percent (39,000 vs. 56,000) from the same week one year ago (May 25-31, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, May 28-29): 18,000 (5,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
