PAMPLONA, SPAIN – JULY 08: Revellers run with the Tajo and the Reina’s fighting bulls entering Estafeta street during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 8, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled ‘The Sun Also Rises’, involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 PGA TOUR: 2015 John Deere Classic Sun 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.5 627
2 PGA TOUR: HANDOFF: 2015 John Deere Classic Sat 5:58PM- 8:54PM 176 0.4 607
3 GC PREGAME LIVE Sun 2:30PM- 2:58PM 28 0.4 532
4 GC PREGAME LIVE Sat 2:30PM- 2:58PM 28 0.3 450
5 PGA TOUR: 2015 John Deere Classic Fri 3:58PM- 7:01PM 183 0.3 398
6 PGA TOUR: 2015 John Deere Classic Sat 1:00PM- 2:30PM 90 0.3 386
7 PGA TOUR: 2015 John Deere Classic Thu 3:58PM- 7:00PM 182 0.3 372
8 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Fri 3:30PM- 3:58PM 28 0.2 241
9 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME Sat 11:55AM- 1:00PM 65 0.2 234
10 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Scottish Open Sun 9:31AM-11:55AM 144 0.2 213
13 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Albertson’s Boise Open Sat 8:54PM-10:54PM 120 0.1 187
14 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Albertson’s Boise Open Thu 1:30PM- 3:30PM 120 0.1 186
16 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Scottish Open Sat 9:31AM-11:55AM 144 0.1 162
17 PGA TOUR: CBS: 2015 John Deere Classic Sun 9:00PM- 1:30AM 270 0.1 161
19 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Encompass Championship Fri 1:30PM- 3:30PM 120 0.1 157
20 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Encompass Championship Sat 2:58PM- 5:58PM 180 0.1 155
24 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Scottish Open Thu 6:00AM- 1:30PM 450 0.1 140
25 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2015 Encompass Championship Sun 2:58PM- 6:00PM 182 0.1 135
26 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Albertson’s Boise Open Sun 6:00PM- 8:00PM 120 0.1 134
27 ALTERED COURSE Episode 4 Mon 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 117
30 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Scottish Open Fri 6:00AM- 1:30PM 450 0.1 108
32 GOLF FIX Mon 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 95
35 GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS: 1995 Open Championship Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 89
36 WEB.COM TOUR: 2015 Albertson’s Boise Open Fri 7:01PM- 9:30PM 149 0.1 83
44 GCA SCHOOL OF GOLF Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 68
48 EUROPEAN TOUR: 2015 Scottish Open Thu 5:30AM- 6:00AM 30 0.1 65
58 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Ian Woosnam-Scoring Irons Mon 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.0 53
76 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 LET ISPS Handa Masters Wed 11:00AM- 1:00PM 120 0.0 39
80 MISC TOURNAMENT: 2015 LET ISPS Handa Masters Tue 11:00AM- 1:02PM 122 0.0 36
93 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY: Ian Woosnam-Power Mon 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.0 27
93 PGA MINORITY COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS Tue 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.0 27
100 WEB.COM TOUR Mon 6:00AM- 7:00AM 60 0.0 20

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 12 percent (136,000 vs. 155,000) from one week earlier and up 16 percent (136,000 vs. 117,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 16 percent (112,000 vs. 134,000) from one week earlier and up 11 percent (112,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (July 6-8 & 11-12) averaged 54,000 viewers (prior week: 58,000) and “Golf Central” (July 6-9 & 11-12) was 60,000 (prior week: 76,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 SHOWCASE GAME: N.Y. Yankees at Boston or Washington at Baltimore Fri 7:00PM-10:15PM 195 0.3 436
2 MLB TONIGHT RAIN DELAY Thu 8:06PM- 8:39PM 33 0.2 354
3 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs or Tampa Bay at Kansas City Tue 8:00PM-11:08PM 188 0.2 346
4 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis at Pittsburgh or Houston at Cleveland Thu 7:00PM-10:03PM 183 0.2 344
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs Tue 1:15PM- 4:31PM 196 0.2 281
6 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Fri 10:15PM-11:27PM 72 0.2 272
7 MLB FUTURES GAME Sun 3:00PM- 6:04PM 184 0.2 255
8 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: N.Y. Mets at San Francisco or Detroit at Seattle Wed 3:35PM- 6:15PM 160 0.2 242
9 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Tue 11:08PM- 1:03AM 115 0.1 220
10 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Thu 10:36PM- 1:00AM 144 0.2 206
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: L.A. Angels at Seattle or Philadelphia at San Francisco Sat 10:00PM-12:54AM 174 0.1 174
16 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: Oakland at N.Y. Yankees or Tampa Bay at Kansas City Thu 1:00PM- 4:06PM 186 0.1 171
26 BONUS COVERAGE: Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers Wed 11:50PM-12:51AM 61 0.1 134
27 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY Sun 6:04PM- 8:00PM 116 0.1 132
45 MLBN ROUNDTABLE Midseason: State of the Game Sun 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 88
50 MLB NETWORK SPECIAL: The Nasty Boys Sat 1:00PM- 2:00PM 60 0.1 82
98 MLB NETWORK SPECIAL: The Nasty Boys Sun 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.0 53

