NBCSN Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 INDYCAR SERIES: Streets of Toronto – Race 2 Sun 3:53PM- 5:37PM 104 0.3 484
2 TOUR DE FRANCE – EXTRA Sat 11:40AM-12:00PM 20 0.2 430
3 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE Sat 7:59AM-11:40AM 221 0.3 405
4 F1 RACING: Germany Sun 12:00PM- 2:30PM 150 0.2 394
5 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST Sun 5:37PM- 5:58PM 21 0.2 340
6 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: Stage 15 Sun 8:00AM-11:17AM 197 0.2 305
7 INDYCAR RAIN DELAY (live) Sat 3:00PM- 6:09PM 189 0.2 297
8 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE Sun 3:00PM- 3:53PM 53 0.2 289
9 TOUR DE FRANCE – PRIME Mon 8:00PM-11:00PM 180 0.2 280
10 F1 QUALIFYING Sat 12:00PM- 1:30PM 90 0.2 278

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 19 percent (212,000 vs. 261,000) from one week earlier and up 10 percent (212,000 vs. 193,000) from the same week one year ago (July 15-21, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up 6 percent (134,000 vs. 127,000) from one week earlier and up 16 percent (134,000 vs. 116,000) from the same week one year ago (July 15-21, 2013).

The week’s per-minute viewer average of NBCSN’s “2014 Tour De France” live telecasts (281,000 viewers; primarily in the morning) was down 20 percent from year-ago levels (350,000). Prime-time coverage of the Tour, however, is up 8 percent year-to-year (213,000 vs. 198,000).

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT (live) Wed 9:00PM-11:54PM 174 0.4 640
2 MLB REGULAR SEASON: Cleveland/Detroit Sat 7:11PM-10:50PM 219 0.3 522
3 MLB REGULAR SEASON: L.A. Dodgers/St. Louis Sat 4:00PM- 7:11PM 191 0.4 514
4 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM (live) Wed 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.3 415
5 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR Sun 2:00PM- 2:30PM 30 0.1 215
6 NASCAR NATIONWIDE PRACTICE (live) Fri 3:30PM- 4:30PM 60 0.1 207
7 UFC FIGHT NIGHT Sun 8:00PM-11:00PM 180 0.1 199
8 GOLDEN BOX ON FOX (live) Fri 10:00PM-11:40PM 100 0.1 182
9 MUDSUMMER NASCAR TRUCK RACE Fri 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 174
10 NASCAR RACE HUB (live) Mon 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 169

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 30 percent (243,000 vs. 187,000) from one week earlier and up 121 percent (243,000 vs. 110,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (July 15-21, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down 4 percent (87,000 vs. 91,000) from one week earlier and up 10 percent (87,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Speed Channel (July 15-21, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

  • “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched telecast): 57,000
  • “NASCAR Race Hub”: 152,000
  • “MLB Whiparound” (including MLB All-Star edition): 22,000
  • “America’s Pregame” (including MLB All-Star editions): 62,000

Here are the viewership figures for the FS1 programs associated with Fox’s “85th MLB All-Star Game” from Minneapolis’ Target Field:

  • “MLB All-Star Glory” (FS1, July 14 10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 17,000
  • “MLB Whiparound: All-Star” (FS1, July 14 1-4:30 p.m.): 14,000
  • “America’s Pregame: All-Star” (FS1, July 14 4:30-7 p.m.): 46,000
  • “Fox Sports Live” (FS1, July 14 11 p.m.-midnight): 28,000
  • “MLB All-Star Glory” (FS1, July 15 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.): 50,000
  • “MLB All-Star Magic” (FS1, July 15 2:30-3:30 p.m.): 57,000
  • “MLB All-Star Sneak Peek” (FS1, July 15 3:30-4:30 p.m.): 45,000
  • “America’s Pregame: All-Star” (FS1, July 14 4:30-7:30 p.m.): 79,000
  • “Fox Sports Live” (FS1, July 15 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.): 61,000

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NASCAR NATIONWIDE QUALIFYING (live) Sat 4:00PM- 5:30PM 90 0.1 70
2 UFC RELOADED Mon 3:30PM- 6:30PM 180 0.0 66
3 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 1:30PM- 2:00PM 30 0.0 55
4 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK Sun 1:00PM- 1:30PM 30 0.0 43
5 ARCA RACING (live) Sat 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.0 41
6 TEST DRIVE Sat 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.0 40
7 UFC RELOADED Mon 12:00AM- 3:00AM 180 0.0 38
8 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT Thu 12:00AM- 3:00AM 180 0.0 33
9 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS Sun 4:30PM- 5:00PM 30 0.0 32
10 IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS Wed 11:00PM- 1:00AM 120 0.0 29

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is even (11,000 vs. 11,000) from one week earlier and down 73 percent (11,000 vs. 41,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (July 15-21, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up 22 percent (11,000 vs. 9,000) from one week earlier and down 58 percent (11,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago when it was known as Fuel (July 15-21, 2013).

Source: Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

Comments are closed.