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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Atlanta | Sun | 7:30PM-12:00AM | 270 | 3.2 | 5210 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Wisconsin/LSU | Sat | 9:15PM-12:44AM | 209 | 2.8 | 4678 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Clemson/Georgia | Sat | 5:30PM- 9:15PM | 225 | 2.3 | 3952 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: UCLA/Virginia | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:24PM | 204 | 1.9 | 2918 |
| 5 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 1.7 | 2669 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat | 12:44AM- 1:00AM | 16 | 1.7 | 2599 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Boise State/Mississippi | Thu | 7:53PM-11:28PM | 215 | 1.5 | 2418 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Sat | 1:00AM- 2:00AM | 60 | 1.1 | 1740 |
| 9 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:00PM | 180 | 1.0 | 1537 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun | 12:00AM- 1:30AM | 90 | 0.9 | 1329 |
| 11 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: USA/Turkey | Sun | 3:28PM- 5:23PM | 115 | 0.9 | 1317 |
| 14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: BYU/Connecticut | Fri | 6:58PM-10:30PM | 212 | 0.7 | 1081 |
| 15 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Finland/USA | Sat | 3:28PM- 5:20PM | 112 | 0.7 | 1024 |
| 17 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: UNLV/Arizona | Fri | 10:30PM- 2:13AM | 223 | 0.7 | 955 |
| 18 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Tue | 6:57PM-10:59PM | 242 | 0.7 | 918 |
| 19 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT – EARLY: N.Y. Yankees/Kansas City | Mon | 7:00PM-10:13PM | 193 | 0.7 | 915 |
| 24 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.6 | 831 |
| 25 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.6 | 813 |
| 28 | NCAA FOOTBALL: Alabama A&M/North Carolina A&T | Sun | 11:45AM- 3:20PM | 215 | 0.5 | 699 |
| 37 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY: N.Y. Yankees/Detroit | Wed | 7:00PM-10:40PM | 220 | 0.4 | 586 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 12 percent (2.360 million vs. 2.696 million) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (2.360 million vs. 2.444 million) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 15 percent (966,000 vs. 839,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (966,000 vs. 1.207 million) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
The week’s afternoon coverage of tennis’ U.S. Open on ESPN averaged 487,000 viewers — down 19 percent from the same week in 2013 when it had aired on ESPN2 (599,000).
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Atlanta (Sept) | Sat | 7:30PM-10:15PM | 165 | 1.0 | 1541 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Appalachian State/Michigan | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:18PM | 198 | 0.9 | 1293 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Penn State/Central Florida | Sat | 8:19AM-11:55AM | 216 | 0.9 | 1288 |
| 4 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: Cleveland/Kansas City | Sun | 8:00PM-11:26PM | 206 | 0.8 | 1170 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:18PM- 3:30PM | 12 | 0.6 | 1010 |
| 6 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Fri | 7:29PM-12:16AM | 287 | 0.7 | 970 |
| 7 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) | Thu | 6:58PM-11:57PM | 299 | 0.6 | 834 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.6 | 785 |
| 9 | NATIONWIDE SERIES COUNTDOWN (live) | Sat | 7:01PM- 7:30PM | 29 | 0.5 | 773 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Fri | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.5 | 705 |
| 21 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (Regionalized) | Sat | 3:30PM- 7:01PM | 211 | 0.4 | 532 |
| 24 | NHRA QUALIFYING: U.S. Nationals | Sun | 11:00AM- 3:00PM | 240 | 0.3 | 505 |
| 25 | USA BASKETBALL MEN: Slovenia/USA | Tue | 2:00PM- 4:06PM | 126 | 0.4 | 489 |
| 45 | ENTERTAINERS BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Rucker Park | Tue | 9:00PM- 9:30PM | 30 | 0.2 | 289 |
| 57 | SEC NOW (live) | Tue | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 262 |
| 61 | ESPN FC | Sun | 12:00AM- 1:01AM | 61 | 0.2 | 247 |
| 70 | SEC NATION (live) | Thu | 4:00PM- 5:54PM | 114 | 0.2 | 217 |
| 89 | WOMEN’S PRO SOCCER: Kansas City/Seattle | Sun | 3:00PM- 5:02PM | 122 | 0.1 | 156 |
