HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 04: Kris Jenkins #2 of the Villanova Wildcats shoots the game-winning three pointer to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 77-74 in the 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 4, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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NCAA Men’s Tournament National Championship: Monday, April 4, 2016

  • Championship Pre-Game” (TBS, 7-8:02 p.m.): 868,000 viewers (366,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship Pre-Game” (TBS, 8:02-9:10 p.m.): 3.072 million viewers (1.171 million adults 18-49)

  • Championship Pre-Tip” (TBS, 9:10-9:20 p.m.): 9.666 million viewers (3.619 million adults 18-49)

  • Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina” (TBS, 9:20-11:36 p.m.): 13.853 million viewers (5.734 million adults 18-49)

  • Championship Post-Game” (TBS, 11:36 p.m.-12:27 a.m.): 4.967 million viewers (2.376 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Tournament National Championship-North Carolina “Team Stream”: Monday, April 4, 2016

  • Championship Pre-Game” (TNT, 9-9:10 p.m.): 1.279 million viewers (509,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship Pre-Tip” (TNT, 9:10-9:20 p.m.): 1.626 million viewers (653,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina” (TNT, 9:20-11:41 p.m.): 3.127 million viewers (1.357 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Tournament National Championship-Villanova “Team Stream”: Monday, April 4, 2016

  • Championship Pre-Game” (truTV, 9-9:11 p.m.): 381,000 viewers (194,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship Pre-Tip” (truTV, 9:11-9:20 p.m.): 399,000 viewers (184,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina” (truTV, 9:20-11:40 p.m.): 772,000 viewers (389,000 adults 18-49)

  • Championship Post-Game” (truTV, 11:40-11:50 p.m.): 509,000 viewers (273,000 adults 18-49)

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NBA on TNT

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA BASKETBALL Thu 4/07/16 10:43 PM 1:08 AM 3437 1905
   SAN ANTONIO/GOLDEN STATE
2 NBA BASKETBALL Tue 4/05/16 10:40 PM 1:27 AM 1607 879
   MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE
3 NBA BASKETBALL Thu 4/07/16 8:14 PM 10:43 PM 1562 766
   CHICAGO/MIAMI
4 INSIDE THE NBA Thu 4/07/16 1:08 AM 2:03 AM 1275 730
   INSIDE THE NBA
5 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW Thu 4/07/16 8:00 PM 8:14 PM 893 380
   
6 NBA BASKETBALL Tue 4/05/16 8:14 PM 10:40 PM 885 448
   DETROIT/MIAMI
7 INSIDE THE NBA Tue 4/05/16 1:27 AM 2:26 AM 750 431
   INSIDE THE NBA
8 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW Tue 4/05/16 8:00 PM 8:14 PM 594 285
   

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NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/10/16 7:00 PM 9:46 PM 2561 1321
   GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO
2 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Sun 4/10/16 9:46 PM 10:30 PM 875 455
   NBA GAMETIME PRESENTED BY KIA
3 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Sun 4/10/16 6:12 PM 7:00 PM 518 225
   NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/10/16 3:30 PM 6:12 PM 463 158
   DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS
5 BEYOND THE PAINT Sun 4/10/16 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 422 198
   BEYOND THE PAINT 6
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 4/08/16 8:31 PM 11:14 PM 343 125
   MEMPHIS/DALLAS
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON RE-AIR Sun 4/10/16 11:00 PM 1:19 AM 249 93
   GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO
8 NBA POSTGAME SHOW Fri 4/08/16 11:14 PM 12:22 AM 236 105
   NBA GAMETIME PRESENTED BY KIA
9 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Sun 4/10/16 2:31 PM 3:30 PM 210 84
   NBA GAMETIME LIVE
10 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 4/10/16 12:00 PM 2:31 PM 188 76
   CHARLOTTE/WASHINGTON
15 NBA PREGAME SHOW Fri 4/08/16 8:10 PM 8:31 PM 120 40
   AUTOTRADER PREGAME SHOW
29 NBA INSIDE STUFF Sat 4/09/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 66 26
   INSIDE STUFF N320
53 NBA PREGAME SHOW Sun 4/10/16 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 53 25
   AUTOTRADER PREGAME SHOW
57 BILL RAFTERY Sat 4/09/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 50 19
   WITH A KISS (STORY OF BILL RAFTERY)

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up +65 percent (362,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and up +119 percent (362,000 vs. 165,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up +51 percent (109,000 vs. 72,000) from one week earlier and up +70 percent (109,000 vs. 64,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NBA TV programs of the week:

  • “The Starters (live)” (Apr. 5-8): 38,000 total viewers (12,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA Gametime Live” (Apr. 4-10): 87,000 total viewers (42,000 adults 18-49)
  • “10 Before Tip Live” (Apr. 5-8): 40,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49)

