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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

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

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

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.