NBCSN and Fox Sports Ratings Buzz: October 12-18

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

• Barclays Premier League Soccer Watford vs. Arsenal (Oct. 17 12:30-2:30 p.m.) 735,000 total viewers; 346,000 adults 18-49
• Premier League Goal Zone (Oct. 17 2:30-3:00 p.m.) 399,000 total viewers; 196,000 adults 18-49
• Red Bull Signature Series Romaniacs (Oct. 17 3:00-4:00 p.m.) 414,000 total viewers; 193,000 adults 18-49
• Premier Boxing Champions: Faitfax, Va. Andre Dirrell vs. Blake Caparello (super middleweights) and Lamont Peterson vs. Felix Diaz (welterweights) (Oct. 17 4:00-6:00 p.m.) 1.055 million total viewers; 316,000 adults 18-49
• College Football USC at Notre Dame (Oct. 17 7:30-11:10 p.m.) 3.958 million total viewers; 1.247 million adults 18-49
• PGA Tour Year in Review: 2015 (Oct. 18 12:30-1:30 p.m.) 314,000 total viewers; 104,000 adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Countdown Green (Oct. 18 1:30-2:13 p.m.) 1.272 million total viewers; 248,000 adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Start (Oct. 18 2:13-2:40 p.m.) 2.846 million total viewers; 533,000 adults 18-49
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kansas City, KS Hollywood Casino 400 (Oct. 18 2:40-5:36 p.m.) 4.041 million total viewers; 886,000 adults 18-49
• Football Night in America (Oct. 18 7:30-7:57 p.m.) 3.647 million total viewers; 1.379 million adults 18-49
• Football Night in America (Oct. 18 7:57-8:22 p.m.) 12.013 million total viewers; 5.390 million adults 18-49
• Sunday Night Pre Kick (Oct. 18 8:22-8:31 p.m.) 16.298 million total viewers; 7.395 million adults 18-49
• Sunday Night Football New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts (Oct. 18 8:31-11:33 p.m.) 22.816 million total viewers; 10.431 million adults 18-49
• Sunday Night Post Game (Oct. 18 11:57 p.m.-12:10 a.m.) 10.442 million total viewers; 4.993 million adults 18-49

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

• MLB ALCS Pre Game (Oct. 16 7:30-8:04 p.m.) 2.269 million total viewers; 785,000 adults 18-49
• MLB American League Championship Series: Game 1 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (Oct. 16 8:04-11:25 p.m.) 6.539 million total viewers; 2.195 million adults 18-49
• College Football Pre Kick (Oct. 17 noon-12:06 p.m.) 1.022 million total viewers; 365,000 adults 18-49
• College Football West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears (Oct. 17 12:06-3:56 p.m.) 2.195 million total viewers; 926,000 adults 18-49
• College Football Post Gun (Oct. 17 3:52-3:56 p.m.) 1.165 million total viewers; 604,000 adults 18-49
• Fox NFL Kickoff (Oct. 18 11 a.m.-noon) 1.096 million total viewers; 416,000 adults 18-49
• Fox NFL Sunday (Oct. 18 noon-1:03 p.m.) 4.481 million total viewers; 1.731 million adults 18-49
• Fox NFL Pre Kick (Oct. 18 1:00-1:03 p.m.) 7.705 million total viewers; 2.984 million adults 18-49
• NFL Football: Regional Action featuring Arizona at Pittsburgh or Washington at N.Y. Jets or Chicago at Detroit or Carolina at Seattle or (Oct. 18 1:03-4:25 p.m.) 17.871 million total viewers; 7.431 million adults 18-49
• Fox NFL Post Gun (Oct. 18 4:25-4:28 p.m.) 13.446 million total viewers; 5.822 million adults 18-49
• Fox NFL Post Game (Oct. 18 4:28-4:40 p.m.) 9.500 million total viewers; 4.051 million adults 18-49
• Motocross: Monster Energy Cup from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas (Oct. 18 4:52-6:22 p.m.) 1.056 million total viewers; 477,000 adults 18-49

NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is down 45 percent (206,000 vs. 375,000) from one week earlier and up 36 percent (206,000 vs. 152,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down 42 percent (116,000 vs. 200,000) from one week earlier and up 51 percent (116,000 vs. 77,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

• “Dan Patrick Show” (Oct. 12-16): 52,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR America” (Oct. 12-16): 79,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
• “Fantasy Football Live” (Oct. 13-15 early evening): 39,000 (21,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pro Football Talk” (Oct. 12-15 early evening): 32,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)

CONCACAF: USA vs. Canada (NBC Universo, Oct. 13 7:00-9:04 p.m.) 44,000 total viewers (27,000 adults 18-49)
CONCACAF: Homduras vs. Mexico (NBC Universo, Oct. 13 10:00 p.m.-12:08 a.m.) 191,000 total viewers (124,000 adults 18-49)

