Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: August 31-September 6

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

• College Football Louisville vs. Auburn in Atlanta, Ga. (Sep. 5 3:30-7:10 p.m.) 4.010 million total viewers; 1.777 million adults 18-49
• College Football Post Game (Sep. 5 7:10-7:30 p.m.) 2.473 million total viewers; 815,000 adults 18-49
• Premier Boxing Champions Anthony Dirrell-Marco Antonio Rubio (super middleweights) (Sep. 6 4:00-6:06 p.m.) 1.070 million total viewers; 307,000 adults 18-49

Viewership for the week’s Spanish-language sports telecasts:

• Futbol Central (UniMas, Sep. 5 9:30-10:00 p.m.) 295,000 total viewers; 147,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Central (UniMas, Sep. 5 10:00-10:20 p.m.) 386,000 total viewers; 198,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol Partido Amistoso Guadalajara vs. Leon (UniMas, Sep. 5 10:20 p.m.-12:36 a.m.) 497,000 total viewers; 268,000 adults 18-49

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 20 percent (210,000 vs. 263,000) from one week earlier and about eveb (210,000 vs. 209,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 6 percent (112,000 vs. 119,000) from one week earlier and up 33 percent (112,000 vs. 84,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

MLB Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees (TBS, Sep. 6 1:00-4:23 p.m.) 369,000 total viewers (124,000 adults 18-49)

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

• “MLB Central” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4): 57,000
• “High Heat” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4): 73,000
• “Rundown” (Aug. 31-Sep. 3): 73,000
• “MLB Now” (Aug. 31, Sep. 1 & 3): 74,000
• “Intentional Talk” (Aug. 31, Sep. 1 & 3-4): 94,000
• “MLB Tonight BP” (Aug. 31 & Sep. 2-5): 98,000
• “MLB Tonight” (Aug. 31 & Sep. 1-5 prime time): 162,000
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Sep. 5-6): 129,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Sep. 6 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 143,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
• “Quick Pitch” (Aug. 31-Sep. 6 most-watched telecast per day): 110,000

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up 50 percent (686,000 vs. 458,000) from one week earlier and up 261 percent (686,000 vs. 190,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 9 percent (282,000 vs. 310,000) from one week earlier and up 71 percent (282,000 vs. 165,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

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

• “NFL Preseason HQ” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4): 100,000
• “NFL Total Access” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Aug. 31-Sep. 6): 405,000

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 31 percent (126,000 vs. 96,000) from one week earlier and up 2 percent (126,000 vs. 123,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 11 percent (110,000 vs. 123,000) from one week earlier and down 18 percent (110,000 vs. 134,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4 & 6) averaged 55,000 viewers and “Golf Central” (Aug. 31-Sep. 6) averaged 127,000 viewers.

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 33 percent (43,000 vs. 64,000) from one week earlier and down 47 percent (43,000 vs. 81,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down 22 percent (29,000 vs. 37,000) from one week earlier and down 31 percent (29,000 vs. 42,000) from the same week one year ago (September 1-7, 2014).

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Aug. 31-Sep. 4) averaged 69,000 total viewers in the 1 a.m. ET slot; its rebroadcast drew 16,000 total viewers (at 10 a.m.). ReelzChannel averaged 87,000 total viewers (32,000 adults 18-49) in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of August 31-September 6, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, August 31, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.37 HH, 3.865 million total viewers and 1.670 million adults 18-49
+7% from 3.606 million total viewers and +9% from 1.530 million adults 18-49 on 08/24/15
-4% from 4.009 million total viewers and about even from 1.676 million adults 18-49 on 09/01/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.41 HH, 3.987 million total viewers and 1.800 million adults 18-49
+5% from 3.794 million total viewers and +10% from 1.641 million adults 18-49 on 08/24/15
+2% from 3.925 million total viewers and +11% from 1.626 million adults 18-49 on 09/01/14

10-11:06 p.m.: 2.35 HH, 3.831 million total viewers and 1.854 million adults 18-49
+2% from 3.764 million total viewers and +3% from 1.800 million adults 18-49 on 08/24/15
about even from 3.827 million total viewers and +8% from 1.724 million adults 18-49 on 09/01/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Sep. 4 9:10-12:00 a.m.: 53,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Sep. 4/Early Sat. Sep. 5 1:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m.: 6,000 total viewers (3,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Sep. 6 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 56,000 total viewers (17,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, September 3, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.23 HH, 1.981 million total viewers and 659,000 adults 18-49
-10% from 2.195 million total viewers and -20% from 822,000 adults 18-49 on 08/27/15
-28% from 2.758 million total viewers and -33% from 981,000 adults 18-49 on 09/05/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Sep. 5 9:00-11:00 p.m.: 62,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49)
Late Sat. Sep. 5/Early Sun. Sep. 6 1:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.: 37,000 total viewers (10,000 adults 18-49)

WWE Tough Enough repeat (USA, Aug. 31 11:06 p.m.-12:06 a.m.): 1.209 million total viewers (607,000 adults 18-49)

WWE Slam City (Nicktoons, Sep. 2 10:45 p.m.-11:00 a.m.): 71,000 total viewers (30,000 adults 18-49)

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Sep. 2 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 144,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Sep. 2 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 335,000 total viewers (137,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Sep. 2/early Sep. 3 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 85,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Sep. 5 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 21,000 total viewers
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Sep. 5 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 27,000 total viewers (2,000 adults 18-49)

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans (HBO, Sep. 1 10:00-10:57 p.m.): 0.65 household rating, 933,000 total viewers (580,000 adults 18-49)

All Access: Mayweather/Berto (Showtime, Sep. 4 10:35-10:59 p.m.): 125,000 total viewers (58,000 adults 18-49)

Bellator MMA Live (Spike, Sep. 4 9:00-11:15 p.m.): 0.56 household rating, 837,000 total viewers (327,000 adults 18-49)
Bellator MMA Top 20 Knockouts (Spike, Sep. 4 11:15 p.m.-12:15 a.m.): 730,000 total viewers (336,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Sep. 6 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 158,000 total viewers (87,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Sep. 6 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 246,000 total viewers (115,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Sep. 6 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 270,000 total viewers (131,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Sep. 6 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 318,000 total viewers (127,000 adults 18-49)

Legends Football League: 2015 Legends Cup (Fuse, Sep. 5 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 80,000 total viewers (13,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research