Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: March 7-13

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Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the CBS broadcast network:

• Road to the Final Four (Mar. 12 12:00-12:30 p.m.) 776,000 total viewers; 218,000 adults 18-49
• Inside College Basketball (Mar. 12 12:30-1:00 p.m.) 818,000 total viewers; 266,000 adults 18-49
• College Basketball: Big Ten Tournament Michigan vs. Purdue (Mar. 12 1:00-3:07 p.m.) 1.958 million total viewers; 703,000 adults 18-49
• Tournament Central (Mar. 12 3:07-3:27 p.m.) 1.785 million total viewers; 597,000 adults 18-49
• College Basketball: Big Ten Tournament Michigan State vs. Maryland (Mar. 12 3:27-5:45 p.m.) 2.636 million total viewers; 968,000 adults 18-49
• Tournament Central (Mar. 12 5:45-6:00 p.m.) 2.367 million total viewers; 896,000 adults 18-49
• College Basketball: Mountain West Basketball Championship San Diego State vs. Fresno State (Mar. 12 6:00-8:14 p.m.) 1.517 million total viewers; 569,000 adults 18-49
• Inside College Basketball (Mar. 13 12-12:30 p.m.) 1.335 million total viewers; 342,000 adults 18-49
• College Basketball: Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship St. Joseph’s vs. Virginia Commonwealth (Mar. 13 12:30-3:00 p.m.) 1.356 million total viewers; 426,000 adults 18-49
• Tournament Central (Mar. 13 2:46-3:00 p.m.) 1.455 million total viewers; 449,000 adults 18-49
• College Basketball: Big Ten Basketball Championship Purdue vs. Michigan State (Mar. 13 3:00-5:30 p.m.) 3.249 million total viewers; 1.096 million adults 18-49
• Tournament Central (Mar. 13 5:15-5:30 p.m.) 3.492 million total viewers; 1.331 million adults 18-49
• NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show (Mar. 13 5:30-7:30 p.m.) 5.245 million total viewers; 1.870 million adults 18-49

Viewership for the week’s Spanish-language sports telecasts:

• Futbol Mexicano Cruz Azul vs. Puebla (Univision, Mar. 12 5:55-8:00 p.m.) 871,000 total viewers; 462,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Central (Univision, Mar. 13 1:00-1:45 p.m.) 373,000 total viewers; 187,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Mexicano Toluca vs. Dorados (Univision, Mar. 13 1:45-3:52 p.m.) 596,000 total viewers; 319,000 adults 18-49
• Republica Deportiva (Univision, Mar. 13 3:52-5:00 p.m.) 462,000 total viewers; 267,000 adults 18-49
• Boxeo Telemundo (Telemundo, Mar. 11 11:35 p.m.-12:20 a.m.) 367,000 total viewers; 178,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Ingles Aston Villa vs. Tottenham (Telemundo, Mar. 13 11:55 a.m.-2:02 p.m.) 138,000 total viewers; 69,000 adults 18-49
• Major League Soccer Orlando vs. Chicago (UniMas+Univision Deportes, Mar. 11 7:00-9:00 p.m.) 282,000 total viewers; 152,000 adults 18-49
• Solo Boxeo (UniMas, Mar. 12 11:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m.) 325,000 total viewers; 167,000 adults 18-49
• Zona NBA (UniMas, Mar. 13 10-11 a.m.) 115,000 total viewers; 72,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Central (UniMas, Mar. 13 8:30-9:20 p.m.) 1.179 million total viewers; 667,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Mexicano Guadalajara vs. America (UniMas, Mar. 13 9:20-11:37 p.m.) 2.914 million total viewers; 1.773 million adults 18-49

NBA on TNT

NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down -11 percent (178,000 vs. 201,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (178,000 vs. 197,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down -15 percent (72,000 vs. 85,000) from one week earlier and up +1 percent (72,000 vs. 71,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NBA TV programs of the week:

