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Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the ABC broadcast network:
- World of X Games Aspen 2016 Preview Show (Jan. 23 2:00-3:00 p.m.) 688,000 total viewers; 205,000 adults 18-49
- 30 for 30 Bad Boys (Jan. 23 3:00-5:00 p.m.) 895,000 total viewers; 347,000 adults 18-49
- NBA Countdown (Jan. 23 8:00-8:32 p.m.) 2.437 million total viewers; 662,000 adults 18-49
- NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers (Jan. 23 8:32-11:02 p.m.) 3.916 million total viewers; 1.847 million adults 18-49
ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2152 | 1120 |
2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 8:06 PM | 10:26 PM | 2073 | 1068 |
GOLDEN STATE/CHICAGO | ||||||
3 | NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2035 | 974 |
4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 10:35 PM | 1:04 AM | 2007 | 1111 |
INDIANA/GOLDEN STATE | ||||||
5 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 6:35 PM | 8:41 PM | 1883 | 756 |
MARYLAND/MICHIGAN STATE | ||||||
6 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:04 PM | 1708 | 659 |
SYRACUSE/DUKE | ||||||
7 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 9:04 PM | 11:01 PM | 1629 | 744 |
OKLAHOMA/IOWA STATE | ||||||
8 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 4:06 PM | 5:50 PM | 1445 | 586 |
VANDERBILT/KENTUCKY | ||||||
9 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 1:04 AM | 2:04 AM | 1284 | 775 |
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 2:03 PM | 4:06 PM | 1276 | 540 |
TEXAS/KANSAS | ||||||
12 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 8:05 PM | 10:35 PM | 1254 | 671 |
MIAMI/TORONTO | ||||||
13 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:08 PM | 1185 | 459 |
KENTUCKY/ARKANSAS | ||||||
15 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 10:26 PM | 1:06 AM | 1126 | 636 |
ATLANTA/PORTLAND | ||||||
18 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:47 PM | 1039 | 489 |
OKLAHOMA/BAYLOR | ||||||
25 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY | Sat 1/23/16 | 5:50 PM | 6:35 PM | 914 | 418 |
30 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 9:04 PM | 10:53 PM | 839 | 365 |
LSU/TEXAS A&M | ||||||
31 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 9:08 PM | 11:07 PM | 834 | 274 |
OHIO STATE/PURDUE | ||||||
33 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 8:41 PM | 10:38 PM | 817 | 334 |
ARIZONA/CALIFORNIA | ||||||
35 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY | Sat 1/23/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 755 | 380 |
36 | NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 2:30 PM | 5:14 PM | 754 | 402 |
NEW ORLEANS/MEMPHIS | ||||||
39 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:04 PM | 698 | 260 |
ILLINOIS/INDIANA | ||||||
43 | NBA PRE GAME | Fri 1/22/16 | 7:30 PM | 8:05 PM | 674 | 341 |
NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
51 | NBA PRE GAME | Wed 1/20/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:06 PM | 613 | 370 |
NBA COUNTDOWN | ||||||
71 | NFL MATCHUP | Sat 1/23/16 | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 511 | 267 |
94 | PBA BOWLING | Sun 1/24/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 404 | 160 |
150 | X GAMES | Sun 1/24/16 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 166 | 77 |
FIRST IN FLIGHT | ||||||
151 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Sun 1/24/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 145 | 47 |
FLORIDA/AUBURN |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -72 percent (1.191 million vs. 4.183 million) from one week earlier and down -47 percent (1.191 million vs. 2.254 million) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -49 percent (698,000 vs. 1.362 million) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (698,000 vs. 886,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Jan. 19-22): 303,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Football Live” (ESPN, Jan. 19-22): 265,000 (144,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Jan. 19-22): 385,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Jan. 19-22): 516,000 (278,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Jan. 19-22): 561,000 (312,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Jan. 18-22): 681,000 (362,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Jan. 18-22): 1,059,000 (532,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 18-22 9 a.m.): 375,000 (217,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 18-22 6 p.m.): 676,000 (383,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Jan. 18-19 & 21 11 p.m.): 716,000 (410,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 18-19 & 21 midnight): 596,000 (351,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Jan. 18-22 1 a.m.): 664,000 (410,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:01 PM | 725 | 261 |
KANSAS/OKLAHOMA STATE | ||||||
