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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT: First Round | Thu | 3:00PM- 7:15PM | 255 | 2.2 | 3218 |
| 2 | WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame | Tue | 8:30PM-10:34PM | 124 | 2.0 | 3081 |
| 3 | MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT: Second Round | Fri | 3:00PM- 7:30PM | 270 | 2.1 | 2952 |
| 4 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: Boston at N.Y. Yankees | Sun | 8:00PM-11:35PM | 215 | 1.5 | 2291 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Thu | 7:15PM- 8:00PM | 45 | 0.9 | 1412 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Fri | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.9 | 1241 |
| 7 | MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT (REPEAT): Second Round | Fri | 8:00PM-11:01PM | 181 | 0.7 | 1157 |
| 8 | MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT: Par 3 Contest | Wed | 3:00PM- 5:00PM | 120 | 0.8 | 1085 |
| 9 | MLB OPENING DAY: Cleveland at Houston | Mon | 7:01PM- 9:41PM | 160 | 0.7 | 1077 |
| 10 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Phoenix at Dallas | Wed | 9:35PM-12:08AM | 153 | 0.7 | 1050 |
| 11 | MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT (REPEAT): First Round | Thu | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.7 | 1014 |
| 15 | MLB OPENING DAY: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees | Mon | 1:00PM- 4:12PM | 192 | 0.7 | 870 |
| 18 | MLB OPENING DAY: N.Y. Mets at Washington | Mon | 4:12PM- 6:45PM | 153 | 0.6 | 775 |
| 19 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Boston at Detroit | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:35PM | 155 | 0.5 | 740 |
| 28 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.4 | 643 |
| 32 | NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Providence vs. Boston University | Sat | 7:30PM-10:28PM | 178 | 0.3 | 635 |
| 37 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.4 | 582 |
| 43 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 9:00AM- 9:30AM | 30 | 0.4 | 516 |
| 68 | PBA BOWLING: PBA League Semifinals | Sun | 2:00PM- 4:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 411 |
| 91 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: LSU at Tennessee | Sat | 5:00PM- 7:30PM | 150 | 0.2 | 336 |
| 121 | COLLEGE BOWLING: Championship | Sun | 4:00PM- 6:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 278 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 18 percent (1.345 million vs. 1.141 million) from one week earlier and down 20 percent (1.345 million vs. 1.673 million) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 24 percent (740,000 vs. 596,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (740,000 vs. 755,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Apr. 7): 304,000 (prior week: 322,000)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Apr. 7): 258,000 (prior week: 409,000)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Apr. 7): 349,000 (prior week: 415,000)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Apr. 7): 445,000 (prior week: 418,000)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Apr. 7): 530,000 (prior week: 561,000)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Apr. 3): 935,000 (prior week: 836,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 7-10 & 12 early evening): 742,000 (prior week: 537,000)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Apr. 6-12 late night): 731,000 (prior week: 786,000)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BASKETBALL (live) | Mon | 7:00PM- 9:00PM | 120 | 0.5 | 650 |
| 2 | MLB REGULAR SEASON: Boston at Philadelphia | Wed | 7:00PM-10:04PM | 184 | 0.4 | 619 |
| 3 | NHRA DRAG RACING: Summit Racing.com Finals | Sun | 8:00PM-11:00PM | 180 | 0.4 | 589 |
| 4 | MLB OPENING DAY: San Francisco at Arizona | Mon | 10:00PM- 1:30AM | 210 | 0.3 | 555 |
| 5 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers | Wed | 10:04PM- 1:27AM | 203 | 0.4 | 543 |
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 438 |
| 7 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 371 |
| 8 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 120 | 0.2 | 345 |
| 9 | BOXING SERIES: Boxcino Semifinals | Fri | 9:00PM-11:19PM | 139 | 0.2 | 319 |
| 10 | NHRA QUALIFYING: Summit Racing.com Nationals | Sat | 6:00PM- 8:33PM | 153 | 0.2 | 318 |
| 13 | TENNIS: WOMEN’S PRO: Family Circle Final | Sun | 1:00PM- 3:35PM | 155 | 0.2 | 302 |
| 14 | MLB OPENING DAY: N.Y. Mets at Washington | Mon | 4:00PM- 4:16PM | 16 | 0.2 | 297 |
| 16 | NCAA HOCKEY FROZEN FOUR: Boston University vs. North Dakota | Thu | 8:30PM-11:17PM | 167 | 0.2 | 290 |
| 35 | CHEERLEADING: College Dance Team Championship | Sun | 11:00AM-11:30AM | 30 | 0.2 | 233 |
