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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Duke at North Carolina Sat 9:00PM-11:16PM 136 2.6 4241
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at Georgia Tue 9:08PM-11:24PM 136 1.9 2797
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) Sat 8:30PM- 9:00PM 30 1.4 2262
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at Louisville Sat 6:31PM- 8:30PM 119 1.3 2190
5 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Sat 11:16PM-12:04AM 48 1.3 1960
6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Michigan State at Indiana Sat 12:00PM- 2:12PM 132 1.0 1566
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at Syracuse Mon 7:00PM- 9:03PM 123 1.0 1369
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iowa at Indiana Tue 7:00PM- 9:08PM 128 0.9 1355
9 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Portland at L.A. Clippers Wed 10:35PM- 1:32AM 177 0.9 1328
10 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Dallas at Golden State Fri 10:56PM- 1:06AM 130 0.9 1280
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas at Oklahoma Sat 4:13PM- 6:27PM 134 0.8 1234
13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma at Iowa State Mon 9:03PM-11:12PM 129 0.8 1178
14 NBA REGULAR SEASON: L.A. Lakers at Miami Wed 8:05PM-10:35PM 150 0.8 1127
15 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Wisconsin at Minnesota Thu 7:00PM- 9:04PM 124 0.7 1096
23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: LSU at Arkansas Sat 2:12PM- 4:13PM 121 0.6 867
25 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Phoenix at Brooklyn Fri 8:05PM-10:56PM 171 0.6 837
29 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.6 776
36 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 9:30AM-10:00AM 30 0.5 668
46 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: California at Arizona Thu 9:04PM-11:09PM 125 0.4 612
52 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Ohio State at Maryland Sun 7:00PM- 9:04PM 124 0.4 576
53 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 9:00AM- 9:30AM 30 0.4 575
74 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Tennessee vs. South Carolina Sun 3:30PM- 5:20PM 110 0.3 455
78 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: California vs. Stanford Sun 9:04PM-11:03PM 119 0.3 451
113 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Florida State vs. Notre Dame Sun 1:00PM- 2:50PM 110 0.3 340

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 31 percent (1.488 million vs. 1.134 million) from one week earlier and up 3 percent (1.488 million vs. 1.443 million) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 14 percent (713,000 vs. 625,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (713,000 vs. 672,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

Duke at North Carolina on Mar. 7 earned the largest viewership for a regular season college basketball game in 2014-15, to-date, surpassing the game also involving these same two teams and also on ESPN but at Duke on Feb. 18.

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 2-6): 286,000 (prior week: 255,000)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 2-6): 307,000 (prior week: 326,000)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 2-6): 465,000 (prior week: 458,000)
  • “Around the Horn” guest hosted by Pablo S. Torre (ESPN, Mar. 2-6): 611,000 (prior week: 657,000)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 2-6): 891,000 (prior week: 891,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 2-6 & 8 early evening): 545,000 (prior week: 552,000)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 2-8 late night): 971,000 (prior week: 723,000)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Notre Dame at Syracuse Wed 7:00PM- 9:04PM 124 0.7 1079
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: West Virginia at Kansas Tue 9:00PM-11:56PM 176 0.5 719
3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Memphis at Connecticut Thu 9:10PM-11:09PM 119 0.4 549
4 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: New York City FC at Orlando City Sun 4:36PM- 7:12PM 156 0.3 539
5 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: Survive and Advance Sun 7:12PM- 9:09PM 117 0.3 454
6 BOXING SERIES: L. Harrison vs. A. Smith Fri 11:04PM- 1:07AM 123 0.3 440
7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Arkansas at South Carolina Thu 7:00PM- 9:10PM 130 0.3 439
8 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.3 422
9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: USC at UCLA Wed 9:04PM-11:05PM 121 0.3 420
10 HIS & HERS (live) Thu 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.3 410
14 WCC TOURNAMENT: Santa Clara vs. BYU Sat 11:40PM- 1:51AM 131 0.2 338
22 WCC TOURNAMENT: San Francisco vs. Gonzaga Sat 9:04PM-11:16PM 132 0.2 293
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kansas State at Texas Sat 4:10PM- 6:04PM 114 0.2 284
27 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Connecticut at USF Mon 7:00PM- 8:50PM 110 0.2 282
30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: Belmont vs. Murray State Sat 7:00PM- 9:04PM 124 0.2 273
33 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas Tech at Baylor Fri 9:12PM-11:04PM 112 0.2 264
37 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sun 10:30AM-12:30PM 120 0.2 256
45 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: USC Upstate vs. North Florida Sun 2:37PM- 4:36PM 119 0.1 235
46 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: Winthrop vs. Coastal Carolina Sun 12:30PM- 2:37PM 127 0.1 234
46 NBA COAST TO COAST (live) Tue 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.2 234
48 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sat 8:00AM-10:00AM 120 0.2 231
65 BASKETBALL: Geno Auriemma Project: Together Mon 8:50PM- 9:20PM 30 0.1 195
68 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Akron at Kent State Fri 7:00PM- 9:12PM 132 0.1 188
73 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Connecticut at Temple Sat 2:08PM- 4:10PM 122 0.1 184
79 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Pittsburgh at Florida State Sat 12:00PM- 2:08PM 128 0.1 171
108 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sat 7:00AM- 8:00AM 60 0.1 123
111 BASKETBALL: Geno Auriemma Project: The Program Mon 9:20PM- 9:50PM 30 0.1 118

