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NBA on TNT
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
“NBA Pre-Game Show” (8:00-8:14 p.m.)
0.6 household rating, 912,000 viewers
-10% from 1.008 million on 04/15/14
San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder (8:14-11:18 p.m.)
0.9 household rating, 1.288 million viewers
-7% from 1.384 million of New York at Brooklyn on 04/15/14
Los Angeles Lakers @ Los Angeles Clippers (11:18 p.m.-1:08 a.m.)
0.7 household rating, 1.022 million viewers
-11% from 1.144 million of Denver at L.A. Clippers on 04/15/14
“Inside the NBA” (1:08-1:59 a.m.)
0.4 household rating, 551,000 viewers
-1% from 556,000 on 04/15/14
Sunday, April 19, 2015
“NBA Playoffs Pre-Game Show” (5:30-5:39 p.m.)
0.8 household rating, 1.170 million viewers
-45% from 2.123 million on 04/20/14
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1: Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks (5:39-8:08 p.m.)
2.0 household rating, 3.389 million viewers
-8% from 3.669 million of Dallas at San Antonio on 04/20/14 at 1:11 p.m.
Western Conference First Round Game 1: Portland Trail Blazers @ Memphis Grizzlies (8:08-10:43 p.m.)
2.1 household rating, 3.594 million viewers
-9% from 3.932 million of Washington at Chicsgo on 04/20/14
Western Conference First Round Game 1: San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers (10:43 p.m.-1:25 a.m.)
2.4 household rating, 3.774 million viewers
-7% from 4.073 million of Portland at Houston on 04/20/14
“Inside the NBA Playoffs” (1:25-2:19 a.m.)
1.0 household rating, 1.423 million viewers
-11% from 1.590 million on 04/20/14
NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Memphis at Golden State | Mon | 10:33PM- 1:07AM | 154 | 0.3 | 397 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: Portland at Oklahoma City | Mon | 8:03PM-10:33PM | 150 | 0.2 | 311 |
| 3 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | Mon | 1:07AM- 2:00AM | 53 | 0.1 | 174 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK: 2015 Dallas at Houston Game 1 | Sun | 1:00PM- 2:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 130 |
| 5 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | Wed | 11:01PM- 2:00AM | 179 | 0.1 | 125 |
| 6 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | Sun | 2:00PM- 3:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 123 |
| 7 | NBA GAMETIME | Wed | 2:00AM- 3:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 115 |
| 8 | 2015 NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Western Conference | Thu | 11:00PM-12:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 112 |
| 9 | 2015 NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Eastern Conference | Thu | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 109 |
| 10 | THE STARTERS (repeat) | Thu | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 105 |
| 40 | NBA INSIDE STUFF (premiere) | Sat | 11:00AM-11:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 58 |
| 81 | PRESS CONFERENCE: Pepsi | Mon | 1:02PM- 1:30PM | 28 | 0.0 | 36 |
| 87 | EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL: Real Madrid vs. Anadolu Efes | Sun | 3:30PM- 5:22PM | 112 | 0.0 | 33 |
| 98 | PRESS CONFERENCE: Draft Tiebreaker | Fri | 2:14PM- 2:24PM | 10 | 0.0 | 31 |
| 136 | PRESS CONFERENCE: Board of Governors | Fri | 1:41PM- 2:01PM | 20 | 0.0 | 17 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 36 percent (106,000 vs. 165,000) from one week earlier and down 14 percent (106,000 vs. 123,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 11 percent (57,000 vs. 64,000) from one week earlier and even (57,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (Apr. 13-17) averaged 35,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 28,000). Live telecasts of “NBA Gametime” (Apr. 13-15 & 18-19) averaged 99,000 viewers (prior week: 71,000). Playoff postgame coverage on “Gametime Live” (Apr. 18-19) averaged 41,000 viewers.
Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PGA TOUR: 2015 RBC Heritage | Sun | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.6 | 898 |
| 2 | PGA TOUR: 2015 RBC Heritage | Sat | 1:00PM- 2:30PM | 90 | 0.4 | 550 |
| 3 | GC PREGAME LIVE | Sat | 2:30PM- 3:00PM | 30 | 0.3 | 428 |
| 4 | PGA TOUR: 2015 RBC Heritage | Fri | 2:58PM- 6:00PM | 182 | 0.3 | 420 |
| 5 | PGA TOUR: 2015 RBC Heritage | Thu | 2:58PM- 6:00PM | 182 | 0.3 | 353 |
| 6 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | Sun | 12:30PM- 1:00PM | 30 | 0.2 | 312 |
| 7 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Lotte Championship | Sat | 6:58PM-11:30PM | 272 | 0.2 | 230 |
| 8 | MORNING DRIVE | Sun | 12:00PM-12:30PM | 30 | 0.1 | 196 |
| 9 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Lotte Championship | Fri | 6:58PM-11:02PM | 244 | 0.1 | 194 |
| 10 | BEN CRENSHAW: A Walk Through Augusta | Mon | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 185 |
| 13 | BIG BREAK XXIII: PALM BEACH: Episode 10 | Mon | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 160 |
| 14 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Lotte Championship | Thu | 6:58PM-11:00PM | 242 | 0.1 | 157 |
| 17 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship | Sat | 3:00PM- 6:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 131 |
| 21 | GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS: 2000 Players Championship | Tue | 9:00PM-11:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 120 |
| 22 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship (weather delay) | Sun | 3:00PM- 6:00PM | 180 | 0.1 | 118 |
| 24 | LPGA TOUR: 2015 Lotte Championship | Wed | 6:58PM-11:00PM | 242 | 0.1 | 110 |
| 25 | GOLF FIX | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 107 |
| 27 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship | Fri | 12:00PM- 2:30PM | 150 | 0.1 | 106 |
| 40 | GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Retief Goosen – Putting | Mon | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.0 | 73 |
| 41 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Shenzhen International | Sun | 6:00AM-10:00AM | 240 | 0.1 | 72 |
| 51 | GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Paul McGinley – Full Swing | Mon | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.0 | 62 |
| 59 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship | Fri | 2:02AM- 4:30AM | 148 | 0.0 | 50 |
| 69 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship | Sat | 3:49AM- 6:00AM | 131 | 0.0 | 41 |
| 72 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Shenzhen International | Sat | 6:00AM- 9:45AM | 225 | 0.0 | 39 |
| 87 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Gwinnett Championship (weather delay) | Sun | 1:00AM- 3:00AM | 120 | 0.0 | 32 |
| 87 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Shenzhen International | Thu | 6:00AM-10:00AM | 240 | 0.0 | 32 |
| 95 | EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Shenzhen International | Fri | 6:00AM-10:00AM | 240 | 0.0 | 29 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 37 percent (156,000 vs. 246,000) from one week earlier and down 35 percent (156,000 vs. 241,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 51 percent (105,000 vs. 215,000) from one week earlier and down 19 percent (105,000 vs. 130,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Apr. 13-19) averaged 75,000 viewers (prior week: 95,000).
MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: San Diego at Chicago Cubs or Baltimore at Boston | Sun | 2:16PM- 5:13PM | 177 | 0.3 | 359 |
| 2 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Arizona at San Francisco | Thu | 10:14PM- 2:36AM | 262 | 0.2 | 344 |
| 3 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Miami at N.Y. Mets or Philadelphia at Washington | Thu | 7:00PM-10:14PM | 194 | 0.2 | 334 |
| 4 | MLB NOW | Fri | 3:48PM- 5:18PM | 90 | 0.3 | 333 |
| 5 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | Tue | 9:59PM-10:09PM | 10 | 0.2 | 327 |
| 6 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Detroit at Pittsburgh or N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore | Tue | 7:00PM- 9:59PM | 179 | 0.2 | 325 |
| 6 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore or Tampa Bay at Toronto | Wed | 7:00PM-10:23PM | 203 | 0.2 | 325 |
| 8 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Seattle at L.A. Dodgers or Colorado at San Francisco | Tue | 10:09PM- 1:52AM | 223 | 0.2 | 311 |
| 9 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: Baltimore at Boston or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay | Fri | 7:00PM-10:26PM | 206 | 0.2 | 290 |
| 10 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Milwaukee at St. Louis or Kansas City at Minnesota | Thu | 1:41PM- 4:40PM | 179 | 0.2 | 283 |
| 12 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: BONUS COVERAGE: San Diego at Chicago Cubs (Kris Bryant’s debut) | Fri | 1:00PM- 3:44PM | 164 | 0.2 | 258 |
| 13 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Philadelphia at Washington or Chicago White Sox at Detroit | Sat | 1:00PM- 4:03PM | 183 | 0.2 | 255 |
| 15 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Milwaukee at St. Louis or Kansas City at Minnesota | Mon | 4:09PM- 7:22PM | 193 | 0.2 | 231 |
| 16 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets | Mon | 1:00PM- 4:07PM | 187 | 0.2 | 226 |
| 19 | SAT. NIGHT BASEBALL (joined in progress): Texas at Seattle or Arizona at San Francisco | Sat | 10:00PM-12:12AM | 132 | 0.1 | 213 |
| 25 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Washington at Boston or L.A. Angels at Texas | Wed | 1:30PM- 4:48PM | 198 | 0.1 | 178 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 10 percent (265,000 vs. 296,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (265,000 vs. 244,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 3 percent (151,000 vs. 146,000) from one week earlier and up 27 percent (151,000 vs. 119,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:
- “MLB Central” (Apr. 13-17): 62,000 (prior week: 77,000)
- “High Heat” (Apr. 13-17): 95,000 (prior week: 78,000)
- “MLB Now” (Apr. 14 & 16-17): 235,000 (prior week: 109,000)
- “Intentional Talk” (Apr. 14-17): 123,000 (prior week: 105,000)
- “MLB Tonight BP” (Apr. 13-18): 116,000 (prior week: 145,000)
- “MLB Tonight” (Apr. 13-15 & 17-18 prime time): 183,000 (prior week: 161,000)
- “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Apr. 18-19): 193,000
- “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Apr. 19 5:13-8 pm): 261,000
- “Quick Pitch” (Apr. 13-19 most-watched telecast per day): 137,000 (prior week: 131,000)
NFL Network Top 10 Programs
| RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | Wed | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 150 |
| 2 | TOP 10: Trick Plays | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 137 |
| 3 | NFL REPLAY: 2014 Week 7: N.Y. Giants at Dallas | Sun | 3:00PM- 4:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 135 |
| 4 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | Thu | 11:00PM-12:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 134 |
| 5 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | Fri | 7:00PM- 8:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 132 |
| 6 | A FOOTBALL LIFE: Earl Campbell | Fri | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 129 |
| 7 | CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT: 1985 | Thu | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 125 |
| 8 | A FOOTBALL LIFE: Steve Gleason | Sat | 3:00PM- 4:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 123 |
| 9 | CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT: 1985 | Thu | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 117 |
| 9 | PATH TO THE DRAFT | Fri | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 117 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 5 percent (74,000 vs. 78,000) from one week earlier and down 21 percent (74,000 vs. 94,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 12 percent (64,000 vs. 70,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (64,000 vs. 65,000) from the same week one year ago (April 14-20, 2014).
Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:
- “NFL AM” (Apr. 13-17 6-10 a.m.): 45,000 (prior week: 39,000)
- “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Apr. 13-18): 112,000 (prior week: 122,000)
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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Apr. 13-17) averaged 62,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 62,000); its rebroadcast drew 12,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 12,000). ReelzChannel averaged 82,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of April 13-19, 2015.
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WWE Raw
Monday, April 13, 2015 on USA Network
8-9 p.m.: 2.3 HH, 3.686 million viewers
-14% from 4.300 million on 04/06/15
-24% from 4.811 million on 04/14/14
9-10 p.m.: 2.4 HH, 3.786 million viewers
-6% from 4.039 million on 04/06/15
-22% from 4.831 million on 04/14/14
10-11:03 p.m.: 2.3 HH, 3.525 million viewers
-1% from 3.552 million on 04/06/15
-25% from 4.669 million on 04/14/14
Reruns on NBC Universo
Fri. Apr. 17 7-10 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 67,000 viewers
Late Fri. Apr. 17/Early Sat. Apr. 18 12:00-3:00 a.m.: 0.0 HH; 53,000 viewers
Sun. Apr. 19 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.0 HH; 40,000 viewers
WWE SmackDown
Thursday, April 16, 2015 on Syfy
8-10 p.m.: 1.6 HH, 2.450 million viewers
-7% from 2.631 million on 04/09/15
-11% from 2.757 million on 04/18/14
Reruns on NBC Universo
Sat. Apr. 18 9-11 p.m.: 0.1 HH; 197,000 viewers
Sat. Apr. 18 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 0.1 HH; 85,000 viewers
Lucha Underground (El Rey, Apr. 15 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 60,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Apr. 15 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.0 HH; 22,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Apr. 17 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.3 HH; 401,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, Apr. 17 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 171,000 viewers
Boxing After Dark (HBO, Apr. 18)
9:46-10:03 p.m.: Pre-fight 0.5 HH; 825,000 viewers
10:03-10:25 p.m.: Crawford vs. Dulorme 0.6 HH; 1.004 million viewers
10:25-10:49 p.m.: Post-fight 0.5 HH; 903,000 viewers
10:49-11:37 p.m.: Matthysse vs. Provodnikov 0.7 HH; 1.243 million viewers
11:37-11:54 p.m.: Post-fight 0.5 HH; 898,000 viewers
Mayweather/Pacquiao: At Last (HBO, Apr. 18 11:57 p.m.-12:54 a.m.): 0.4 HH; 735,000 viewers
Fight Game with Jim Lampley (HBO, Apr. 14 11:00-11:27 p.m.): 0.1 HH; 182,000 viewers
Fight Game with Jim Lampley repeat (HBO, Apr. 18 12:56-1:23 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 334,000 viewers
Showtime Championship Boxing: Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara (Showtime, Apr. 18)
10:00-10:15 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 313,000 viewers
10:15-10:57 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 346,000 viewers
10:57-11:23 p.m.: 0.2 HH; 361,000 viewers
11:23 p.m.-12:01 a.m.: 0.4 HH; 618,000 viewers
12:01-12:22 a.m.: 0.3 HH; 477,000 viewers
Inside Mayweather/Pacquiao (Showtime, Apr. 18 12:22-12:47 a.m.): 0.1 HH; 202,000 viewers
Jim Rome on Showtime (Showtime, Apr. 15 9:00-9:53 p.m.): 0.1 HH; 63,000 viewers
Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Apr. 19 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 312,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Apr. 19 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 383,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Apr. 19 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 463,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Apr. 19 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.3 HH; 491,000 viewers
Legends Football League (Fuse, Apr. 18 9:00-10:30 p.m.): 0.0 HH; 29,000 viewers
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
