ESPN Ratings Buzz: May 9-15

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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 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

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

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