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ESPN Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 10/10/16 8:15 PM 11:35 PM 9057 4276
   TAMPA BAY/CAROLINA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/15/16 7:04 PM 10:54 PM 2540 989
   OLE MISS/ARKANSAS
3 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 10/10/16 11:35 PM 1:00 AM 2487 1315
   
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/14/16 6:58 PM 9:53 PM 1881 689
   DUKE/LOUISVILLE
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 12:00 PM 3:12 PM 1775 690
   KANSAS ST/OKLAHOMA
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 10/15/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 1706 743
   
7 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 10/16/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1533 829
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/14/16 10:16 PM 2:10 AM 1474 611
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/BYU
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Fri 10/14/16 9:53 PM 10:16 PM 1395 604
   
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/15/16 7:00 PM 7:04 PM 1332 547
   
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/15/16 10:54 PM 2:12 AM 1311 454
   UCLA/WASHINGTON STATE
12 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/16/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1247 666
   
13 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 10/10/16 6:00 PM 8:15 PM 1228 666
   
14 NFL PRIMETIME Mon 10/10/16 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 1067 597
   
15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/15/16 3:12 PM 3:30 PM 1027 382
   
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 961 395
   WAKE FOREST/FLORIDA STATE
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 10/10/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 889 449
   
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/16/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 841 451
   
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 10/11/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 789 402
   
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 10/13/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 756 363
   
21 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Sat 10/15/16 2:12 AM 3:11 AM 746 372
   
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Sun 10/16/16 12:30 AM 2:00 AM 681 409
   
23 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Fri 10/14/16 2:10 AM 3:10 AM 673 332
   
24 SPORTSCENTER Mon 10/10/16 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 672 388
   
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 10/12/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 666 335
   
32 USA SOCCER MEN (live) Tue 10/11/16 8:00 PM 10:01 PM 554 328
   USA/NEW ZEALAND
40 ANTHOLOGY-SPORTS Tue 10/11/16 10:01 PM 11:13 PM 525 321
   A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT: 2016
46 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Sun 10/16/16 8:30 PM 10:50 PM 513 185
   MINNESOTA/LOS ANGELES
54 CFP RANKINGS SHOW Tue 10/11/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 492 290
   
60 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 10/15/16 4:07 AM 4:34 AM 475 252
   
83 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 10/11/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 411 241
   
154 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/16/16 5:19 PM 7:30 PM 178 96
   PORTLAND/COLORADO
155 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/16/16 3:00 PM 5:19 PM 161 96
   MONTREAL/TORONTO

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -47 percent (2,079,000 vs. 3,956,000) from one week earlier and down -36 percent (2,079,000 vs. 3,235,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -32 percent (825,000 vs. 1,208,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (825,000 vs. 1,322,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Oct. 11-14): 288,000 (171,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Oct. 11-14): 292,000 (156,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14): 356,000 (186,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14): 443,000 (254,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Oct. 10-147): 423,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14): 468,000 (279,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14): 475,000 (249,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14): 745,000 (369,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14 7 a.m.): 381,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14 8 a.m.): 394,000 (211,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 10-14 9 a.m.): 412,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 11-14 & 16 6 p.m.): 471,000 (240,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Oct. 11-13 & 16 11 p.m.): 394,000 (234,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 11-13 midnight): 432,000 (260,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Oct. 11-13 & 16 1 a.m.): 497,000 (304,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 3:46 PM 4:02 PM 792 262
   NEBRASKA/INDIANA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 12:00 PM 3:46 PM 631 212
   IOWA/PURDUE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Wed 10/12/16 8:00 PM 11:18 PM 541 183
   APPALACHIAN STATE/LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
4 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 10/16/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 466 290
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/15/16 7:20 PM 10:42 PM 454 175
   TULSA/HOUSTON
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 4:02 PM 7:20 PM 449 171
   REGIONALIZED
7 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Tue 10/11/16 8:00 PM 10:13 PM 446 156
   LA SPARKS/MINNESOTA LYNX
8 POKER Sun 10/16/16 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 412 113
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
9 POKER Sun 10/16/16 8:00 PM 9:30 PM 369 102
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
10 WNBA PLAYOFFS (live) Fri 10/14/16 9:00 PM 11:16 PM 363 110
   MINNESOTA/LA SPARKS
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/15/16 10:42 PM 1:58 AM 344 134
   COLORADO STATE/BOISE STATE
12 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 10/10/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 336 188
   
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM (live) Sun 10/16/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 317 126
   
14 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Mon 10/10/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 301 141
   
15 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10/13/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 296 176
   
16 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 10/16/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 290 105
   
17 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 10/12/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 280 156
   
18 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 10/14/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 259 158
   
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 10/13/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 256 147
   
20 E:60 Wed 10/12/16 11:18 PM 12:18 AM 253 146
   
20 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Thu 10/13/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 253 116
   
22 HIS & HERS (live) Mon 10/10/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 252 162
   
23 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 10/11/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 251 140
   