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is about even (408,000 vs. 410,000) from one week earlier and up 12 percent (408,000 vs. 365,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 2 percent (247,000 vs. 251,000) from one week earlier and up 6 percent (247,000 vs. 232,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

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

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 218,000 (prior week: 215,000)
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 334,000 (prior week: 383,000)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 288,000 (prior week: 271,000)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 216,000 (prior week: 233,000)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6 4pm): 190,000 (prior week: 227,000)
  • “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 138,000 (prior week: 167,000)
  • “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-6): 152,000 (prior week: 192,000)
  • “College Basketball Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 3, 5, 7): 294,000 (prior week: 197,000)
  • “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Mar. 2-4 & 6): 172,000 (prior week: 161,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: North Carolina at Georgia Tech Tue 7:00PM- 8:53PM 113 0.2 334
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Baylor at Texas Mon 7:00PM- 9:18PM 138 0.2 291
3 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Kentucky vs. Tennessee Sat 7:27PM- 9:34PM 127 0.2 281
4 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Tue 8:53PM- 9:03PM 10 0.2 251
5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) Sat 7:00PM- 7:27PM 27 0.1 227
6 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: LSU vs. South Carolina Sat 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.1 209
7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: East Carolina vs. Connecticut Sun 5:30PM- 7:16PM 106 0.1 186
8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Boston College at Virginia Tech Mon 9:18PM-11:00PM 102 0.1 160
9 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Duke vs. Notre Dame Sat 12:00PM- 1:53PM 113 0.1 110
10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oregon at Oregon State Wed 11:05PM- 1:18AM 133 0.1 106
11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas A&M at Florida Tue 9:03PM-11:20PM 137 0.1 105
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Utah at Washington State Thu 11:11PM- 1:10AM 119 0.1 101
15 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Louisville vs. Florida Sat 2:30PM- 4:29PM 119 0.1 98
17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: Belmont vs. Eastern Kentucky Fri 10:14PM-12:14AM 120 0.0 82
18 EDGE (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.0 81
20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: Morehead State vs. Murray State Fri 7:30PM- 9:45PM 135 0.1 78
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Temple at East Carolina Thu 7:00PM- 9:09PM 117 0.0 72
22 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Tulane vs. USF Sun 7:40PM- 9:30PM 110 0.0 68
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON: Cleveland State vs. Valparaiso Sat 9:34PM-11:39PM 125 0.0 64
25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: VCU at Davidson Thu 9:09PM-11:11PM 122 0.0 63
31 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Tulsa at SMU Sun 3:03PM- 5:07PM 124 0.0 58
37 COLLEGE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota at Ohio State Fri 5:00PM- 7:11PM 131 0.0 46
39 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: TCU at Oklahoma State Wed 9:04PM-11:05PM 121 0.0 45
58 KATZ’S KORNER (live) Tue 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.0 29
60 ESPN RECRUITING NATION (live) Thu 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.0 28
71 COLLEGE LACROSSE: Navy vs. Johns Hopkins Sun 10:00AM-12:00PM 120 0.0 23
81 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: UCF at USF Wed 7:00PM- 9:04PM 124 0.0 21
83 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST SEASON: Dayton vs. George Washington Sun 1:00PM- 3:03PM 123 0.0 20
90 COLLEGE SWIMMING: SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Mon 4:00PM- 5:30PM 90 0.0 18
90 COLLEGE SWIMMING: SEC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Mon 5:30PM- 7:00PM 90 0.0 18

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 5 percent (127,000 vs. 134,000) from one week earlier and down 16 percent (127,000 vs. 151,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 4 percent (52,000 vs. 54,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (52,000 vs. 65,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

Viewership average for “The Herd” (Mar. 2-6 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) was 39,000 (prior week: 34,000).

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 10:00PM-11:03PM 63 0.2 236
2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Oklahoma State at West Virginia Sat 2:00PM- 4:06PM 126 0.1 219
3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 184
4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Iowa State at TCU Sat 8:30PM-10:28PM 118 0.1 162
5 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 157
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 148
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON: Dallas at Golden State Fri 10:41PM-10:56PM 15 0.1 141
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) Sun 2:00PM- 3:01PM 61 0.1 137
9 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 Sun 11:03PM-11:32PM 29 0.1 135
10 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 10:00PM-11:16PM 76 0.1 125
21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Boston College at Virginia Tech Mon 9:04PM- 9:19PM 15 0.1 103
45 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: East Carolina at Houston Sun 4:03PM- 5:50PM 107 0.0 77
72 COLLEGE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON: Minnesota at Ohio State Sat 6:00PM- 8:30PM 150 0.0 67
89 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Houston at Tulane Wed 8:00PM-10:19PM 139 0.0 53
110 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas Tech at Baylor Fri 9:05PM- 9:13PM 8 0.0 38
112 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: Tulane at USF Sat 4:06PM- 6:00PM 114 0.0 36

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 9 percent (107,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (107,000 vs. 134,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 6 percent (57,000 vs. 54,000) from one week earlier and up 4 percent (57,000 vs. 55,000) from the same week one year ago (March 3-9, 2014).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Mar. 2-6) averaged 45,000 viewers (prior week: 50,000), and “ESPN FC” (Mar. 2-6) averaged 55,000 viewers (prior week: 50,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

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

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