Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: July 13-19

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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up 25 percent (170,000 vs. 136,000) from one week earlier and up 57 percent (170,000 vs. 108,000) from the same week one year ago (July 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 5 percent (106,000 vs. 112,000) from one week earlier and up 29 percent (106,000 vs. 82,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (July 13-15) averaged 68,000 viewers (prior week: 54,000).

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 32 percent (148,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (148,000 vs. 136,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 25 percent (90,000 vs. 120,000) from one week earlier and up 22 percent (90,000 vs. 74,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Washington Nationals (TBS, July 19 1:30-4:54 p.m.) 0.28 HH; 430,000 viewers

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

• “MLB Central” (July 17): 52,000 (prior week: 60,000)
• “High Heat” (July 13-14 & 16-17): 90,000 (prior week: 65,000)
• “Rundown” (July 13): 95,000 (prior week: 89,000)
• “MLB Now” (July 17): 82,000 (prior week: 119,000)
• “Intentional Talk” (July 13-14 & 16): 157,000 (prior week: 80,000)
• “MLB Tonight BP” (July 13-14 & 18): 164,000 (prior week: 137,000)
• “MLB Tonight” (July 17-18 prime time): 156,000 (prior week: 172,000)
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (July 18-19): 117,000 (prior week: 159,000)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (July 19 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 237,000 (July 12: 132,000)
• “Quick Pitch” (July 17-19 most-watched telecast per day): 133,000 (prior week: 118,000)

NFL Network Top 10 Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 6 percent (110,000 vs. 104,000) from one week earlier and up 12 percent (110,000 vs. 98,000) from the same week one year ago (July 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 15 percent (69,000 vs. 60,000) from one week earlier and even (69,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 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 13-18): 121,000 (prior week: 80,000)

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 31 percent (101,000 vs. 147,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (101,000 vs. 115,000) from the same week one year ago (July 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 28 percent (53,000 vs. 74,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (53,000 vs. 58,000) from the same week one year ago (July 14-20, 2014).

Early evening telecasts of “The Starters” (July 13-19) averaged 48,000 viewers for the week (prior week: 67,000).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (July 6-10) averaged 61,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 67,000); its rebroadcast drew 16,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 13,000). ReelzChannel averaged 87,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of July 13-19, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, July 13, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.18 HH, 3.432 million viewers
-6% from 3.637 million on 07/06/15
-14% from 4.000 million on 07/14/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.13 HH, 3.514 million viewers
-5% from 3.689 million on 07/06/15
-17% from 4.231 million on 07/14/14

10-11:16 p.m.: 2.28 HH, 3.647 million viewers
+1% from 3.615 million on 07/06/15
-14% from 4.240 million on 07/14/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 17 7:00-10:00 p.m.: 0.06 HH; 79,000 viewers
Fri. July 17 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 45,000 viewers
Sun. July 19 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 52,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, July 16, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.41 HH, 2.153 million viewers
-10% from 2.388 million on 07/09/15
-25% from 2.885 million on 07/18/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. July 18 9:00-11:00 p.m.: 0.04 HH; 63,000 viewers
Sun. July 19 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 0.01 HH; 24,000 viewers

WWE Tough Enough repeat (USA, July 13 11:16 p.m.-12:16 a.m.): 0.747 HH; 1.148 million viewers
WWE Tough Enough (USA, July 14 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.649 HH; 977,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, July 15 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.02 HH; 28,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, July 15 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.01 HH; 16,000 viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, July 15 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.06 HH; 80,000 viewers
Ring of Honor repeat (Destination America, July 15 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.09 HH; 89,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, July 15 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.21 HH; 293,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late July 15/early July 16 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 0.07 HH; 72,000 viewers

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 18 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 0.00 HH; 4,000 viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, July 18 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 0.01 HH; 7,000 viewers

Bellator MMA Live (Spike, July 17 9:00-11:41 p.m.): 0.47 HH; 722,000 viewers

ShoBox: New Generation (Showtime, July 17)

9:59 p.m.-10:12 p.m.: 0.08 HH; 110,000 viewers
10:12 p.m.-10:24 p.m.: 0.12 HH; 170,000 viewers
10:24 p.m.-10:36 p.m.: 0.11 HH; 163,000 viewers
10:36 p.m.-11:18 p.m.: 0.13 HH; 200,000 viewers
11:18 p.m.-11:27 p.m.: 0.14 HH; 230,000 viewers
11:27 p.m.-12:09 a.m.: 0.17 HH; 277,000 viewers
12:09 a.m.-12:17 a.m.: 0.13 HH; 198,000 viewers
12:17 a.m.-12:28 a.m.: 0.16 HH; 246,000 viewers
12:28 a.m.-12:35 a.m.: 0.13 HH; 184,000 viewers

Showtime Championship Boxing: Chavez Jr. vs. Reyes (Showtime, July 18)

10:00 p.m.-10:15 p.m.: 0.25 HH; 351,000 viewers
10:15 p.m.-10:31 p.m.: 0.31 HH; 433,000 viewers
10:31 p.m.-10:46 p.m.: 0.31 HH; 406,000 viewers
10:46 p.m.-11:31 p.m.: 0.33 HH; 464,000 viewers
11:31 p.m.-11:51 p.m.: 0.36 HH; 514,000 viewers
11:51 p.m.-12:35 a.m.: 0.47 HH; 663,000 viewers
12:35 a.m.-12:49 a.m.: 0.34 HH; 463,000 viewers

Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fights (HBO, July 18 12:30- 2:08 p.m.): 0.11 HH; 150,000 viewers

Running of the Bulls Festival (Esquire)
Mon. July 13, 2015 11:09 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.01 HH; 19,000 viewers
Tue. July 14, 2015 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: 0.03 HH; 51,000 viewers

Running of the Bulls: Pamplona (Esquire)
Mon. July 13, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.00 HH; 9,000 viewers
Wed. July 15, 2015 2:00- 2:30 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 24,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, July 19 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 0.16 HH; 260,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, July 19 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 0.24 HH; 333,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, July 19 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 0.34 HH; 510,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, July 19 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 0.346 HH; 504,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Omaha vs. Atlanta (Fuse, July 18 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.06 HH; 118,000 viewers

Kids Choice Sports Awards (July 16 8:00-9:30 p.m.)

Nickelodeon 1.08 HH; 1,985,000 viewers
Nicktoons 0.12 HH; 236,000 viewers
TeenNick 0.13 HH; 222,000 viewers
TV Land 0.09 HH; 100,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research