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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 LIVE FROM Sat 4/09/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 1118 263
   MASTERS
2 LIVE FROM Sat 4/09/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 1091 278
   MASTERS
3 LIVE FROM Sun 4/10/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 1037 294
   MASTERS
4 LIVE FROM Sat 4/09/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 947 272
   MASTERS
5 LIVE FROM Sun 4/10/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 879 258
   MASTERS
6 LIVE FROM Fri 4/08/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 785 153
   MASTERS
7 LIVE FROM Sat 4/09/16 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 768 192
   MASTERS
8 LIVE FROM Fri 4/08/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 720 173
   MASTERS
9 LIVE FROM Thu 4/07/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 678 133
   MASTERS
10 LIVE FROM Thu 4/07/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 618 138
   MASTERS
21 86 Tue 4/05/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 311 107
   JACK’S 6TH GREEN JACKET
83 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Thu 4/07/16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 91 10
   IAN WOOSNAM-POWER
89 GOLF FIX Mon 4/04/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 86 22
   
100 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Fri 4/08/16 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 67 25
   IAN WOOSNAM-SCORING IRONS
108 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Sat 4/09/16 7:00 PM 7:35 PM 56 18
   MARK O’MEARA-DRIVER SPECIAL
110 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Sun 4/10/16 7:00 PM 7:29 PM 50 6
   MARK O’MEARA-FULL SWING SPECIAL
118 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Sat 4/09/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 40 18
   BERNHARD LANGER-DRIVER
123 GOLF CHANNEL ACADEMY Sun 4/10/16 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 13 4
   BERNHARD LANGER-FULL SWING

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up +16 percent (214,000 vs. 184,000) from one week earlier and down -13 percent (214,000 vs. 246,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up +34 percent (201,000 vs. 150,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (201,000 vs. 215,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily Golf Channel programs of the week:

  • “The Morning Drive” (Apr. 4-10 7 a.m.): 82,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)

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MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 MLB TONIGHT BP Tue 4/05/16 7:08 PM 7:30 PM 431 188
   MLBT BP
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Tue 4/05/16 7:30 PM 11:25 PM 382 182
   DET AT MIA/STL AT PIT
3 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Sat 4/09/16 1:00 PM 3:58 PM 360 121
   BOS AT TOR/NYY AT DET
4 SHOWCASE GAME Fri 4/08/16 7:26 PM 10:52 PM 350 109
   BOS AT TOR/TB AT BAL
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Thu 4/07/16 4:39 PM 7:47 PM 285 99
   LAD AT SF/HOU AT NYY
6 THURSDAY NIGHT BASEBALL (joined-in-progress) Thu 4/07/16 7:47 PM 10:01 PM 270 100
   MIN AT BAL/BOS AT CLE
7 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Tue 4/05/16 4:00 PM 7:08 PM 268 105
   NYM AT KC
8 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Sun 4/10/16 1:00 PM 4:09 PM 257 84
   PHI AT NYM/BOS AT TOR
9 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Fri 4/08/16 10:52 PM 11:53 PM 249 116
   MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME
10 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Fri 4/08/16 11:53 PM 1:05 AM 231 118
   MLB TONIGHT
11 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Fri 4/08/16 1:00 PM 4:21 PM 229 76
   PHI AT NYM
11 RAIN DELAY/MLB TONIGHT Thu 4/07/16 9:07 PM 9:25 PM 229 92
   RAIN DELAY
13 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Wed 4/06/16 2:00 PM 5:05 PM 215 71
   SEA AT TEX/SF AT MIL
15 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Sat 4/09/16 7:00 PM 10:41 PM 178 54
   STL AT ATL/HOU AT MIL
17 SATURDAY NIGHT BASEBALL (joined-in-progress) Sat 4/09/16 10:45 PM 12:04 AM 158 78
   TEX AT LAA/OAK AT SEA
18 MLB PREGAME Fri 4/08/16 7:00 PM 7:26 PM 155 63
   SHOWCASE PREGAME SHOW
22 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY Sun 4/10/16 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 152 66
   MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY
30 MLB TONIGHT Mon 4/04/16 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 121 54
   OPENING DAY

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up +89 percent (229,000 vs. 121,000) from one week earlier and down -23 percent (229,000 vs. 296,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up +58 percent (125,000 vs. 79,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (125,000 vs. 146,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

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

  • “NLB Central” (Apr. 4-8): 57,000 (27,000 adults 18-49)
  • “High Heat” (Apr. 4-8): 56,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Apr. 4, 6 & 8): 92,000 (49,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (Apr. 4-6 & 9): 138,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (prime time)” (Apr. 4-8): 147,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (weekend afternoon)” (Apr. 9-10): 170,000 (63,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Apr. 10 5-8 p.m.): 152,000 (66,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Quick Pitch” (Apr. 4-9 1 a.m.): 98,000 (56,000 adults 18-49)

