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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 7:55 PM | 12:00 AM | 8354 | 3823 |
| OLE MISS/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON SUST (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 12:00 AM | 12:14 AM | 5733 | 2893 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:04 PM | 2470 | 1003 |
| ARKANSAS/TCU | ||||||
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:47 PM | 2388 | 899 |
| PENN STATE/PITTSBURGH | ||||||
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 12:14 AM | 1:15 AM | 2177 | 1226 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 7:35 PM | 7:55 PM | 2043 | 909 |
| 7 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 1978 | 1103 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1861 | 917 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 9 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 4:00 PM | 8:36 PM | 1669 | 410 |
| MEN’S FINALS | ||||||
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 11:04 PM | 2:06 AM | 1579 | 779 |
| VIRGINIA/OREGON | ||||||
| 12 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 1464 | 365 |
| WOMEN’S FINALS | ||||||
| 13 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Thu 9/08/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:06 PM | 1446 | 333 |
| WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 14 | NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 1341 | 755 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 15 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 1212 | 326 |
| MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 17 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 8:36 PM | 11:17 PM | 1068 | 349 |
| CHICACO CUBS/HOUSTON | ||||||
| 19 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 958 | 236 |
| MEN’S SEMIFINAL | ||||||
| 25 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Wed 9/07/16 | 12:00 PM | 6:16 PM | 811 | 216 |
| MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 26 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:04 PM | 802 | 290 |
| CHICAGO CUBS/MILWAUKEE | ||||||
| 31 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 722 | 193 |
| MEN’S/WOMEN’S QTRFINALS | ||||||
| 34 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 4:04 PM | 7:35 PM | 651 | 276 |
| ST. LOUIS/PITTSBURGH | ||||||
| 37 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 9/07/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:11 PM | 589 | 187 |
| ST. LOUIS/PITTBURGH | ||||||
| 47 | NFL MATCH-UP | Sat 9/10/16 | 4:02 AM | 4:31 AM | 474 | 281 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 63 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – LATE (live) | Wed 9/07/16 | 10:11 PM | 12:45 AM | 408 | 188 |
| TEXAS/SEATTLE | ||||||
| 91 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 328 | 114 |
| 2016: RED CARPET SHOW | ||||||
| 115 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 238 | 158 |
| NY RED BULLS/DC UNITED | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +64 percent (2,444,000 vs. 1,494,000) from one week earlier and down -35 percent (2,444,000 vs. 3,748,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +25 percent (1,000,000 vs. 800,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (1,000,000 vs. 1,258,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 298,000 (180,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 261,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 8-9): 375,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 468,000 (239,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 463,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 471,000 (265,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 511,000 (313,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 8): 778,000 (431,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 7 a.m.): 362,000 (209,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 8 a.m.): 397,000 (220,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 9 a.m.): 421,000 (238,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 7-8 6 p.m.): 553,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 6, 8-9 & 11 11 p.m.): 595,000 (337,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 5-6 & 8-9 midnight): 911,000 (517,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 5-9 & 11 1 a.m.): 565,000 (353,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 3:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 2467 | 980 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY/ALABAMA | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 7:55 PM | 11:58 PM | 1730 | 707 |
| LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:14 PM | 1426 | 609 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSISSIPPI STATE | ||||||
| 4 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | 1277 | 296 |
| ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
| 5 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Wed 9/07/16 | 7:00 PM | 1:27 AM | 1226 | 330 |
| MEN’S/WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 1126 | 425 |
| WYOMING/NEBRASKA | ||||||
| 7 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 7:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 1098 | 311 |
| ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 8:55 PM | 9:47 PM | 841 | 365 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 11:14 PM | 2:06 AM | 684 | 290 |
| WASHINGTON STATE/BOISE STATE | ||||||
| 10 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 8:00 PM | 8:40 PM | 656 | 208 |
| CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON | ||||||
| 13 | KICKBOXING (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 11:58 PM | 1:13 AM | 517 | 241 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 16 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 461 | 321 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 33 | POKER | Tue 9/06/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 341 | 120 |
