ESPN Ratings Buzz: February 23-March 1

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 29 percent (1.134 million vs. 1.597 million) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (1.134 million vs. 1.306 million) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 15 percent (625,000 vs. 733,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (625,000 vs. 664,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27): 255,000 (prior week: 298,000)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27): 326,000 (prior week: 341,000)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27): 458,000 (prior week: 497,000)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27): 657,000 (prior week: 664,000)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27): 980,000 (prior week: 1.011 million)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 23-27 & Mar. 1 early evening): 552,000 (prior week: 596,000)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Feb. 23-Mar. 1 late night): 723,000 (prior week: 853,000)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 10 percent (410,000 vs. 374,000) from one week earlier and up 20 percent (410,000 vs. 342,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 14 percent (251,000 vs. 221,000) from one week earlier and up 25 percent (251,000 vs. 201,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 215,000 (prior week: 197,000)
• “First Take” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 383,000 (prior week: 355,000)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 271,000 (prior week: 304,000)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 233,000 (prior week: 214,000)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27 4pm): 227,000 (prior week: 221,000)
• “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 167,000 (prior week: 139,000)
• “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-27): 192,000 (prior week: 151,000)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-26): 197,000 (prior week: 165,000)
• “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Feb. 23-25 & 27): 161,000 (prior week: 137,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 13 percent (134,000 vs. 154,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (134,000 vs. 151,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 8 percent (54,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (54,000 vs. 56,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

Viewership average for “The Herd” (Feb. 23-27 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) was 34,000 (prior week: 49,000).

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 5 percent (98,000 vs. 103,000) from one week earlier and up 11 percent (98,000 vs. 88,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 10 percent (54,000 vs. 60,000) from one week earlier and up 23 percent (54,000 vs. 44,000) from the same week one year ago (February 24-March 2, 2014).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Feb. 23-27) averaged 50,000 viewers (prior week: 43,000), and “ESPN FC” (Feb. 23-27) averaged 50,000 viewers (prior week: 59,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research