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NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 FOOTBALL LIFE Fri 4/08/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 173 111
   CHARLES HALEY
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Fri 4/08/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 152 103
   NFL TOTAL ACCESS
3 FOOTBALL LIFE Fri 4/08/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 130 95
   TERRELL OWENS
4 ROAD TO CANTON Sun 4/10/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 122 44
   JOHN MADDEN
5 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 4/07/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 119 61
   NFL TOTAL ACCESS
6 FOOTBALL LIFE Sun 4/10/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 117 62
   ERIC DICKERSON
7 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 4/04/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 114 44
   NFL TOTAL ACCESS
8 FOOTBALL LIFE Sat 4/09/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 105 53
   BILL BELICHICK PART II
9 FOOTBALL LIFE Fri 4/08/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 102 58
   TERRELL OWENS
10 PATH TO THE DRAFT Mon 4/04/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 100 40
   PATH TO THE DRAFT
22 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE Wed 4/06/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 87 39
   NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE
45 NFL REDZONE REPLAY Sun 4/10/16 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 65 28
   2015 WEEK 5
56 UP TO THE MINUTE Thu 4/07/16 3:57 PM 4:22 PM 58 22
   2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE RELEASED
85 PATH TO THE DRAFT Wed 4/06/16 12:31 PM 2:30 PM 45 34
   MEMPHIS PRO DAY
96 PATH TO THE DRAFT Wed 4/06/16 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 37 20
   MEMPHIS PRO DAY

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down -22 percent (79,000 vs. 101,000) from one week earlier and up +1 percent (79,000 vs. 78,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down -15 percent (55,000 vs. 65,000) from one week earlier and down -4 percent (55,000 vs. 57,000) from the same week one year ago (April 6-12, 2015).

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

  • “NFL HQ” (Apr. 4-8 8-10 a.m.): 34,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (Apr. 4-8 7-8 p.m.): 102,000 (46,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (Apr. 4-9 11 p.m.): 75,000 (47,000 adults 18-49)

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WWE Raw

Monday, April 4, 2016 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.66 household rating, 4.287 million total viewers and 2.030 million adults 18-49
+12% from 3.818 million total viewers and +19% from 1.709 million adults 18-49 on 3/28/16
-0.3% from 4.300 million total viewers and +7% from 1.902 million adults 18-49 on 4/06/15

9-10 p.m.: 2.60 household rating, 4.178 million total viewers and 1.979 million adults 18-49
+9% from 3.845 million total viewers and +15% from 1.722 million adults 18-49 on 3/28/16
+3% from 4.039 million total viewers and +15% from 1.715 million adults 18-49 on 4/06/15

10-11:10 p.m.: 2.37 household rating, 3.816 million total viewers and 1.872 million adults 18-49
+5% from 3.629 million total viewers and +10% from 1.700 million adults 18-49 on 3/28/16
+7% from 3.552 million total viewers and +29% from 1.448 million adults 18-49 on 4/06/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Apr. 8 8-11 p.m.: 119,000 total viewers (58,000 adults 18-49)
Fri. Apr. 8 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: 47,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Apr. 10 3-6 p.m.: 42,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, April 7, 2016 on USA

8-10 p.m.: 1.54 household rating, 2.444 million total viewers and 0.903 million adults 18-49
+5% from 2.328 million total viewers and +3% from 0.878 million adults 18-49 on USA 3/31/16
-7% from 2.631 million total viewers and -8% from 0.984 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 4/09/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Apr. 9 7:00-9:00 p.m.: 147,000 total viewers (72,000 adults 18-49)
Sat. Apr. 9 11:08 p.m.-1:08 a.m.: 48,000 total viewers (29,000 adults 18-49)

WWE Hall of Fame (USA, Apr. 7 10-11 p.m.) 1.677 million viewers; 651,000 adults 18-49

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Impact Wrestling (Pop, Apr. 5 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 272,000 total viewers (98,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Pop, Late Apr. 5/Early Apr. 6 12:00-2:00 a.m.): 66,000 total viewers (25,000 adults 18-49)

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Apr. 6 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 156,000 total viewers (52,000 adults 18-49)
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Apr. 6 9:00-10:00 p.m.): 78,000 total viewers (19,000 adults 18-49)

60 Minutes Sports (Showtime, Apr. 5 9:00-9:53 p.m.): 50,000 total viewers (11,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Apr. 10 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 239,000 total viewers (96,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Apr. 10 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 393,000 total viewers (170,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Apr. 10 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 388,000 total viewers (140,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Apr. 10 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 525,000 total viewers (199,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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