ESPN Ratings Buzz: May 16-22

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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 up +49 percent (2.551 million vs. 1.708 million) from one week earlier and up +1 percent (2.551 million vs. 2.520 million) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +32 percent (793,000 vs. 600,000) from one week earlier and down -12 percent (793,000 vs. 905,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 16-20): 298,000 (190,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 16-20): 320,000 (194,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 16-20): 372,000 (222,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 16-20): 354,000 (222,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 16-20): 428,000 (260,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 16-20): 529,000 (312,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 16-20): 645,000 (357,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 16-20): 898,000 (474,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN, May 16): 294,000 (132,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 16-20 7 a.m.): 396,000 (234,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 16-20 8 a.m.): 390,000 (228,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 16-20 9 a.m.): 367,000 (221,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 16-20 6 p.m.): 581,000 (333,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 16-22 11 p.m.): 1,274,000 (714,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 16-21 midnight): 935,000 (538,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 16-21 1 a.m.): 702,000 (427,000 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 up +54 percent (225,000 vs. 146,000) from one week earlier and down -34 percent (225,000 vs. 339,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +14 percent (217,000 vs. 191,000) from one week earlier and down -5 percent (217,000 vs. 229,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 16-20): 273,000 (147,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 16-20): 420,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 16-20): 297,000 (184,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 16 & 18): 102,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
• “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 16-17, 19 & 21): 107,000 (60,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 16-20): 94,000 (56,000 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 -12 percent (60,000 vs. 68,000) from one week earlier and down -28 percent (60,000 vs. 83,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +12 percent (46,000 vs. 41,000) from one week earlier and down -8 percent (46,000 vs. 50,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, May 16-18): 29,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, May 16 & 19): 23,000 (5,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research