ESPN Ratings Buzz: March 14-20

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -46 percent (685,000 vs. 1.264 million) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (685,000 vs. 773,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -34 percent (495,000 vs. 748,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (495,000 vs. 552,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 14-17): 296,000 (160,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 14-18): 300,000 (170,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 15-18): 334,000 (183,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Mar. 14-17): 357,000 (213,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, Mar. 14-17): 379,000 (222,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Mar. 14-16): 497,000 (297,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 14-16): 549,000 (300,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 14-16): 936,000 (470,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 14-18 7 a.m.): 369,000 (229,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 14-18 8 a.m.): 406,000 (246,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 14-18 9 a.m.): 356,000 (206,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 14-18 & 20 6 p.m.): 403,000 (213,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 15 & 17-20 11 p.m.): 413,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 15-19 midnight): 618,000 (346,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 14-19 1 a.m.): 643,000 (371,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -50 percent (262,000 vs. 529,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (262,000 vs. 308,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -24 percent (219,000 vs. 288,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (219,000 vs. 228,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 14-18): 263,000 (135,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 14-18): 394,000 (247,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 14-17): 263,000 (171,000 adults 18-49)
• “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Mar. 16 & 20): 70,000 (41,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 14-17 & 19): 137,000 (63,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Mar. 14-15 & 17): 103,000 (52,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 14): 302,000 (177,000 adults 18-49)
• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Mar. 7): 136,000 (91,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -37 percent (114,000 vs. 181,000) from one week earlier and up +11 percent (114,000 vs. 103,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -19 percent (47,000 vs. 58,000) from one week earlier and down -13 percent (47,000 vs. 54,000) from the same week one year ago (March 16-22, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Mar. 14-18): 27,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)
• “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Mar. 14): 33,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Basketball Live” (ESPNU, Mar. 14-15): 52,000 (23,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Mar. 15-20): 25,000 (10,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research