• “The Starters (live)” (Mar. 7-11): 45,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Gametime Live” (Mar. 7-12): 106,000 total viewers (53,000 adults 18-49)
• “10 Before Tip Live” (Mar. 7-11): 42,000 total viewers (17,000 adults 18-49)

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down -12 percent (144,000 vs. 164,000) from one week earlier and up +22 percent (144,000 vs. 118,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down -27 percent (96,000 vs. 131,000) from one week earlier and up +12 percent (96,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily Golf Channel programs of the week:

• “The Morning Drive” (Mar. 7-13): 67,000 total viewers (14,000 adults 18-49)
• “Golf Central” (Mar. 7-10 & 12-13): 85,000 total viewers (29,000 adults 18-49)

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down -11 percent (96,000 vs. 108,000) from one week earlier and down -38 percent (96,000 vs. 154,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down -3 percent (71,000 vs. 73,000) from one week earlier and down -26 percent (71,000 vs. 96,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

• “High Heat” (Mar. 7-11 1 p.m.): 37,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
• “Intentional Talk” (Mar. 7-11): 68,000 (30,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight” (Mar. 7-13): 89,000 (235,000 adults 18-49)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up +69 percent (145,000 vs. 86,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (145,000 vs. 172,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up +77 percent (110,000 vs. 62,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (110,000 vs. 133,000) from the same week one year ago (March 9-15, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

• “NFL HQ” (Mar. 7-11 8-10 a.m.): 62,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Total Access” (Mar. 7-11 7-8 p.m.): 230,000 (118,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Total Access” (Mar. 7-11 11 p.m.): 150,000 (91,000 adults 18-49)

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WWE Raw

Monday, March 7, 2016 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.38 household rating, 3.760 million total viewers and 1.637 million adults 18-49
-5% from 3.961 million total viewers and -6% from 1.750 million adults 18-49 on 2/29/16
+2% from 3.699 million total viewers and +3% from 1.595 million adults 18-49 on 3/09/15

9-10 p.m.: 2.25 household rating, 3.614 million total viewers and 1.616 million adults 18-49
-1% from 3.660 million total viewers and -3% from 1.667 million adults 18-49 on 2/29/16
-8% from 3.937 million total viewers and -4% from 1.683 million adults 18-49 on 3/09/15

10-11:09 p.m.: 2.07 household rating, 3.279 million total viewers and 1.555 million adults 18-49
-8% from 3.551 million total viewers and -3% from 1.599 million adults 18-49 on 2/29/16
-17% from 3.940 million total viewers and -10% from 1.737 million adults 18-49 on 3/09/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Mar. 11 8-11 p.m.: 133,000 total viewers (76,000 adults 18-49)
Fri. Mar. 11 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 28,000 total viewers (20,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Mar. 13 5-8 p.m.: 43,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, March 10, 2016 on USA

8-10 p.m.: 1.42 household rating, 2.186 million total viewers and 0.824 million adults 18-49
-12% from 2.491 million total viewers and -15% from 0.970 million adults 18-49 on USA 3/03/16
-15% from 2.573 million total viewers and -15% from 0.967 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 3/05/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Mar. 12 7:00-9:00 p.m.: 98,000 total viewers (44,000 adults 18-49)
Sat. Mar. 12 11:06 p.m.-1:06 a.m.: 25,000 total viewers (13,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Pop, Mar. 8 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 222,000 total viewers (74,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Pop, Late Mar. 8/Early Mar. 9 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 58,000 total viewers (17,000 adults 18-49)

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Mar. 9 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 95,000 total viewers (46,000 adults 18-49)
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Mar. 9 9:00-10:00 p.m.): 41,000 total viewers (13,000 adults 18-49)

Gonzaga: March to Madness (HBO, Mar. 8 10:00-10:28 p.m.): 119,000 total viewers (55,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Mar. 13 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 191,000 total viewers (102,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Mar. 13 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 258,000 total viewers (133,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Mar. 13 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 336,000 total viewers (174,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Mar. 13 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 398,000 total viewers (200,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research