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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 | Thu 5/12/16 | 8:27 PM | 10:59 PM | 5229 | 2627 |
| WEST SEMIS GAME 6: SAN ANTONIO/OKLAHOMA CITY | ||||||
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS | Fri 5/13/16 | 8:04 PM | 10:38 PM | 3735 | 1815 |
| EAST SEMIS GAME 6: TORONTO/MIAMI | ||||||
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Thu 5/12/16 | 10:59 PM | 12:00 AM | 2383 | 1319 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 10:38 PM | 12:00 AM | 1724 | 993 |
| 5 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:10 PM | 1671 | 602 |
| ST. LOUIS/LA DODGERS | ||||||
| 6 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | Thu 5/12/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:27 PM | 1178 | 593 |
| NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Thu 5/12/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 1063 | 607 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 953 | 596 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 11:10 PM | 12:40 AM | 919 | 475 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 5/10/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 865 | 415 |
| 11 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 5/14/16 | 9:32 PM | 11:00 PM | 844 | 461 |
| 30 FOR 30: BELIEVELAND | ||||||
| 14 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | Fri 5/13/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:04 PM | 812 | 474 |
| 18 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 725 | 335 |
| 20 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT | Wed 5/11/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 662 | 262 |
| KANSAS CITY/NY YANKEES | ||||||
| 25 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT | Mon 5/09/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:08 PM | 591 | 222 |
| DETROIT/WASHINGTON | ||||||
| 26 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:17 PM | 587 | 223 |
| LSU/AUBURN | ||||||
| 27 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 5/15/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 583 | 289 |
| 29 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 5/15/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 560 | 305 |
| 41 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:32 PM | 505 | 146 |
| PHOENX MER/MINNESOTA LYNX | ||||||
| 46 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 2:01 PM | 4:25 PM | 486 | 192 |
| NOTRE DAME/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 47 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:01 PM | 484 | 199 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA/TULSA | ||||||
| 131 | INVICTUS GAMES (live) | Tue 5/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 276 | 159 |
| DAY 2 | ||||||
| 144 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 224 | 123 |
| KANSAS CITY/ORLANDO | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +4 percent (1.708 million vs. 1.644 million) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (1.708 million vs. 2.159 million) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -14 percent (600,000 vs. 695,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (600,000 vs. 848,000) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 9-13): 272,000 (169,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 9-13): 283,000 (169,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 9-13): 337,000 (196,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 9-13): 349,000 (215,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 9-13): 380,000 (233,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 9-13): 472,000 (289,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 9-13): 537,000 (295,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 9-13): 805,000 (427,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN, May 9 & 11): 352,000 (150,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 9-13 7 a.m.): 363,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 9-13 8 a.m.): 332,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 9-13 9 a.m.): 332,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 9-13 & 15 6 p.m.): 477,000 (280,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 9-15 11 p.m.): 975,000 (542,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 9-14 midnight): 600,000 (351,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 9-14 1 a.m.): 467,000 (273,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 5/14/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 425 | 244 |
| 30 FOR 30: BAD BOYS | ||||||
| 2 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 5/15/16 | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 409 | 201 |
| 30 FOR 30: 9.79 | ||||||
| 3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 5/10/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 382 | 258 |
| 4 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 5/12/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 376 | 229 |
| 5 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed 5/11/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 368 | 237 |
| 6 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 5/14/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 354 | 191 |
| 30 FOR 30: JORDAN RIDES THE BUS | ||||||
| 7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 337 | 211 |
| 8 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 5/15/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 334 | 192 |
| 30 FOR 30: BELIEVELAND | ||||||
| 9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 5/09/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 323 | 193 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | Sun 5/15/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 321 | 139 |
| 38 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 5/15/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 219 | 95 |