| 38 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Portland vs. Orlando City FC | Sun | 5:00PM- 7:06PM | 126 | 0.1 | 226 |
| 45 | GRANTLAND BASKETBALL SHOW | Mon | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 209 |
| 48 | ARENA FOOTBALL: Las Vegas vs. L.A. Kiss | Sat | 10:00PM-12:45AM | 165 | 0.1 | 202 |
| 48 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL AWARDS (live) | Fri | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 202 |
| 52 | NCAA HOCKEY FROZEN FOUR: Providence vs. Nebraska-Omaha | Thu | 5:00PM- 7:45PM | 165 | 0.1 | 196 |
| 58 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Sun | 4:03PM- 5:00PM | 57 | 0.1 | 188 |
| 60 | TENNIS: WOMEN’S PRO: Family Circle Quarterfinal | Fri | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 187 |
| 68 | HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BASKRTBALL: Washington Generals vs. Harlem | Sat | 5:13PM- 6:00PM | 47 | 0.1 | 169 |
| 68 | TENNIS: WOMEN’S PRO: Family Circle Semifinal | Sat | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 169 |
| 79 | CHEERLEADING: National High School Cheer Championship | Sun | 11:30AM-12:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 145 |
| 88 | CROSSFIT GAMES | Sun | 3:35PM- 4:03PM | 28 | 0.1 | 133 |
| 91 | CHEERLEADING: National High School Cheer Championship | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 129 |
| 93 | USA BASKETBALL JUNIOR TEAM: Nikke Hoop Summit | Sat | 3:00PM- 5:13PM | 133 | 0.1 | 123 |
| 97 | TENNIS: WOMEN’S PRO: Family Circle Cup | Thu | 1:00PM- 3:25PM | 145 | 0.1 | 117 |
| 107 | INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Chennai Super Kings | Sat | 6:20AM-10:09AM | 229 | 0.1 | 88 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 46 percent (388,000 vs. 725,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (388,000 vs. 454,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 16 percent (219,000 vs. 262,000) from one week earlier and up 5 percent (219,000 vs. 209,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Apr. 6-10): 190,000 (prior week: 176,000)
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Apr. 6-10): 332,000 (prior week: 342,000)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Apr. 7-10): 233,000 (prior week: 270,000)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Apr. 7-10): 166,000 (prior week: 213,000)
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Apr. 7): 74,000 (prior week: 48,000)
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Apr. 7-10): 176,000 (prior week: 108,000)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Apr. 6-11): 152,000 (prior week: 119,000)
- “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Apr. 7 & Apr. 10-11): 148,000 (prior week: 147,000)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Apr. 8 & 10): 221,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Apr. 6 & 8-10): 211,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Apr. 6, 8 & 10): 213,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Florida State at Louisville | Sun | 7:00PM- 9:18PM | 138 | 0.1 | 127 |
| 2 | COLLEGE BOWLING: Women’s Bowling Championship | Sat | 8:39PM-10:32PM | 113 | 0.1 | 91 |
| 3 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Auburn at Texas A&M | Sat | 2:10PM- 4:17PM | 127 | 0.1 | 84 |
| 3 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Virginia at Duke | Sun | 12:00PM- 2:10PM | 130 | 0.1 | 84 |
| 3 | COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship | Sun | 11:00PM- 1:00AM | 120 | 0.1 | 84 |
| 6 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Radford at Coastal Carolina | Sat | 12:00PM- 2:10PM | 130 | 0.0 | 83 |
| 7 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Ohio State at Michigan | Sun | 2:10PM- 4:05PM | 115 | 0.0 | 72 |
| 8 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Sun | 9:18PM-11:00PM | 102 | 0.0 | 68 |
| 9 | HERD (live) | Mon | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 0.0 | 67 |
| 10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE (live) | Mon | 5:30PM- 7:00PM | 90 | 0.0 | 66 |
| 11 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Arizona at Arizona State | Sat | 10:32PM- 1:37AM | 185 | 0.0 | 65 |
| 11 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Mississippi at Vanderbilt | Thu | 7:30PM-10:00PM | 150 | 0.0 | 65 |
| 13 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Syracuse at North Carolina | Sat | 4:17PM- 6:21PM | 124 | 0.0 | 63 |
| 14 | COLLEGE LACROSSE: Penn State at Johns Hopkins | Sat | 6:21PM- 8:39PM | 138 | 0.0 | 62 |
| 16 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: North Carolina State at North Carolina | Fri | 7:30PM-10:16PM | 166 | 0.0 | 53 |
| 17 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Fri | 6:00AM- 7:30AM | 90 | 0.0 | 50 |
