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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 6/05/16 8:00 PM 11:16 PM 1357 420
   SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Thu 6/02/16 12:00 AM 1:17 AM 1066 616
   
3 MLB MONDAY NIGHT Tue 5/31/16 8:00 PM 11:40 PM 1027 405
   LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS
4 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Sun 6/05/16 1:00 PM 3:08 PM 976 333
   MICHIGAN/FLORIDA STATE
5 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Sun 6/05/16 11:16 PM 1:00 AM 900 496
   
6 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT Wed 6/01/16 8:00 PM 10:42 PM 885 313
   LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 5/31/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 880 450
   
8 MLB HOLIDAY (live) Mon 5/30/16 4:00 PM 6:42 PM 878 322
   MINNESOTA/OAKLAND
9 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Sat 6/04/16 3:18 PM 6:00 PM 831 330
   LSU/ALABAMA
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 6/01/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 818 440
   
11 MLB HOLIDAY (live) Mon 5/30/16 1:00 PM 3:46 PM 809 306
   CHICAGO WHITE SOX/NY METS
18 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Sat 6/04/16 12:00 PM 2:53 PM 705 282
   FLORIDA STATE/UCLA
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) Fri 6/03/16 12:00 AM 3:00 AM 637 406
   NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
27 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 6/05/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 610 281
   
38 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 6/05/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 554 273
   
42 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 6/05/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 525 217
   
50 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Thu 6/02/16 2:45 PM 5:30 PM 474 197
   UCLA/AUBURN
56 X GAMES (live) Sun 6/05/16 3:30 PM 6:05 PM 469 226
   AUSTIN, TX
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Fri 6/03/16 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 460 301
   NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
61 X GAMES (live) Sat 6/04/16 6:00 PM 10:00 PM 454 247
   AUSTIN, TX
71 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Fri 6/03/16 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 397 249
   NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
75 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) Sat 6/04/16 11:00 PM 12:49 AM 394 183
   A. BETERBIEV/E. MADERNA
85 SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) Fri 6/03/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 356 234
   NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
95 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Thu 6/02/16 12:00 PM 2:18 PM 334 160
   GEORGIA/FLORIDA STATE
104 X GAMES (live) Fri 6/03/16 7:00 PM 10:30 PM 317 199
   AUSTIN, TX
111 X GAMES (live) Thu 6/02/16 8:30 PM 11:00 PM 309 172
   AUSTIN, TX

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -76 percent (658,000 vs. 2.710 million) from one week earlier and down -37 percent (658,000 vs. 1.039 million) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -38 percent (508,000 vs. 825,000) from one week earlier and down -3 percent (508,000 vs. 523,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 278,000 (148,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 296,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 330,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 346,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, June 1-3): 400,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 468,000 (278,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 554,000 (298,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 31-June 3): 818,000 (415,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, May 30-June 1): 329,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 7 a.m.): 349,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 8 a.m.): 373,000 (204,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 9 a.m.): 397,000 (222,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 31-June 3 & June 5 6 p.m.): 604,000 (340,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 & June 5 11 p.m.): 639,000 (354,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 midnight): 723,000 (436,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 30-June 2 & June 4 1 a.m.): 490,000 (296,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 6/05/16 7:00 PM 10:14 PM 779 272
   FLORIDA STATE/AUBURN
2 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 6/04/16 9:51 PM 1:02 AM 732 257
   OKLAHOMA/MICHIGAN
3 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 6/03/16 9:46 PM 12:14 AM 719 268
   LSU/MICHIGAN
4 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Sat 6/04/16 7:00 PM 9:27 PM 621 183
   AUBURN/GEORGIA
5 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Fri 6/03/16 7:00 PM 9:18 PM 602 165
   ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA
6 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 5/31/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 599 390
   
7 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 6/05/16 3:30 PM 5:33 PM 581 189
   GEORGIA/LSU
8 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Sun 6/05/16 10:36 PM 1:29 AM 576 233
   OKLAHOMA/LSU
9 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Sun 6/05/16 10:14 PM 10:36 PM 575 235
   
10 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Sat 6/04/16 9:27 PM 9:51 PM 573 207
   
13 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Mon 5/30/16 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 476 222
   NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND
15 COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) Thu 6/02/16 7:00 PM 7:27 PM 458 183
   ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA
17 USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) Sun 6/05/16 1:00 PM 2:42 PM 434 172
   USA/JAPAN
24 TRACK & FIELD (live) Sat 6/04/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 369 107
   AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE
34 BASEBALL Sun 6/05/16 5:33 PM 7:00 PM 324 112
   ESPN BASES LOADED
46 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sat 6/04/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 278 109
   1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN
47 NBA STUDIO (live) Wed 6/01/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 275 148
   NBA FINALS PREVIEW
51 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sat 6/04/16 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 264 120
   ALI’S DOZEN
60 WNBA BASKETBALL (live) Tue 5/31/16 8:00 PM 10:05 PM 246 80
   MINNESOTA/NEW YORK
63 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Sat 6/04/16 12:00 PM 3:19 PM 242 86
   SOUTH CAROLINA/DUKE
64 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sat 6/04/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 241 106
   ALI’S DOZEN
74 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sun 6/05/16 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 219 78
   1975 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FRAZIER
77 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sat 6/04/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 213 103
   ALI 65
80 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sun 6/05/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 209 107
   ALI 65
82 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 6/05/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 207 105
   
