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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).
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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