| 44 | KICKBOXING | Sun 5/15/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 209 | 77 |
| 50 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 5/15/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 186 | 92 |
| 55 | PRE-DRAFT CAMPS | Fri 5/13/16 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 170 | 101 |
| NBA DRAFT COMBINE | ||||||
| 62 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:04 PM | 164 | 44 |
| VANDERBILT/FLORIDA | ||||||
| 71 | PRE-DRAFT CAMPS | Thu 5/12/16 | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 148 | 77 |
| NBA DRAFT COMBINE | ||||||
| 75 | INVICTUS GAMES | Wed 5/11/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 146 | 71 |
| DAY 3 | ||||||
| 81 | TRACK & FIELD | Sun 5/15/16 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 140 | 62 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS INVITATIONAL | ||||||
| 84 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 5/15/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 139 | 70 |
| BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES | ||||||
| 86 | INVICTUS GAMES (live) | Thu 5/12/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:34 PM | 131 | 67 |
| CLOSING CEREMONY | ||||||
| 87 | INVICTUS GAMES (live) | Mon 5/09/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 129 | 46 |
| DAY 1 | ||||||
| 99 | INVICTUS GAMES | Tue 5/10/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:30 AM | 113 | 72 |
| DAY 2 | ||||||
| 100 | X GAMES | Sun 5/15/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 112 | 57 |
| REAL STREET 2016 | ||||||
| 115 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 5/15/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 89 | 48 |
| BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES | ||||||
| 118 | INVICTUS GAMES | Mon 5/09/16 | 10:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 81 | 37 |
| DAY 1 | ||||||
| 126 | INVICTUS GAMES | Wed 5/11/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 74 | 31 |
| DAY 3 | ||||||
| 127 | ANTHOLOGY | Wed 5/11/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 72 | 33 |
| RISE UP: SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +2 percent (146,000 vs. 143,000) from one week earlier and down -41 percent (146,000 vs. 246,000) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +2 percent (191,000 vs. 187,000) from one week earlier and down -9 percent (191,000 vs. 211,000) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 9-13): 246,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 9-13): 357,000 (226,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 9-13): 284,000 (193,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 9 & 11): 83,000 (41,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 9-13): 87,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 9-13): 76,000 (47,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:40 PM | 204 | 110 |
| ALBANY/SYRACUSE | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 6:14 PM | 8:20 PM | 183 | 32 |
| AUBURN/FLORIDA | ||||||
| 3 | SPORTSCENTERU | Fri 5/13/16 | 5:48 PM | 6:14 PM | 161 | 32 |
| 4 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 3:06 PM | 5:48 PM | 148 | 31 |
| LSU/TENNESSEE | ||||||
| 5 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 5:15 PM | 7:30 PM | 131 | 69 |
| NAVY/YALE | ||||||
| 6 | ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 109 | 55 |
| NCAA DIV I SOFTBALL SELECTION | ||||||
| 7 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Thu 5/12/16 | 7:30 PM | 10:33 PM | 106 | 31 |
| KENTUCKY/OLE MISS | ||||||
| 8 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 5:06 PM | 5:15 PM | 104 | 48 |
| 9 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:06 PM | 99 | 47 |
| TOWSON/DENVER | ||||||
| 10 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON | Sat 5/14/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 96 | 28 |
| AUBURN/FLORIDA | ||||||
| 12 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 11:59 AM | 2:41 PM | 81 | 23 |
| ALABAMA/AUBURN | ||||||
| 13 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM | 75 | 28 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS/BROWN | ||||||
| 14 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 8:20 PM | 9:22 PM | 72 | 16 |
| OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA STATE | ||||||
| 15 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:16 PM | 69 | 25 |
| DUKE/LOYOLA (MD) | ||||||
| 18 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 7:30 PM | 9:44 PM | 61 | 19 |
| AIR FORCE/NOTRE DAME | ||||||
| 19 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sun 5/15/16 | 12:32 PM | 2:43 PM | 60 | 25 |
| TBA | ||||||
| 22 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:38 PM | 52 | 20 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/MARQUETTE | ||||||
| 28 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Mon 5/09/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:06 PM | 45 | 22 |
| MIAMI (FL)/GEORGIA TECH | ||||||
| 30 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Sat 5/14/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:16 AM | 44 | 23 |
| OREGON/OREGON STATE | ||||||
| 38 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Tue 5/10/16 | 5:00 PM | 8:18 PM | 36 | 10 |
| LOUISVILLE/VANDERBILT | ||||||
| 44 | COLLEGE BASEBALL (live) | Fri 5/13/16 | 10:30 PM | 2:09 AM | 33 | 14 |
| OREGON/OREGON STATE | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +55 percent (68,000 vs. 44,000) from one week earlier and down -39 percent (68,000 vs. 111,000) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +46 percent (41,000 vs. 28,000) from one week earlier and down -20 percent (41,000 vs. 51,000) from the same week one year ago (May 11-17, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, May 9-13): 35,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, May 12-14): 27,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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