Premier League: Tottenham vs. Liverpool (NBC Universo, Oct. 17 7:40-9:45 a.m.) 59,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Chelsea vs. Aston Villa (NBC Universo, Oct. 17 9:55 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) 150,000 total viewers (66,000 adults 18-49)
Premier League: Chelsea vs. Aston Villa (USA, Oct. 17 10:00 a.m.-12:01 p.m.) 211,000 total viewers (114,000 adults 18-49)

FIFA: Chile vs. Croatia (NBC Universo, Oct. 17 6:48-9:00 p.m.) 41,000 total viewers (22,000 adults 18-49)
FIFA: Mexico vs. Argentina (NBC Universo, Oct. 18 5:48-8:00 p.m.) 90,000 total viewers (49,000 adults 18-49)

Futbol Liga MX: Leon vs. UNAM (NBC Universo, Oct. 17 9:00-11:04 p.m.) 207,000 total viewers (109,000 adults 18-49)

Sunday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants (NBC Universo, Oct. 11 8:25-11:42 p.m.) 46,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up 2 percent (1,022,000 vs. 1,005,000) from one week earlier and down 39 percent (1,022,000 vs. 1,663,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up 36 percent (421,000 vs. 309,000) from one week earlier and dowm 11 percent (421,000 vs. 472,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

• “Fox Sports Live” (average of each night’s most-watched live telecast Oct. 12-18): 558,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
• “The Herd” (Oct. 13-16): 65,000 (30,000 adults 18-49)
• “Best Thing I Herd” (Oct. 13 & 15-16): 29,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)
• “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” (Oct. 14): 473,000 (208,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR Race Hub” (Oct. 13 & 15): 113,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)

Spanish-language telecast versions of live Fox Sports events on Fox Deportes, in total viewers (adults 18-49):

• Bundesliga: Mainz vs. Dortmund (Oct. 16 2:25-4:28 p.m.): 16,000 (15,000)
• Bundesliga: Hamburger vs. Leverkusen (Oct. 17 9:20-11:26 a.m.): 61,000 (36,000)
• Bundesliga: Schalke vs. Hertha Berlin (Oct. 17 12:26-2:30 p.m.): 11,000 (7,000)
• Major League Soccer: L.A. Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers (Oct. 18 7:05-9:15 p.m.): 44,000 (24,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 4 Pre Game (Oct. 12 12:00-1:00 p.m.): 5,000 (4,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 4: Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros (Oct. 12 1:00-5:15 p.m.): 52,000 (18,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 4: Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers (Oct. 12 5:15-7:37 p.m.): 55,000 (19,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 5 Pre Game (Oct. 14 3:32-4:03 p.m.): 6,000 (none)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 5: Tsxas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays (Oct. 14 4:03-7:52 p.m.): 72,000 (22,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 5 Pre Game (Oct. 14 7:52-8:02 p.m.): 92,000 (44,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALDS Game 5: Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals (Oct. 14 8:02-11:00 p.m.): 146,000 (90,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALCS Game 1 Pre Game (Oct. 16 7:00-8:00 p.m.): 10,000 (6,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALCS Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (Oct. 16 8:00-11:30 p.m.): 62,000 (26,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALCS Game 2 Pre Game (Oct. 17 3:30-4:00 p.m.): 19,000 (9,000)
• Major League Baseball: ALCS Game 2: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (Oct. 17 4:00-7:34 p.m.): 79,000 (19,000)
• Boxeo de Campeones: G. Washington vs. A. Mansour (Oct. 13 9:00-11:16 p.m.): 66,000 (9,000)
• UEFA Euro Eliminatorias: Suecia vs. Moldavia (Oct. 12 7:37-9:00 p.m.): 8,000 (5,000)
• UEFA Euro Eliminatorias: Inglaterra vs. Lituania (Oct. 12 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 15,000 (10,000)
• UEFA Euro Eliminatorias: Italia vs. Noruega (Oct. 13 2:30 p.m.-4:44 p.m.): 36,000 (15,000)
• UEFA Euro Eliminatorias: Belgica vs. Israel (Oct. 13 6:00-8:00 p.m.): 13,000 (10,000)
• UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. PSG (Oct. 15 5:00-7:00 p.m.): 23,000 (6,000)
• UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Malmo FF vs. Real Madrid (Oct. 15 8:00-10:00 p.m.): 30,000 (20,000)
• UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Arsenal FC vs. Bayern Munchen (Oct. 18 4:00-6:00 p.m.): 63,000 (20,000)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up 55 percent (31,000 vs. 20,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (31,000 vs. 32,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down 13 percent (21,000 vs. 24,000) from one week earlier and up 40 percent (21,000 vs. 15,000) from the same week one year ago (October 13-19, 2014).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research