84 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Sat 6/04/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 203 83
   ALI’S DOZEN
87 CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE Sat 6/04/16 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 189 62
   ALI & COSELL: PARTNERSHIP BEGINS
91 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sat 6/04/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 187 79
   1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN
93 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) Wed 6/01/16 2:30 PM 4:39 PM 185 94
   BELGIUM/FINLAND
97 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 6/05/16 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 182 90
   
98 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sat 6/04/16 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 180 63
   1985 – JR MIDDLEWEIGHT MCCALLUM/BRAXTON
100 CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE Sun 6/05/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 169 77
   ALI & COSELL: DANCE, DRUBBING AND DRAFT
102 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sat 6/04/16 6:30 AM 8:00 AM 161 67
   1975 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FRAZIER
103 CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE Sun 6/05/16 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 160 87
   ALI VS GREATEST FIGHTERS
110 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Sat 6/04/16 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 136 63
   1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN
113 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH Fri 6/03/16 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 132 64
   1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN
115 MLB REGULAR SEASON REPEAT Sun 6/05/16 2:30 AM 4:00 AM 130 75
   SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS
116 CLASSICS BIG FIGHT BOXING Fri 6/03/16 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 127 60
   1965 WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE (ALI/LISTON
127 CLASSICS KINESCOPES Fri 6/03/16 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 97 39
   64 WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT: LISTON/CLAY
136 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Fri 6/03/16 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 68 24
   ALI’S DOZEN
144 MLB REGULAR SEASON REPEAT Tue 5/31/16 3:00 AM 5:00 AM 51 35
   LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +55 percent (424,000 vs. 274,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (424,000 vs. 503,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +43 percent (291,000 vs. 203,000) from one week earlier and up +9 percent (291,000 vs. 266,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 268,000 (142,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 483,000 (284,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 372,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 1): 127,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 30 & June 2): 141,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 2): 104,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, June 2): 412,000 (237,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, June 1 & 3): 110,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, June 2): 349,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, June 2): 295,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, June 2): 379,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, May 30 & June 2): 262,000 (157,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Sun 6/05/16 4:00 PM 6:49 PM 263 75
   LOUISVILLE/WRIGHT STATE
2 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Sat 6/04/16 7:19 PM 10:58 PM 206 77
   OKLAHOMA STATE/CLEMSON
3 ESPN BASES LOADED (live) Sun 6/05/16 6:49 PM 12:57 AM 202 87
   
4 ESPN BASES LOADED (live) Sat 6/04/16 6:43 PM 7:19 PM 179 56
   
5 ESPN BASES LOADED Sun 6/05/16 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 177 60
   
6 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Sat 6/04/16 4:20 PM 6:43 PM 176 61
   OHIO STATE/LOUISVILLE
7 ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL (live) Mon 5/30/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 154 73
   NCAA BASEBALL SELECTION SHOW
8 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Sat 6/04/16 1:00 PM 4:20 PM 123 41
   XAVIER/VANDERBILT
9 ESPN BASES LOADED (live) Sat 6/04/16 10:58 PM 12:00 AM 113 55
   
10 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Fri 6/03/16 12:00 PM 3:21 PM 98 29
   NEBRASKA/OKLAHOMA STATE
10 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Fri 6/03/16 3:21 PM 5:58 PM 98 33
   GONZAGA/ARIZONA STATE
10 ESPN BASES LOADED (live) Fri 6/03/16 5:58 PM 8:41 PM 98 46
   
13 CHEERLEADING Sun 6/05/16 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 97 46
   COLLEGE 1A CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP
15 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) Fri 6/03/16 8:41 PM 11:42 PM 88 34
   ORAL ROBERTS/TCU
17 ROAD TO OMAHA Mon 5/30/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 78 37
   NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
21 ESPN BASES LOADED (live) Sat 6/04/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 71 27
   
30 CHEERLEADING Sun 6/05/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 51 25
   CHEERLEADING WORLDS
34 ESPNU STUDIO (live) Wed 6/01/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 47 14
   WCWS PRESS CONFERENCE
35 FRISBEE Wed 6/01/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 46 25
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
36 FRISBEE Wed 6/01/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 45 25
   MEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
39 FRISBEE Wed 6/01/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 41 19
   WOMEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
52 FRISBEE Thu 6/02/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 28 9
   MEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
67 FRISBEE Wed 6/01/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 21 8
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
72 FRISBEE Thu 6/02/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 18 5
   WOMEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
72 WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE Tue 5/31/16 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 18 6
   NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND
77 FRISBEE Thu 6/02/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 16 12
   USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +84 percent (92,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and up +7 percent (92,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +59 percent (62,000 vs. 39,000) from one week earlier and up +7 percent (62,000 vs. 58,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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