2 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 4:04 PM | 6:14 PM | 616 | 184 |
LOUISVILLE/GEORGIA TECH | ||||||
3 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 604 | 369 |
4 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 2:04 PM | 4:04 PM | 591 | 191 |
MICHIGAN/NEBRASKA | ||||||
5 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 7:39 PM | 8:56 PM | 527 | 211 |
WAKE FOREST/NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
6 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 8:57 PM | 3:25 AM | 501 | 152 |
ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
7 | NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 6:14 PM | 8:57 PM | 497 | 173 |
AMERICAN/NATIONAL | ||||||
8 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 7:03 PM | 8:53 PM | 443 | 110 |
SYRACUSE/VIRGINIA | ||||||
9 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 440 | 244 |
10 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 436 | 277 |
11 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:04 PM | 421 | 120 |
NORTHWESTERN/INDIANA | ||||||
14 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 7:00 PM | 7:39 PM | 402 | 167 |
WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS | ||||||
15 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | Mon 1/18/16 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 401 | 200 |
21 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Sat 1/23/16 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 374 | 107 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
29 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 8:57 PM | 3:27 AM | 323 | 96 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
31 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Sun 1/24/16 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 317 | 90 |
ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
33 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 313 | 103 |
SMU/TEMPLE | ||||||
42 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Fri 1/22/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 269 | 72 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
43 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:57 PM | 265 | 80 |
TENNESSEE/NOTRE DAME | ||||||
50 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:13 PM | 243 | 108 |
MEMPHIS/CINCINNATI | ||||||
58 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Wed 1/20/16 | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 223 | 78 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
63 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 206 | 87 |
64 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Tue 1/19/16 | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 201 | 59 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
71 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Thu 1/21/16 | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 193 | 42 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
79 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:18 AM | 141 | 50 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
80 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:03 PM | 132 | 28 |
SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSISSIPPI ST | ||||||
84 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 3:27 AM | 6:00 AM | 114 | 48 |
EARLY ROUND | ||||||
85 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 80 | 10 |
OHIO STATE/RUTGERS |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +15 percent (474,000 vs. 413,000) from one week earlier and down -13 percent (474,000 vs. 543,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +12 percent (317,000 vs. 284,000) from one week earlier and down -9 percent (317,000 vs. 350,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Jan. 18-22): 311,000 (144,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Jan. 18-22): 447,000 (267,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (afternoon replay)” (ESPN2, Jan. 19-22): 253,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Jan. 18-22): 303,000 (190,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Jan. 18): 318,000 (195,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Jan. 18): 401,000 (200,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Jan. 18): 328,000 (172,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Jan. 18): 390,000 (182,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Jan. 18 5-5:13 p.m.): 390,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:10 PM | 363 | 112 |
TEXAS/WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
2 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 9:10 PM | 11:10 PM | 278 | 95 |
FLORIDA STATE/LOUISVILLE | ||||||
3 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 4:04 PM | 6:04 PM | 277 | 82 |
IOWA STATE/TCU | ||||||
4 | ESPNU STUDIO (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 3:51 PM | 4:04 PM | 233 | 68 |