24 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) Fri 10/14/16 6:00 AM 10:00 AM 247 112
   
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Fri 10/14/16 11:16 PM 12:00 AM 237 113
   
31 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 10/16/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 225 84
   
48 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Thu 10/13/16 8:00 PM 10:40 PM 192 79
   SARALAND (AL)/SPANISH FORT (AL)
69 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCHES (live) Tue 10/11/16 2:30 PM 4:41 PM 151 73
   SLOVENIA/ENGLAND
88 BASSMASTERS Sun 10/16/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 132 39
   ELITE SERIES
97 ANTHOLOGY – SPORTS (live) Wed 10/12/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 116 46
   ONE NACION
101 BASSMASTERS Sun 10/16/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 108 47
   ANGLER OF THE YEAR RACE
105 BASSMASTERS Sun 10/16/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 99 35
   ELITE SERIES WINNING WAYS
108 E:60 Mon 10/10/16 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 90 21
   LETTERMEN
111 DRONE RACING Thu 10/13/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 89 56
   
125 BASSMASTERS Sun 10/16/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 63 24
   ELITE SERIES WINNING WAYS
138 TEAM TENNIS (live) Mon 10/10/16 10:00 PM 12:14 AM 40 16
   SMASH HITS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -11 percent (329,000 vs. 371,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (329,000 vs. 369,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -14 percent (213,000 vs. 248,000) from one week earlier and down -29 percent (213,000 vs. 300,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 10-14): 251,000 (114,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 10-14): 284,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 10-14): 201,000 (122,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 11): 113,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Oct. 10-11, 13-14 & 16): 82,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Oct. 11-14): 91,000 (53,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Oct. 11-13): 59,000 (30,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Oct. 10): 132,000 (79,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Oct. 10): 143,000 (78,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Nacion ESPN” (ESPN2, Oct. 10): 108,000 (60,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 10 & 16 6 p.m.): 79,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 10-11 & 14 7 p.m.): 160,000 (79,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, Oct. 14 11 p.m.): 237,000 (113,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 14 midnight): 202,000 (103,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN2, Oct. 10 1 a.m.): 46,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 25 (and Select) Programs

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VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 12:00 PM 3:11 PM 312 90
   MINNESOTA/MARYLAND
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 10/15/16 3:39 PM 7:19 PM 295 85
   VIRGINIA TECH/SYRACUSE
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/15/16 7:19 PM 7:30 PM 265 110
   
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 10/16/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 190 94
   
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 10/14/16 8:00 PM 11:27 PM 185 59
   MEMPHIS/TULANE
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 10/15/16 3:11 PM 3:39 PM 171 64
   
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) Sun 10/16/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 120 54
   
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Fri 10/14/16 11:27 PM 2:00 AM 117 55
   DUKE/LOUISVILLE
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Tue 10/11/16 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 114 32
   TENNESSEE/TEXAS A&M
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 10/15/16 7:30 PM 10:53 PM 100 33
   TEMPLE/UCF
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Fri 10/14/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 90 57
   
12 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE Fri 10/14/16 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 83 54
   
13 CFP RANKINGS SHOW Tue 10/11/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 73 31
   COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: TOP 25
14 CFB DAILY (live) Thu 10/13/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 72 23
   
14 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/16/16 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 72 37
   NC STATE/CLEMSON
14 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 10/16/16 7:12 PM 10:00 PM 72 17
   OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Thu 10/13/16 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 71 30
   
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Fri 10/14/16 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 71 42
   
19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sat 10/15/16 3:53 AM 6:00 AM 69 38
   OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN
20 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/12/16 9:00 PM 11:01 PM 66 17
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/ALABAMA
21 DAN LE BATARD SHOW (live) Mon 10/10/16 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 63 47
   
22 CFB DAILY Fri 10/14/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 62 35
   
22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE Thu 10/13/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 62 32
   BIG TEN MEDIA DAYS
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL FEATURED Wed 10/12/16 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 61 26
   
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Fri 10/14/16 2:00 AM 5:00 AM 60 31
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/BYU
33 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 10/12/16 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 52 27
   KANSAS STATE/KANSAS
54 WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 10/14/16 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 41 25
   TEXAS TECH/WEST VIRGINIA
60 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Thu 10/13/16 3:00 AM 5:32 AM 39 28
   SARALAND (AL)/SPANISH FORT (AL)
93 WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/16/16 2:00 PM 4:19 PM 27 6
   SOUTH CAROLINA/LSU
127 COLLEGE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 10/16/16 4:19 PM 6:42 PM 13 2
   BOSTON COLLEGE/WISCONSIN

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -46 percent (85,000 vs. 158,000) from one week earlier and down -33 percent (85,000 vs. 126,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -29 percent (61,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (61,000 vs. 62,000) from the same week one year ago (October 12-18, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Oct. 10-14): 44,000 (31,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Oct. 10-11 & 13): 53,000 (16,000 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.