Ed Note: We’re pleased to welcome Douglas Pucci to Awful Announcing, who you might know better as Son of the Bronx. Douglas built an impressive database of public ratings for television networks that were an invaluable resource for those interested in the media world. At AA, he will have the Top 10 programs from each of the sports networks every week, as well as data trends in viewership.
ESPN Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Argentina/Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sun | 5:30PM- 8:01PM | 151 | 2.3 | 4204 |
| 2 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: England/Italy | Sat | 5:30PM- 8:06PM | 156 | 2.4 | 4114 |
| 3 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Brazil/Croatia | Thu | 3:30PM- 5:59PM | 149 | 2.5 | 4040 |
| 4 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Ivory Coast/Japan | Sat | 8:30PM-11:00PM | 150 | 2.1 | 3445 |
| 5 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Spain/Netherlands | Fri | 3:00PM- 5:00PM | 120 | 2.0 | 3103 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sat | 8:06PM- 8:30PM | 24 | 1.5 | 2384 |
| 7 | GOLF: U.S. OPEN (live) | Thu | 5:59PM- 7:00PM | 61 | 1.3 | 1875 |
| 8 | WORLD CUP PRE-MATCH (live) | Thu | 3:00PM- 3:30PM | 30 | 1.2 | 1744 |
| 9 | GOLF: U.S. OPEN (live) | Fri | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 1.2 | 1621 |
| 10 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: L.A. Angels @ Atlanta | Sun | 8:01PM-11:41PM | 220 | 0.9 | 1413 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN (with World Cup match coverage) is up 35 percent (1.109 million vs. 821,000) from one week earlier and up 7 percent (1.109 million vs. 1.032 million) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN (with World Cup match coverage) is up 60 percent (859,000 vs. 538,000) from one week earlier and up 22 percent (859,000 vs. 705,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
Note: World Cup entries on the week’s list also include the network’s pre-match coverage at the starting 30 minutes of each respective match telecast time window.
ESPN’s final year of U.S. Open golf coverage went out with a whimper, mostly due to the absence of Tiger Woods. In the late afternoon/early evening segments, Thursday’s first round (1.875 million viewers) and Friday’s second round (1.621 million) were down 15 percent (2.21 million) and down 34 percent (2.458 million), respectively, from year-ago levels.
Despite leading out of the Argentina/Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup soccer match (4.204 million from 5:30 p.m. to 8:01 p.m.), ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” featuring the L.A. Angels at Atlanta Braves (1.413 million) was off by 3 percent from the comparable game a year ago (San Francisco/Atlanta, 1.462 million on 6/16/13) which was also televised opposite Game 5 of the NBA Finals on ABC.
ESPN2 Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Chile/Australia | Fri | 5:30PM- 8:00PM | 150 | 1.6 | 2526 |
| 2 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Mexico/Cameroon | Fri | 11:30AM- 2:03PM | 153 | 1.3 | 1889 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Fri | 2:03PM- 2:30PM | 27 | 0.9 | 1335 |
| 4 | WORLD CUP SOCCER: Pre-Match Show | Fri | 2:30PM- 3:00PM | 30 | 0.8 | 1200 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Fri | 5:00PM- 5:30PM | 30 | 0.6 | 882 |
| 6 | COLLEGE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS: Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette | Mon | 7:50PM-11:10PM | 200 | 0.5 | 820 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Fri | 8:00PM- 9:30PM | 90 | 0.5 | 780 |
| 8 | U.S. OPEN GOLF CHAMP (live) | Thu | 5:00PM- 5:58PM | 58 | 0.6 | 738 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Thu | 5:58PM- 7:00PM | 62 | 0.5 | 711 |
| 10 | COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Mississippi/Virginia | Sun | 8:00PM-11:19PM | 199 | 0.4 | 678 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 (with World Cup match coverage) is up 19 percent (521,000 vs. 439,000) from one week earlier and up 42 percent (521,000 vs. 366,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 (with World Cup match coverage) is up 46 percent (338,000 vs. 232,000) from one week earlier and up 34 percent(338,000 vs. 253,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
Additional ratings note:
- The MLS matchup between the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas on Wednesday, July 11 averaged 269,000 viewers on ESPN2.
ESPNU Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS: Pepperdine vs. TCU | Mon | 7:00PM-10:20PM | 200 | 0.1 | 216 |
| 2 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD (live) | Fri | 7:30PM- 9:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 173 |
| 3 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD (live) | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:20PM | 140 | 0.1 | 165 |
| 4 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 155 |
| 5 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat | 8:20PM- 9:45PM | 85 | 0.1 | 114 |
| 6 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Sun | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 99 |
| 7 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Mon | 10:20PM-12:00AM | 100 | 0.1 | 89 |
| 8 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | Sat | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 85 |
| 8 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat | 2:30PM- 4:00PM | 90 | 0.0 | 85 |
| 10 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Fri | 9:30PM-11:30PM | 120 | 0.1 | 84 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 56 percent (84,000 vs. 189,000) from one week earlier (when it aired many more college baseball games) and up 68 percent (84,000 vs. 50,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 43 percent (42,000 vs. 74,000) from one week earlier (when it aired many more college baseball games) and up 24 percent (42,000 vs. 34,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
ESPNEWS Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 90 | 0.2 | 222 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-11:31PM | 91 | 0.1 | 206 |
| 3 | FIRST TAKE | Thu | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 188 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 5:00PM- 5:56PM | 56 | 0.1 | 184 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM | Sun | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 172 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Fri | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 159 |
| 7 | WORLD CUP LIVE (live) | Sun | 11:31PM- 1:00AM | 89 | 0.1 | 158 |
| 8 | FIRST TAKE | Thu | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 151 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Fri | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 150 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Fri | 11:30AM-12:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 148 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 9 percent (80,000 vs. 88,000) from one week earlier and down 23 percent (80,000 vs. 104,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 6 percent (62,000 vs. 66,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (62,000 vs. 63,000) from the same week one year ago (June 10-16, 2013).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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