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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 SHOWCASE GAME Thu 6/30/16 7:00 PM 10:35 PM 401 117
   CHICAGO CUBS/NY METS OR KANSAS CITY/ST. LOUIS
2 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Sun 7/03/16 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 327 75
   CLEVELAND/TORONTO OR CHICAGO CUBS/NY METS
3 MLBT RAIN DELAY Fri 7/01/16 7:57 PM 10:54 PM 317 87
   
4 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Sat 7/02/16 1:00 PM 4:28 PM 309 73
   CLEVELAND/TORONTO OR MILWAUKEE/ST. LOUIS
5 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Fri 7/01/16 1:00 PM 7:34 PM 306 66
   CLEVELAND/TORONTO
6 SHOWCASE GAME Fri 7/01/16 7:34 PM 12:07 AM 300 86
   CHICAGO CUBS/NY METS OR KANSAS CITY/PHILADELPHIA
7 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Mon 6/27/16 7:00 PM 10:40 PM 278 73
   CHICAGO CUBS/CINCINNATI OR NY METS/WASHINGTON
8 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME Thu 6/30/16 10:35 PM 11:36 PM 244 124
   
9 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON Sat 7/02/16 4:28 PM 6:00 PM 222 63
   
10 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Mon 6/27/16 12:30 PM 4:11 PM 217 54
   LA DODGERS/PITTSBURGH
12 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Wed 6/29/16 1:00 PM 4:24 PM 195 54
   CHICAGO CUBS/CINCINNATI OR MIAMI/DETROIT
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Tue 6/28/16 7:58 PM 12:13 AM 191 73
   BOSTON/TAMPA BAY OR NY METS/WASHINGTON
15 AFTERNOON BASEBALL (joined-in-progress) Wed 6/29/16 4:24 PM 6:49 PM 179 53
   PHILADELPHIA/ARIZONA OR BALTIMORE/SAN DIEGO
17 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Thu 6/30/16 1:00 PM 4:23 PM 168 38
   TEXAS/NY YANKEES OR LA DODGERS/MILWAUKEE
41 PLAY BALL Sat 7/02/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 92 22
   
48 PLAYS OF THE MONTH Sun 7/03/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 82 19
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down -9 percent (239,000 vs. 264,000) from one week earlier and up +28 percent (239,000 vs. 187,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is up +10 percent (133,000 vs. 121,000) from one week earlier and up +20 percent (133,000 vs. 111,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

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

  • “MLB Central” (June 27-July 1): 55,000 (23,000 adults 18-49)
  • “High Heat” (June 27-July 1): 74,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Rundown” (June 28): 64,000 (23,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Now” (June 27-28 & 30): 126,000 (47,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Intentional Talk” (June 27-28 & 30): 99,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (June 27-29 & July 2): 145,000 (53,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (prime time)” (June 27-30 & July 2): 139,000 (60,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (weekend afternoon)” (June 25-26): 207,000 (57,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (July 3 4:30-8:00 p.m.): 159,000 (46,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Quick Pitch” (June 27-July 3 late night): 91,000 (45,000 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 PGA TOUR Sun 7/03/16 11:45 AM 1:30 PM 682 101
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
2 PGA TOUR Sat 7/02/16 12:02 PM 1:30 PM 596 100
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
3 GC PREGAME LIVE Sun 7/03/16 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 591 76
   
4 GC PREGAME LIVE Sat 7/02/16 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 579 99
   
5 PGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 1:28 PM 6:37 PM 570 73
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
6 PGA TOUR Thu 6/30/16 1:28 PM 6:28 PM 443 86
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
7 GOLF CHANNEL CINEMA Sat 7/02/16 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 231 77
   
8 LPGA TOUR Sun 7/03/16 4:00 PM 7:14 PM 222 25
   2016 PORTLAND CLASSIC
9 PGA TOUR Sun 7/03/16 7:14 PM 10:06 PM 208 60
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
10 PGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 6:37 PM 9:07 PM 203 46
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
12 LPGA TOUR Thu 6/30/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 190 26
   2016 PORTLAND CLASSIC
13 EUROPEAN TOUR Sun 7/03/16 7:30 AM 11:45 AM 187 42
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE
14 PGA TOUR Thu 6/30/16 6:28 PM 9:00 PM 179 45
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
15 LPGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 9:07 PM 11:07 PM 176 21
   2016 PORTLAND CLASSIC
17 EUROPEAN TOUR Sat 7/02/16 7:30 AM 12:02 PM 169 45
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE
18 LPGA TOUR Sat 7/02/16 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 154 26
   2016 PORTLAND CLASSIC
21 PGA TOUR Sat 7/02/16 7:00 PM 10:25 PM 135 35
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
22 FEHERTY Mon 6/27/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 134 58
   PETER OOSTERHUIS
24 PGA TOUR Thu 6/30/16 11:30 PM 4:30 AM 126 37
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
26 EUROPEAN TOUR Fri 7/01/16 6:30 AM 12:30 PM 96 33
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE
27 MISC TOURNAMENT Wed 6/29/16 3:00 PM 7:18 PM 94 18
   PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
28 MISC TOURNAMENT Mon 6/27/16 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 92 22
   PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
28 PGA TOUR: CBS Sat 7/02/16 11:25 PM 4:00 AM 92 30
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
31 PGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 11:37 PM 4:30 AM 87 32
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
34 GOLF’S GREATEST ROUNDS Tue 6/28/16 8:07 PM 11:07 PM 82 13
   1989 BRITISH OPEN
35 GOLF FIX Mon 6/27/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 81 18
   
