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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: N.Y. Giants @ Detroit | Mon | 6:55PM-10:13PM | 198 | 8.4 | 13728 |
2 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: San Diego @ Arizona | Mon | 10:13PM- 1:29AM | 196 | 7.1 | 11515 |
3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Chicago | Sun | 2:00PM- 5:30PM | 210 | 2.3 | 3711 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 1:29AM- 3:00AM | 91 | 2.1 | 3017 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: East Carolina vs. Virginia Tech | Sat | 12:00PM- 4:02PM | 242 | 1.7 | 2563 |
6 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 1.4 | 2166 |
7 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:00PM | 180 | 1.3 | 1827 |
8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: USC vs. Boston College | Sat | 8:00PM-11:33PM | 213 | 1.1 | 1749 |
9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Iowa State vs. Iowa | Sat | 4:02PM- 6:53PM | 171 | 1.0 | 1656 |
9 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 1.1 | 1656 |
12 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 5:00PM- 6:55PM | 115 | 1.1 | 1597 |
15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Baylor vs. Buffalo | Fri | 7:57PM-11:21PM | 204 | 0.9 | 1287 |
18 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore | Sun | 8:00PM-11:18PM | 198 | 0.7 | 1117 |
19 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Houston vs. BYU | Thu | 8:53PM-12:29AM | 216 | 0.6 | 1048 |
32 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Lithuania vs. USA | Thu | 2:58PM- 5:00PM | 122 | 0.6 | 843 |
35 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: USA vs. Slovenia | Tue | 2:58PM- 5:00PM | 122 | 0.6 | 824 |
43 | WNBA PLAYOFFS: Chicago vs. Phoenix | Tue | 9:00PM-11:03PM | 123 | 0.5 | 763 |
56 | MLB: Kansas City at Detroit | Wed | 7:49PM-11:10PM | 201 | 0.5 | 653 |
71 | NFL MATCH-UP | Sat | 4:00AM- 4:30AM | 30 | 0.4 | 539 |
73 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: Arizona at San Francisco | Wed | 11:10PM- 1:25AM | 135 | 0.4 | 517 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 44 percent (3.157 million vs. 2.198 million) from one week earlier and down 26 percent (3.157 million vs. 4.256 million) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 50 percent (1.363 million vs. 911,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (1.363 million vs. 1.590 million) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
As the news broke on Sep. 8 of the infamous second video of now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting his then-fiance Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City casino elevator, here is how viewership tracked for ESPN’s coverage of the story throughout the day (in chronological order) on its various programs:
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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52 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.5 | 717 |
60 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.5 | 617 |
80 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 11:00AM-12:01PM | 61 | 0.4 | 484 |
63 | SPORTSCENTER AM (live) | Mon | 12:01PM- 1:00PM | 59 | 0.4 | 602 |
54 | NFL PRIMETIME (live) | Mon | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.5 | 694 |
39 | NFL INSIDERS (live) | Mon | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.6 | 797 |
25 | NFL LIVE (live) | Mon | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.7 | 989 |
22 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Mon | 4:00PM- 5:00PM | 60 | 0.8 | 1024 |
12 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 5:00PM- 6:55PM | 115 | 1.1 | 1597 |
ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” Sep. 8 doubleheader of New York Giants/Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers/Arizona Cardinals averaged 12.627 million viewers — down 10 percent from the MNF doubleheader (Philadelphia/Washington and Houston/San Diego) of Sep. 9, 2013.