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up 17 percent (219,000 vs. 187,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (219,000 vs. 200,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 8 percent (120,000 vs. 111,000) from one week earlier and up 14 percent (120,000 vs. 105,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

MLB Baseball: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox (TBS, July 12 1:30-5:21 p.m.) 0.39 HH; 547,000 viewers

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “MLB Central” (July 6-10): 60,000 (prior week: 61,000)
  • “High Heat” (July 6-10): 65,000 (prior week: 65,000)
  • “Rundown” (July 6, 8 & 10): 89,000 (prior week: 68,000)
  • “MLB Now” (July 6-7 & 9-10): 119,000 (prior week: 100,000)
  • “Intentional Talk” (July 6-7 & 9-10): 80,000 (prior week: 101,000)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (July 6-9 & 11): 137,000 (prior week: 82,000)
  • “MLB Tonight” (July 6-10 prime time): 172,000 (prior week: 163,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (July 11-12): 159,000 (prior week: 173,000)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (July 12 6:04-8:00 p.m.): 132,000 (July 5: 201,000)
  • “Quick Pitch” (July 6-12 most-watched telecast per day): 118,000 (prior week: 134,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 5-1 Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.2 320
2 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 10-6 Wed 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.2 259
3 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015RX: 10-1 Wed 10:00PM-11:00PM 60 0.1 177
4 TOP 10: Uniforms Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 151
5 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 10-6 Wed 12:00AM- 1:00AM 60 0.1 150
6 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015: 5-1 Wed 1:00AM- 2:00AM 60 0.1 136
7 NFL GAME REWIND: 2014 Week 16: Denver at Cincinnati Sun 1:00PM- 1:30PM 30 0.1 128
8 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Brandon Marshall Tue 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 124
9 NFL REPLAY: 2014 Week 16: Cleveland at Carolina Sun 1:30PM- 3:00PM 90 0.1 119
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Wed 11:00PM-12:00AM 60 0.1 114
10 A FOOTBALL LIFE: Butkus and Sayers Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.1 114

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 32 percent (104,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and up 13 percent (104,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is even (60,000 vs. 60,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (60,000 vs. 64,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast July 6-11): 8 0,000 (prior week: 89,000)

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
1 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Minnesota vs. L.A. Lakers Fri 8:32PM-10:49PM 137 0.2 277
2 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): Philadelphia vs. San Antonio Mon 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 199
3 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): L.A. Lakers vs. Philadelphia Sat 8:43PM-10:46PM 123 0.1 176
4 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Chicago vs. Minnesota Sat 6:37PM- 8:43PM 126 0.1 164
5 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Golden State vs. Cleveland Fri 10:49PM- 1:01AM 132 0.1 162
6 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Detroit vs. Miami Mon 5:00PM- 7:00PM 120 0.1 160
7 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Milwaukee vs. San Antonio Sun 6:41PM- 8:42PM 121 0.1 158
8 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Sacramento vs. Toronto Fri 6:30PM- 8:32PM 122 0.1 152
9 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): Boston vs. Philadelphia Tue 7:00PM- 9:00PM 120 0.1 148
10 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): Boston vs. Utah Mon 9:00PM-11:16PM 136 0.1 136
12 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Golden State vs. Atlanta Sun 8:42PM-10:49PM 127 0.1 125
13 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): Philadelphia vs. Utah Thu 9:00PM-11:18PM 138 0.1 124
14 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Oklahoma City vs. L.A. Clippers Tue 5:05PM- 7:00PM 115 0.1 122
16 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): New York vs. San Antonio Sat 4:30PM- 6:37PM 127 0.1 114
17 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Phoenix vs. Houston Sun 4:30PM- 6:41PM 131 0.1 110
18 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): San Antonio vs. Utah Tue 9:00PM-11:00PM 120 0.1 109
19 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) BONUS COVERAGE (live) Sat 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.1 108
20 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Brooklyn vs. Charlotte Tue 3:14PM- 5:05PM 111 0.1 106
22 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Brooklyn vs. Orlando (White) Thu 3:12PM- 5:09PM 117 0.1 105
24 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA): Boston vs. San Antonio Thu 7:07PM- 9:00PM 113 0.1 104
25 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Miami vs. Utah Sat 10:46PM-12:42AM 116 0.1 103
28 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Orlando (Blue) vs. Oklahoma City Mon 3:00PM- 5:00PM 120 0.1 102
29 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Indiana vs. Orlando (White) Mon 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.1 100
30 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV): Philadelphia vs. Boston Sun 10:49PM-12:48AM 119 0.1 96
33 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): L.A. Clippers vs. Miami Wed 5:00PM- 7:12PM 132 0.1 90
36 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Indiana vs. Orlando (Blue) Thu 1:00PM- 3:12PM 132 0.1 88
39 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Orlando (Blue) vs. Memphis Tue 1:00PM- 3:14PM 134 0.1 84
39 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) BONUS COVERAGE (live) Fri 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.1 84
41 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) BONUS COVERAGE (live) Sun 4:00PM- 4:30PM 30 0.1 81
42 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Oklahoma City vs. Memphis Thu 5:09PM- 7:07PM 118 0.1 80
45 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Brooklyn vs. Charlotte – Ninth Place Fri 4:08PM- 6:00PM 112 0.1 76
46 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Indiana vs. Orlando (Blue) – Seventh Place Fri 2:16PM- 4:08PM 112 0.1 75
47 AFTER DARK WITH RICK FOX (premiere) Fri 1:31AM- 2:01AM 30 0.1 73
51 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) Championship: Memphis vs. Orlando (White) Fri 12:03PM- 2:16PM 133 0.1 65
63 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Indiana vs. Detroit Wed 3:00PM- 5:00PM 120 0.0 58
67 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Orlando (White) vs. Charlotte Wed 1:00PM- 3:00PM 120 0.0 54
89 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): L.A. Clippers vs. Oklahoma City – Fifth Place Fri 8:00AM-10:15AM 135 0.0 35
89 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL): Detroit vs. Miami – Third Place Fri 10:15AM-12:03PM 108 0.0 35