5 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 2:00 PM | 3:51 PM | 220 | 64 |
LSU/ALABAMA | ||||||
6 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 6:04 PM | 8:09 PM | 219 | 50 |
OKLAHOMA STATE/KANSAS STATE | ||||||
7 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:45 PM | 196 | 50 |
IOWA/RUTGERS | ||||||
8 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 9:04 PM | 11:11 PM | 148 | 67 |
HOUSTON/SMU | ||||||
9 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 8:30 PM | 10:58 PM | 139 | 50 |
UTAH/WASHINGTON | ||||||
10 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 11:10 PM | 1:04 AM | 133 | 37 |
UCLA/OREGON STATE | ||||||
11 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 11:07 PM | 1:06 AM | 129 | 41 |
GONZAGA/SAINT MARYS | ||||||
12 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:04 PM | 126 | 36 |
MISSISSIPPI STATE/FLORIDA | ||||||
13 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 1:09 PM | 2:41 PM | 110 | 57 |
MATER DEI (CA)/OAK HILL ACADEMY (VA) | ||||||
14 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Tue 1/19/16 | 11:11 PM | 1:19 AM | 101 | 33 |
FRESNO STATE/SAN DIEGO STATE | ||||||
14 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 10:00 PM | 12:16 AM | 101 | 35 |
UNLV/NEVADA | ||||||
16 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 3:00 PM | 4:39 PM | 91 | 34 |
SIERRA CANYON (CA)/MONTVERDE (FL) | ||||||
17 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:03 PM | 85 | 32 |
TEXAS TECH/TCU | ||||||
21 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 5:00 PM | 6:42 PM | 81 | 42 |
HIGH PT CHRISTIAN (NC)/CHINO HILLS (CA) | ||||||
26 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 65 | 18 |
TULANE/CINCINNATI | ||||||
27 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:03 PM | 62 | 13 |
CANISIUS/NIAGARA | ||||||
30 | ESPN BUZZER BEATER (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 54 | 14 |
BUZZER BEATER | ||||||
30 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:53 PM | 54 | 30 |
CHAMINADE (MO)/DEMATHA (MD) | ||||||
33 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 9:03 PM | 11:03 PM | 43 | 10 |
ALBANY/STONY BROOK | ||||||
33 | ESPN BUZZER BEATER (live) | Sat 1/23/16 | 8:09 PM | 10:00 PM | 43 | 10 |
BUZZER BEATER | ||||||
35 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 42 | 24 |
EL DORADO (AR)/BENTONVILLE (AR) | ||||||
39 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 9:03 PM | 11:23 PM | 38 | 11 |
HAMPTON/NC CENTRAL | ||||||
39 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO | Tue 1/19/16 | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 38 | 19 |
2015 AA SELECTION SHOW | ||||||
43 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 9:03 PM | 11:07 PM | 36 | 10 |
BELMONT/TENNESSEE-MARTIN | ||||||
50 | NFLPA COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 33 | 18 |
51 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:04 PM | 31 | 7 |
USF/UCF | ||||||
53 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sun 1/24/16 | 4:04 PM | 6:03 PM | 29 | 10 |
EVANSVILLE/INDIANA STATE | ||||||
53 | NFLPA COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE (live) | Wed 1/20/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 29 | 20 |
65 | NFLPA COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 22 | 11 |
68 | NBA D LEAGUE (live) | Fri 1/22/16 | 11:03 PM | 1:45 AM | 21 | 12 |
RIO GRANDE VALLEY/SANTA CRUZ | ||||||
68 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Tue 1/19/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 21 | 7 |
MISSOURI/ALABAMA | ||||||
71 | KATZ’S KORNER (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 20 | 15 |
TOURNAMENT COUNTDOWN | ||||||
73 | NFLPA COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE (live) | Thu 1/21/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 19 | 12 |
74 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO | Mon 1/18/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 18 | 9 |
2016 AA SELECTION SHOW | ||||||
81 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS | Tue 1/19/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 16 | 4 |
GEORGIA/ARKANSAS | ||||||
85 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO | Fri 1/22/16 | 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 14 | 8 |
2016 AA SELECTION SHOW | ||||||
105 | NBA D LEAGUE (live) | Mon 1/18/16 | 11:23 PM | 1:39 AM | 8 | 3 |
IDAHO/LOS ANGELES |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -2 percent (124,000 vs. 126,000) from one week earlier and down -33 percent (124,000 vs. 185,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +6 percent (55,000 vs. 52,000) from one week earlier and down -20 percent (55,000 vs. 69,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Jan. 19-22): 40,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
- “College Basketball Live” (ESPNU, Jan. 19-20): 35,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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