Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: July 27-August 2

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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 down 16 percent (107,000 vs. 128,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (107,000 vs. 121,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up 19 percent (120,000 vs. 101,000) from one week earlier and down 15 percent (120,000 vs. 142,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (July 27-Aug. 2) averaged 73,000 viewers (prior week: 74,000) and “Golf Central” (July 27-29) 58,000 (prior week: 67,000).

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 up 14 percent (243,000 vs. 213,000) from one week earlier and up 15 percent (243,000 vs. 211,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up 29 percent (147,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and up 26 percent (147,000 vs. 117,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

MLB Baseball: New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox (TBS, Aug. 2 2:00-5:23 p.m.) 0.33 HH; 484,000 viewers

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

• “MLB Central” (July 27-31): 93,000 (prior week: 47,000)
• “High Heat” (July 27-29): 99,000 (prior week: 79,000)
• “Rundown” (July 27-28 & 30): 140,000 (prior week: 77,000)
• “MLB Now” (July 27-28 & 30-31): 169,000 (prior week: 103,000)
• “Intentional Talk” (July 27-31): 155,000 (prior week: 81,000)
• “MLB Tonight BP” (July 27-30 & Aug. 1): 156,000 (prior week: 122,000)
• “MLB Tonight” (July 27-Aug. 1 prime time): 226,000 (prior week: 149,000)
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Aug. 1-2): 167,000 (prior week: 144,000)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Aug. 2 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 171,000 (July 26: 173,000)
• “Quick Pitch” (July 27-Aug. 2 most-watched telecast per day): 169,000 (prior week: 97,000)

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 75 percent (117,000 vs. 67,000) from one week earlier and down 28 percent (117,000 vs. 163,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up 66 percent (98,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (98,000 vs. 120,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 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 27-Aug. 2): 157,000 (prior week: 121,000)

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 23 percent (44,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (44,000 vs. 46,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 10 percent (28,000 vs. 31,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (28,000 vs. 29,000) from the same week one year ago (July 28-August 3, 2014).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (July 27-31) averaged 73,000 viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot (prior week: 69,000); its rebroadcast drew 19,000 viewers (at 10 a.m.; prior week: 20,000). ReelzChannel averaged 91,000 viewers in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of July 27-August 2, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, July 27, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.19 HH, 3.421 million viewers
-11% from 3.840 million on 07/20/15
-21% from 4.391 million on 07/28/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.28 HH, 3.754 million viewers
-7% from 4.030 million on 07/20/15
-17% from 4.511 million on 07/28/14

10-11:09 p.m.: 2.37 HH, 3.839 million viewers
+8% from 3.542 million on 07/20/15
-5% from 4.051 million on 07/28/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 31 7:00-10:00 p.m.: 0.05 HH; 73,000 viewers
Fri. July 31 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 0.02 HH; 34,000 viewers
Sun. Aug. 2 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 0.04 HH; 58,000 viewers

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, July 30, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.53 HH, 2.443 million viewers
+4% from 2.353 million on 07/23/15
-1 0% from 2.713 million on 08/01/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Aug. 1 6:31-8:30 p.m.: 0.03 HH; 51,000 viewers
Sun. Aug. 2 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 0.06 HH; 81,000 viewers

WWE Tough Enough (USA, July 28 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.66 HH; 980,000 viewers

Lucha Underground (El Rey, July 29 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 0.05 HH; 69,000 viewers
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, July 29 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.02 HH; 30,000 viewers

Ring of Honor (Destination America, July 29 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 0.10 HH; 171,000 viewers

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, July 29 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.24 HH; 343,000 viewers
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late July 29/early July 30 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 0.05 HH; 64,000 viewers

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 1 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 0.01 HH; 7,000 viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Aug. 1 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 0.02 HH; 8,000 viewers

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Aug. 2 9:00-9:31 a.m.): 0.2 HH; 321,000 viewers
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Aug. 2 9:31-10:01 a.m.): 0.31 HH; 431,000 viewers
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Aug. 2 10:01-10:32 a.m.): 0.28 HH; 417,000 viewers
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Aug. 2 10:32-11:02 a.m.): 0.29 HH; 453,000 viewers

Legends Football League: Los Angeles vs. Las Vegas (Fuse, Aug. 1 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 0.05 HH; 87,000 viewers

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research