| 91 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: De La Salle(CA)/Jesuit(CA) | Fri | 12:16AM- 1:44AM | 88 | 0.1 | 133 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 83 percent (872,000 vs. 476,000) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (872,000 vs. 950,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 76 percent (403,000 vs. 229,000) from one week earlier and down 17 percent (403,000 vs. 484,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
The week’s primetime coverage of tennis’ U.S. Open on ESPN (Aug. 26) and ESPN2 (Aug. 25 and 27-29) averaged 752,000 viewers — down 11 percent from the same week in 2013 when it had aired entirely on ESPN2 (847,000).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 25-29 at 6-10 a.m.): 193,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Aug. 25-29 at 10 a.m.-noon): 374,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Aug. 25-29 at noon-1 p.m.): 272,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Aug. 25-27 & 29 at 5-5:30 p.m.): 530,000 (Pablo S. Torre week)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Aug. 25-27 & 29 at 5:30-6 p.m.): 674,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Aug. 26 at 11 p.m.-midnight): 232,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Idaho/Florida | Sat | 9:48PM-10:07PM | 19 | 0.2 | 423 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: South Dakota State/Missouri | Sat | 3:45PM- 6:51PM | 186 | 0.2 | 373 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 10:07PM-10:37PM | 30 | 0.2 | 359 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:51PM- 9:48PM | 177 | 0.2 | 357 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Abilene Christian/Georgia State | Wed | 7:00PM-10:51PM | 231 | 0.2 | 287 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 10:41PM-10:50PM | 9 | 0.2 | 278 |
| 7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sun | 2:00PM- 4:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 253 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:30PM | 150 | 0.2 | 240 |
| 9 | ESPN GOAL LINE (live) | Sat | 10:50PM-12:00AM | 70 | 0.1 | 232 |
| 10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Texas-San Antonio/Houston | Fri | 9:00PM-12:23AM | 203 | 0.1 | 221 |
| 14 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Gilma (MD)/St. Edward (OH) | Sun | 4:00PM- 6:29PM | 149 | 0.1 | 172 |
| 15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Wake Forest/Louisiana-Monroe | Thu | 7:00PM-10:19PM | 199 | 0.1 | 168 |
| 16 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: South Dakota State/Missouri | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:45PM | 225 | 0.1 | 157 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 215 percent (189,000 vs. 60,000) from one week earlier and down 40 percent (189,000 vs. 315,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 98 percent (89,000 vs. 45,000) from one week earlier and down 29 percent (89,000 vs. 125,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
ESPNU’s daily talker “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) averaged 51,000 viewers for the week.
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 378 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 364 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 298 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: William & Mary/Virginia Tech | Sat | 4:00PM- 7:14PM | 194 | 0.1 | 278 |
| 5 | FANTASY SHOW | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 220 |
| 6 | ESPN GOAL LINE (live) | Sat | 7:14PM- 8:00PM | 46 | 0.1 | 219 |
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 6:30PM- 7:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 219 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 211 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 195 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 195 |
| 50 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Indiana State vs. Indiana | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:12PM | 192 | 0.1 | 112 |
| 70 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL: North Carolina Central vs. East Carolina | Sat | 8:00PM-11:32PM | 212 | 0.0 | 81 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 51 percent (119,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and down 33 percent (119,000 vs. 177,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 42 percent (81,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (81,000 vs. 83,000) from the same week one year ago (August 26-September 1, 2013).
ESPNEWS’s daily talker “SVP & amp; Russillo” averaged 47,000 viewers for the week.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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