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up 69 percent (147,000 vs. 87,000) from one week earlier and up 31 percent (147,000 vs. 112,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 35 percent (74,000 vs. 55,000) from one week earlier and up 23 percent (74,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (July 7-13, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (July 10-12) averaged 67,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 80,000).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (July 6-10) averaged 67,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 70,000); its rebroadcast drew 13,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 18,000). ReelzChannel averaged 107,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of July 6-12, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, July 6, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.29 HH, 3.637 million viewers
+8% from 3.362 million on 06/29/15
-13% from 4.183 million on 07/07/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.27 HH, 3.689 million viewers
+4% from 3.544 million on 06/29/15
-18% from 4.514 million on 07/07/14

10-11:15 p.m.: 2.32 HH, 3.615 million viewers
+4% from 3.482 million on 06/29/15
-18% from 4.447 million on 07/07/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 10 7:00-10:00 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 54,000 viewers
Fri. July 10 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 39,000 viewers
Sun. July 12 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 42,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, July 9, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.46 HH, 2.388 million viewers
+5% from 2.265 million on 07/02/15
-6% from 2.538 million on 07/11/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. July 11 9:00-11:00 p.m.: 0.04 HH; 53,000 viewers
Sun. July 12 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 0.03 HH; 37,000 viewers

WWE Tough Enough (USA, July 7 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.82 HH; 1.221 million viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, July 8 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.05 HH; 60,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, July 8 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.02 HH; 30,000 viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, July 8 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.09 HH; 128,000 viewers
Ring of Honor repeat (Destination America, July 8 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.09 HH; 134,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, July 8 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.26 HH; 353,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late July 8/early July 9 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 0.06 HH; 100,000 viewers

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 11 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 0.01 HH; 15,000 viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 11 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 0.02 HH; 25,000 viewers

7 Days in Hell (tennis mockumentary starrimg Andy Samberg and Kit Harrington) (HBO, July 11 10:00-10:42 p.m.): 0.39 HH; 579,000 viewers
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Topic: Stadium financing) (HBO, July 11 11:00-11:29 p.m.): 0.66 HH; 1.013 million viewers

Running of the Bulls Festival (Esquire)
Tue. July 7, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 41,000 viewers
Wed. July 8, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 22,000 viewers
Thu. July 9, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.04 HH; 46,000 viewers
Fri. July 10, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 39,000 viewers
Sat. July 11, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.06 HH; 70,000 viewers
Sun. July 12, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.04 HH; 53,000 viewers

Running of the Bulls: Pamplona (Esquire)
Mon. July 6, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.04 HH; 57,000 viewers
Tue. July 7, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.04 HH; 51,000 viewers
Wed. July 8, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 31,000 viewers
Thu. July 9, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.01 HH; 14,000 viewers
Fri. July 10, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 34,000 viewers
Sat. July 11, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 22,000 viewers
Sun. July 12, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.01 HH; 12,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, July 12 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.15 HH; 204,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, July 12 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.21 HH; 337,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, July 12 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.25 HH; 368,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, July 12 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.32 HH; 452,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Los Angeles vs. Seattle (Fuse, July 11 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.07 HH; 95,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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