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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 1 NFL PRESEASON Thu 8/20/15 8:00 PM 10:55 PM 3874 1651
   BUFFALO/CLEVELAND
2 3 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 8/23/15 8:00 PM 11:45 PM 1886 593
   SAN FRANCISCO/PITTSBURGH
3 2 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Thu 8/20/15 10:55 PM 12:00 AM 1677 880
   
4 17 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 8/22/15 1:00 PM 3:14 PM 1165 358
   SYDNEY/SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLERO
5 11 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 8/23/15 5:15 PM 7:00 PM 1025 392
   MEXICALI BAJA CALIFORNIA/TOKYO
6 64 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 8/22/15 8:09 PM 10:10 PM 993 235
   CRANSTON, RI/WEBB CITY, MO
7 4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Thu 8/20/15 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 973 581
   
8 17 MLB MONDAY NIGHT Mon 8/17/15 8:00 PM 10:56 PM 968 358
   SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS
9 24 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 8/23/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 955 342
   BARQUISIMETO/KAMPALA
10 29 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 8:00 PM 10:03 PM 930 326
   PENNSYLVANIA/MISSOURI
12 40 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 8/22/15 6:00 PM 8:09 PM 893 302
   TAIPEI/BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
16 11 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Thu 8/20/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 835 392
   
17 20 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 825 356
   SOUTH CAROLINA/RHODE ISLAND
18 34 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L Sun 8/23/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 785 308
   
19 36 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 2:00 PM 3:49 PM 742 304
   CALIFORNIA/KENTUCKY
21 43 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT Wed 8/19/15 8:00 PM 11:56 PM 644 286
   DETROIT/CHICAGO CUBS
23 100 AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) Sun 8/23/15 1:00 PM 3:12 PM 629 169
   CHINESE TAIPEI/VIRGINIA
34 90 ARM WRESTLING Sat 8/22/15 3:14 PM 4:00 PM 578 188
   WORLD ARMWRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMP
38 28 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 8/23/15 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 547 327
   
40 46 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 8/23/15 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 545 277
   
54 101 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 11:00 AM 12:45 PM 464 168
   TEXAS/OREGON
56 50 MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 8/23/15 3:12 PM 5:15 PM 452 265
   LA GALAXY/NYCFC
80 116 ARM WRESTLING Sat 8/22/15 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 358 142
   WORLD ARMWRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMP
82 67 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF Tue 8/18/15 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 357 234
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 40 percent (1.36 million vs. 974,000) from one week earlier and down 50 percent (1.36 million vs. 2.696 million) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up 14 percent (581,000 vs. 510,000) from one week earlier and down 31 percent (581,000 vs. 839,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

ABC

Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the ABC broadcast network:

  • World of X Games: Real Moto Freestyle (Aug. 22 2:00-3:00 p.m.) 476,000 total viewers; 165,000 adults 18-49
  • Little League World Series Elimination Game: Oregon vs. Kentucky (Aug. 22 3:00-5:33 p.m.) 1.35 million total viewers; 375,000 adults 18-49
  • Little League World Series Double Elimination Game: Texas East vs. Southern California (Aug. 23 3:00-5:43 p.m.) 1.917 million total viewers; 574,000 adults 18-49

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 264,000 (139,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 331,000 (183,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 531,000 (307,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 533,000 (340,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 588,000 (357,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Aug. 17-19): 889,000 (470,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, Aug. 17, 19, 21 & 22): 497,000 (239,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 17-21 9 a.m.): 325,000 (181,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 17-21 early evening): 491,000 (293,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Aug. 17-23 late night): 764,000 (427,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 1 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 8/23/15 7:00 PM 9:24 PM 1933 679
   TAYLORS,SC/LEWISBERRY,PA
2 5 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES WOMEN (live) Sun 8/23/15 2:57 PM 5:07 PM 847 248
   CINCINNATI/FINAL
3 9 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Sun 8/23/15 1:00 PM 2:57 PM 718 199
   CINCINNATI/FINAL
4 10 NHRA DRAG RACING Sun 8/23/15 9:24 PM 12:20 AM 591 175
   LUCAS OIL NATIONALS
5 3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND Sun 8/23/15 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 421 257
   
6 23 POKER Sat 8/22/15 6:16 PM 7:00 PM 420 130
   2015 WSOP
7 7 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 8/18/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 401 239
   
8 2 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 8/17/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 398 259
   
9 4 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 8/19/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 381 249
   
10 6 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 8/20/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 357 240
   
13 69 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Fri 8/21/15 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 312 62
   CINCINNATI/QUARTERFINAL
18 50 AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) Tue 8/18/15 9:30 PM 11:56 PM 293 84
   SALISBURY, NC/SEGUIN, TX
19 70 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Fri 8/21/15 7:00 PM 10:30 PM 287 60
   CINCINNATI/QUARTERFINAL
22 17 USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) Wed 8/19/15 6:55 PM 10:17 PM 274 145
   USA/COSTA RICA
23 47 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 10:00 AM 12:07 PM 272 95
   UGANDA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
26 79 NHRA QUALIFYING Sat 8/22/15 11:00 PM 1:00 AM 252 49
   LUCAS OIL NTLS QUALIFYING
29 63 AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) Tue 8/18/15 7:00 PM 9:03 PM 239 67
   WARWICK, RI/POLK CITY, IA
31 40 NFL GREATEST GAMES Sat 8/22/15 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 237 101
   SUPER BOWL XLII
31 56 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Thu 8/20/15 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 237 78
   CINCINNATI/ROUND OF 16
42 90 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Thu 8/20/15 7:00 PM 11:03 PM 208 45
   CINCINNATI/ROUND OF 16
45 27 SUPER COPA FOOTBALL (live) Mon 8/17/15 3:55 PM 5:57 PM 199 121
   BARCELONA/ATHLETIC BILBAO
46 44 ARM WRESTLING Wed 8/19/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 193 97
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE
60 67 AMATEUR SOFTBALL (live) Wed 8/19/15 10:17 PM 10:49 PM 158 63
   SALISBURY, NC/WARWICK, RI
68 74 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Fri 8/21/15 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 138 54
   UNDER ARMOUR SLAM DUNK CONTEST
87 67 OUTSIDE THE LINES – FIRST REPORT (live) Tue 8/18/15 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 95 63
   