| 2016 WSOP: GLOBAL | ||||||
| 36 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Thu 9/08/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 322 | 200 |
| 52 | POKER | Tue 9/06/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 279 | 126 |
| 2016 WSOP: GLOBAL | ||||||
| 53 | FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 272 | 184 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 56 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 9/11/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 265 | 123 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 69 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:14 AM | 214 | 96 |
| MINNESOTA/LOS ANGELES | ||||||
| 75 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 188 | 48 |
| MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 76 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun 9/11/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 184 | 84 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 76 | WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) | Thu 9/08/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:34 PM | 184 | 109 |
| 81 | WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY | Fri 9/09/16 | 1:30 AM | 3:51 AM | 171 | 73 |
| CANADA/USA | ||||||
| 85 | ESPN FC (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 4:41 PM | 5:00 PM | 156 | 73 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 89 | WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCHES (live) | Tue 9/06/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:41 PM | 145 | 86 |
| SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS | ||||||
| 98 | ARM WRESTLING | Sun 9/11/16 | 11:10 PM | 12:00 AM | 115 | 40 |
| WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE | ||||||
| 105 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 99 | 34 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 125 | ESPN FC | Sun 9/11/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 55 | 14 |
| N/A | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +25 percent (927,000 vs. 740,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (927,000 vs. 1,026,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +20 percent (482,000 vs. 403,000) from one week earlier and down -3 percent (482,000 vs. 495,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-9): 279,000 (138,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-9): 372,000 (206,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-8): 290,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 5-8): 142,000 (78,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Sep. 6): 70,000 (35,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 29-Sep. 1): 91,000 (40,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 7): 163,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7): 188,000 (102,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Sep. 7-8): 282,000 (148,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 324,000 (177,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 7 & 9): 337,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 7 & 9): 371,000 (212,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 375,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Sep. 6-7 & 9): 523,000 (263,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 8:21 PM | 11:44 PM | 800 | 307 |
| JACKSONVILLE STATE/LSU | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 3:21 PM | 3:30 PM | 459 | 160 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:21 PM | 397 | 129 |
| NC STATE/EAST CAROLINA | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 3:30 PM | 6:50 PM | 397 | 136 |
| WAKE FOREST/DUKE | ||||||
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 7:33 PM | 8:21 PM | 380 | 138 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN/MISSOURI | ||||||
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat 9/10/16 | 6:50 PM | 7:33 PM | 356 | 124 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon 9/05/16 | 7:00 PM | 7:31 PM | 256 | 119 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Mon 9/05/16 | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 200 | 94 |
| NOTRE DAME/TEXAS | ||||||
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY | Sun 9/11/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 197 | 65 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 10 | CRUNCH TIME | Mon 9/05/16 | 7:31 PM | 8:00 PM | 176 | 72 |
| 10 | WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 176 | 84 |
| CANADA/USA | ||||||
| 24 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 111 | 40 |
| N/A | ||||||
| 25 | NCAA FOOTBALL | Sat 9/10/16 | 11:44 PM | 3:24 AM | 110 | 52 |
| ALABAMA STATE/ALCORN STATE | ||||||
| 35 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) | Fri 9/09/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:00 AM | 81 | 28 |
| GREATER ATLANTA CHR (GA)/VALOR CHR (CO) | ||||||
| 47 | MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO (live) | Sun 9/11/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 61 | 32 |
| UCLA/PRINCETON | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +48 percent (213,000 vs. 144,000) from one week earlier and up +40 percent (213,000 vs. 152,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +21 percent (98,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and up +15 percent (98,000 vs. 85,000) from the same week one year ago (September 7-13, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 6-9): 27,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
- “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Sep. 5-6 & 8-9): 90,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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