ESPN Ratings Buzz: September 12-18

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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 +38 percent (3,374,000 vs. 2,444,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (3,374,000 vs. 4,318,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +18 percent (1,176,000 vs. 1,000,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (1,176,000 vs. 1,515,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 296,000 (173,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 310,000 (159,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 405,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 541,000 (281,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 491,000 (275,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 524,000 (289,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 559,000 (303,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 798,000 (422,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 7 a.m.): 370,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 8 a.m.): 380,000 (211,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 9 a.m.): 381,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16 & 18 6 p.m.): 480,000 (251,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 13, 15-16 & 18 11 p.m.): 745,000 (417,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 13 & 15-16 midnight): 615,000 (360,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 & 18 1 a.m.): 985,000 (589,000 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 down -59 percent (380,000 vs. 927,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (380,000 vs. 449,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -46 percent (259,000 vs. 482,000) from one week earlier and about even (259,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 275,000 (138,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 313,000 (172,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 249,000 (155,000 adults 18-49)
• “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-14): 74,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-16): 143,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-13 & 15-16): 97,000 (51,000 adults 18-49)
• “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-15): 90,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 12): 190,000 (103,000 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 down -32 percent (144,000 vs. 213,000) from one week earlier and up +4 percent (144,000 vs. 139,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -37 percent (62,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (62,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 12-16): 28,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
• “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Sep. 12-13 & 15-16): 54,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research