89 102 BASSMASTERS Sun 8/23/15 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 90 22
   BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES
95 83 OBSTACLE COURSE Fri 8/21/15 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 75 48
   BATTLEFROG COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
103 103 BASSMASTERS Sun 8/23/15 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 51 15
   BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up 94 percent (443,000 vs. 228,000) from one week earlier and down 7 percent (443,000 vs. 476,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up 19 percent (253,000 vs. 212,000) from one week earlier and up 10 percent (253,000 vs. 229,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-21): 175,000 (99,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-20): 384,000 (247,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-20): 243,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-20): 196,000 (120,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-22): 119,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Aug. 17-20): 108,000 (59,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 8/23/15 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 110 46
   MICHIGAN/OHIO STATE
2 8 AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) Tue 8/18/15 7:00 PM 9:55 PM 104 39
   CHAMPIONSHIP
3 30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 8/23/15 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 97 23
   OHIO ST/MINNESOTA
4 30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 8/23/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 92 23
   OHIO STATE/PENN STATE
5 32 AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) Mon 8/17/15 8:00 PM 10:56 PM 87 22
   SEMIFINAL
6 1 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED Sat 8/22/15 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 86 54
   CENTRAL HIGH
7 44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 8/23/15 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 84 18
   INDIANA/OHIO STATE
8 19 CFP CHAMPIONSHIP Sun 8/23/15 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 83 29
   ALABAMA/OHIO ST
8 36 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 8/23/15 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 83 21
   ILLINOIS/OHIO STATE
8 1 E:60 Sat 8/22/15 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 83 54
   FRIDAY NIGHT LIES
11 55 AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) Mon 8/17/15 4:00 PM 6:56 PM 81 15
   SEMIFINAL
13 32 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Wed 8/19/15 9:00 PM 10:49 PM 79 22
   SALISBURY, NC/WARWICK, RI
33 91 COLLEGE FISHING Sat 8/22/15 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 41 6
   COLLEGE BASSMASTER CLASSIC QUALIFIER
45 85 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE (live) Fri 8/21/15 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 36 7
   
53 40 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) Fri 8/21/15 7:00 PM 8:04 PM 31 19
   UA DUNK CONTEST
56 68 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) Sat 8/22/15 7:00 PM 9:03 PM 29 12
   UNDER ARMOUR ELITE 24
63 102 COLLEGE FISHING Sat 8/22/15 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 26 4
   HIGH SCHOOL
66 25 COLLEGE FISHING Tue 8/18/15 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 24 24
   HIGH SCHOOL
74 97 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE (live) Thu 8/20/15 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 21 5
   
107 102 COLLEGE FISHING Sat 8/22/15 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 10 4
   BASS CHAMPIONSHIP

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 14 percent (65,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (65,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is even (35,000 vs. 35,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (35,000 vs. 45,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

Viewership averages for “ESPN Radio” (Aug. 17-21) was 15,000 (9,000 adults 18-49) and “CFB Daily” (Aug. 18-21) was 34,000 (21,000 adults 18-49).

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
A18-49
RANK
PROGRAM DAY START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 4 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 4:00 PM 6:13 PM 339 118
   WHITE ROCK, BC/MEXICALI BAJA CA, MEX
2 7 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 7:00 PM 9:35 PM 258 95
   TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI/TOKYO, JAPAN
3 1 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND Sun 8/23/15 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 237 139
   
4 6 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 8/21/15 1:00 PM 3:08 PM 232 100
   BOWLING GREEN, KY/BONITA, CA
5 2 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Sun 8/23/15 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 202 125
   
6 10 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Fri 8/21/15 9:35 PM 10:00 PM 182 85
   
7 19 ESPN FC Fri 8/21/15 6:13 PM 6:30 PM 169 62
   
8 3 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 8/21/15 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 157 122
   
9 5 HIS & HERS (live) Fri 8/21/15 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 149 108
   
10 9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) Sat 8/22/15 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 148 87
   
23 84 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 8/23/15 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 103 26
   MEXICALI BAJA CAL, MEX/TOKYO, JAPAN
28 113 AMATEUR BASEBALL (live) Sun 8/23/15 3:11 PM 3:22 PM 93 19
   CHINESE TAIPEI/VIRGINIA
36 110 TENNIS: U.S. OPEN SERIES MEN (live) Wed 8/19/15 9:16 PM 12:39 AM 84 20
   WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
51 57 ARENA FOOTBALL (live) Sat 8/22/15 9:12 PM 11:10 PM 70 36
   ARIZONA/SAN JOSE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.mr. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 1 percent (106,000 vs. 105,000) from one week earlier and up 34 percent (106,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 19 percent (62,000 vs. 52,000) from one week earlier and up 9 percent (62,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (August 18-24, 2014).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “Russillo Show” (formerly known as “SVP & Russillo”) (Aug. 17-19) averaged 24,000 viewers (16,000 adults 18-49) and “ESPN FC” (Aug. 17-21) averaged 68,000 viewers (44,000 adults 18-49).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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