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 8, 10 & 12): 537,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 8, 10 & 12): 721,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 9-12): 771,000
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 9, 11, 12): 1.17 million
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 9-14 early evening): 774,000
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 8-14 late night): 1.306 million
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: South Mississippi vs. Alabama | Sat | 6:14PM- 9:23PM | 189 | 1.1 | 1784 |
2 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Chicago (Sept) | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:14PM | 164 | 0.8 | 1241 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Rice vs. Texas A&M | Sat | 9:23PM-12:49AM | 206 | 0.6 | 956 |
4 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Serbia vs. USA | Sun | 2:55PM- 5:09PM | 134 | 0.5 | 815 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:20PM- 3:30PM | 10 | 0.4 | 633 |
6 | WNBA PLAYOFFS: Phoenix vs. Chicago | Fri | 8:00PM-10:24PM | 144 | 0.4 | 602 |
7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 582 |
8 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 549 |
9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.4 | 480 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 472 |
11 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (Various) | Sat | 12:01PM- 3:20PM | 199 | 0.3 | 466 |
26 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Serbia vs. France | Fri | 3:58PM- 6:00PM | 122 | 0.2 | 330 |
28 | OTL – FIRST REPORT (live) | Mon | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.3 | 326 |
40 | OLBERMANN (live) | Mon | 5:00PM- 5:30PM | 30 | 0.3 | 279 |
41 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Spain vs. France | Wed | 4:00PM- 6:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 273 |
45 | COLIN’S NEW FOOTBALL SHOW (new) | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.2 | 265 |
48 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.2 | 262 |
69 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:30AM | 30 | 0.2 | 231 |
85 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: Arizona vs. San Francisco | Wed | 10:08PM-11:10PM | 62 | 0.1 | 193 |
93 | USA BASKETBALL WOMEN: Red vs. White | Thu | 7:00PM- 8:38PM | 98 | 0.1 | 174 |
98 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: New York Red Bulls vs. DC United | Wed | 8:00PM-10:08PM | 128 | 0.1 | 164 |
100 | FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Brazil vs. Serbia | Wed | 11:58AM- 2:00PM | 122 | 0.1 | 160 |
107 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (new) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 129 |
119 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY: Mexico vs. Bolivia | Tue | 10:00PM-12:05AM | 125 | 0.1 | 95 |
129 | CITY SLAM | Thu | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 87 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 45 percent (428,000 vs. 783,000) from one week earlier and down 32 percent (428,000 vs. 633,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 20 percent (321,000 vs. 400,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (321,000 vs. 339,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-12): 275,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-12): 459,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-12): 295,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 10 & 12): 241,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-9 & 11): 252,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-9 & 11): 239,000
- “Baseball Tonight” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast): 158,000
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Sep. 8-12): 100,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Louisiana-Monroe vs. LSU | Sat | 7:00PM-10:09PM | 189 | 0.4 | 709 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Arkansas State vs. Miami(FL) | Sat | 3:54PM- 6:54PM | 180 | 0.3 | 432 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Arizona State vs. Colorado | Sat | 10:09PM- 1:37AM | 208 | 0.3 | 406 |
4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Toledo vs. Cincinnati | Fri | 7:00PM-10:34PM | 214 | 0.3 | 394 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Indiana vs. Bowling Green | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:54PM | 234 | 0.2 | 312 |
6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:54PM- 7:00PM | 6 | 0.2 | 293 |
7 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 189 |
8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 185 |
9 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Byrnes(SC) vs. De La Salle(CA) | Fri | 10:34PM- 1:35AM | 181 | 0.1 | 179 |
10 | SPORTSCENTERU (live) | Sat | 1:37AM- 2:37AM | 60 | 0.1 | 153 |
13 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bergen Catholic(NJ) vs. St. Peters(NJ) | Thu | 7:00PM- 9:35PM | 155 | 0.1 | 144 |
45 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 49 |
73 | DARI & MEL (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 32 |
98 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON: Princeton vs. Villanova | Sun | 4:00PM- 6:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 20 |
102 | EDGE (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 19 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 14 percent (195,000 vs. 226,000) from one week earlier and up 28 percent (195,000 vs. 152,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 27 percent (88,000 vs. 120,000) from one week earlier and up 13 percent (88,000 vs. 78,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 55,000
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 46,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon): 36,000
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed | 5:30PM- 6:00PM | 30 | 0.2 | 350 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Syracuse vs. Central Michigan | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:15PM | 195 | 0.2 | 254 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Mon | 5:00PM- 6:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 215 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | Sat | 5:00AM- 6:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 214 |
5 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 202 |
6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 193 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 190 |
8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Mississippi State vs. South Alabama | Sat | 4:02PM- 7:19PM | 197 | 0.1 | 185 |
9 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Mon | 4:30PM- 5:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 182 |
10 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Wed | 9:00PM-11:05PM | 125 | 0.1 | 176 |
46 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Byrnes(SC) vs. De La Salle(CA) | Fri | 10:15PM-10:35PM | 20 | 0.1 | 87 |
85 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Arkansas State vs. Miami | Sat | 3:30PM- 4:02PM | 32 | 0.0 | 55 |
93 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Navy vs. Texas State | Sat | 8:00PM-11:17PM | 197 | 0.0 | 52 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 29 percent (98,000 vs. 138,000) from one week earlier and down 1 percent (98,000 vs. 99,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 13 percent (69,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (69,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (September 9-15, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 58,000 viewers and “ESPN FC” averaged 86,000.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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