| 17 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Thu | 5:30AM- 6:00AM | 30 | 0.0 | 50 |
| 21 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Thu | 3:00PM- 5:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 26 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Oregon State at Oregon | Fri | 10:30PM- 2:09AM | 219 | 0.0 | 39 |
| 35 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Louisville at Virginia | Mon | 7:00PM-10:10PM | 190 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 40 | COLLEGE BASEBALL: Campbell at Liberty | Sun | 4:05PM- 7:00PM | 175 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 42 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Maine at Fort Wayne | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:30PM | 150 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 46 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Wed | 5:00PM- 7:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 47 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Santa Cruz at Oklahoma City | Wed | 9:30PM-12:00AM | 150 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 53 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Thu | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.0 | 22 |
| 74 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Sioux Falls at Canton | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:30PM | 150 | 0.0 | 12 |
| 81 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Austin at Bakersfield | Tue | 9:30PM-11:43PM | 133 | 0.0 | 11 |
| 86 | COLLEGE SWIMMING: NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship | Fri | 7:30AM- 9:30AM | 120 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 88 | COLLEGE FENCING: NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing | Wed | 2:30PM- 4:30PM | 120 | 0.0 | 7 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down 6 percent (51,000 vs. 54,000) from one week earlier and down 30 percent (51,000 vs. 73,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 25 percent (30,000 vs. 40,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (30,000 vs. 35,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
Viewership averages for “The Herd” (Apr. 6-10) was 32,000 (prior week: 38,000), “College Basketball Live” (Apr. 6-7) was 48,000 and live telecasts of “SportsCenterU” (Apr. 6 & 9) averaged 16,000 (prior week: 45,000).
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 182 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Thu | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 173 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 160 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 151 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Thu | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 150 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Thu | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 150 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Wed | 11:00PM-11:50PM | 50 | 0.1 | 146 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 | Sun | 11:00PM-11:28PM | 28 | 0.1 | 140 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 137 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 | Sun | 12:00AM-12:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 119 |
| 48 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: LSU at Tennessee | Sat | 7:30PM- 7:46PM | 16 | 0.0 | 61 |
| 48 | COLLEGE BOWLING (live) | Sat | 8:00PM- 8:41PM | 41 | 0.1 | 61 |
| 56 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Oklahoma City Blue vs. Santa Cruz Warriors | Fri | 10:30PM- 1:00AM | 150 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 109 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Bakersfield vs. Austin | Sun | 2:00PM- 4:36PM | 156 | 0.0 | 31 |
| 146 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON: Auburn at Texas A&M | Sat | 2:00PM- 2:16PM | 16 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 175 | NBA D LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Fort Wayne Mad Ants vs. Maine Red Claws | Sat | 4:00PM- 6:20PM | 140 | 0.0 | 15 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 13 percent (97,000 vs. 112,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (97,000 vs. 89,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 28 percent (44,000 vs. 61,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (44,000 vs. 46,000) from the same week one year ago (April 7-13, 2014).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” (Apr. 6-10) averaged 35,000 viewers (prior week: 54,000), and “ESPN FC” (Apr. 6-10) averaged 55,000 viewers (prior week: 50,000).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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