36 PGA TOUR Thu 6/30/16 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 80 26
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
37 EUROPEAN TOUR Thu 6/30/16 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 78 32
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE
37 PGA TOUR Sat 7/02/16 4:00 AM 6:00 AM 78 22
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
41 PGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 75 25
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
46 MISC TOURNAMENT Tue 6/28/16 3:00 PM 6:07 PM 67 8
   PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
63 PGA TOUR Fri 7/01/16 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 52 27
   2016 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
64 GOLFING WORLD Wed 6/29/16 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 51 25
   
70 EUROPEAN TOUR Thu 6/30/16 6:00 AM 7:30 AM 44 13
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE
86 EUROPEAN TOUR Wed 6/29/16 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 32 12
   100TH OPEN DE FRANCE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up +5 percent (132,000 vs. 126,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (132,000 vs. 155,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up +23 percent (132,000 vs. 107,000) from one week earlier and down -1 percent (132,000 vs. 134,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

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

  • “The Morning Drive” (June 27-30 & July 2-3): 44,000 viewers (17,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Golf Central” (June 27-29): 66,000 viewers (14,000 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 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2016 Wed 6/29/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 103 67
   TOP 100: 20-11
2 NFL GREATEST GAMES Mon 6/27/16 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 100 55
   
3 TOP 10 Thu 6/30/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 97 56
   
4 FOOTBALL LIFE Fri 7/01/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 93 31
   
5 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Mon 6/27/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 92 57
   
5 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Tue 6/28/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 92 47
   
7 FILM SESSION Mon 6/27/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 88 37
   
8 FOOTBALL LIFE Sat 7/02/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 87 43
   
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Wed 6/29/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 87 51
   
10 TOP 10 Thu 6/30/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 84 53
   
27 NFL REDZONE REPLAY Sun 7/03/16 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 70 26
   2015 WEEK 15

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up +11 percent (70,000 vs. 63,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (70,000 vs. 79,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down -4 percent (51,000 vs. 53,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (51,000 vs. 60,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

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

  • “NFL HQ” (June 27-July 1 8-10 a.m.): 31,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (June 27-July 1 7 p.m.): 74,000 (43,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (June 27-July 2 11 p.m.): 66,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)

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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 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Sat 7/02/16 7:06 PM 8:06 PM 166 75
   
2 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sat 7/02/16 1:18 PM 3:09 PM 137 72
   ORLANDO-BLUE/INDIANA
3 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sat 7/02/16 5:02 PM 7:06 PM 134 67
   MIAMI/LA CLIPPERS
4 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sat 7/02/16 3:09 PM 5:02 PM 124 69
   NEW YORK/DETROIT
5 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sat 7/02/16 11:12 AM 1:18 PM 115 56
   CHARLOTTE/ORLANDO-WHITE
6 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Fri 7/01/16 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 112 70
   
7 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sat 7/02/16 9:00 AM 11:12 AM 111 47
   OKLAHOMA CITY/DALLAS
8 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Sat 7/02/16 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 110 59
   
9 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Thu 6/30/16 11:30 PM 12:36 AM 108 60
   
10 COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV Mon 6/27/16 10:00 PM 12:00 AM 104 45
   
11 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Fri 7/01/16 7:30 PM 11:00 PM 99 48
   
15 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sun 7/03/16 1:00 PM 3:01 PM 94 56
   INDIANA/CHARLOTTE
17 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sun 7/03/16 3:01 PM 5:00 PM 92 53
   MIAMI/NEW YORK
19 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Fri 7/01/16 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 86 45
   
20 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (ORL) (live) Sun 7/03/16 5:00 PM 7:05 PM 85 45
   LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY
45 WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 6/29/16 10:00 PM 12:08 AM 55 21
   CONNECTICUT/PHOENIX
55 WNBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 6/30/16 3:30 PM 5:43 PM 50 15
   ATLANTA/LOS ANGELES
90 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Thu 6/30/16 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 34 12
   
107 FREE AGENT FEVER (live) Fri 7/01/16 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 29 11
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down -11 percent (75,000 vs. 84,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (75,000 vs. 87,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is down -19 percent (51,000 vs. 63,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (51,000 vs. 55,000) from the same week one year ago (June 29-July 5, 2015).

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

  • “The Starters (live)” (June 30 & July 1): 50,000 viewers (26,000 adults 18-49)

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WWE Raw

Monday, June 27, 2016 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 1.92 household rating, 3.096 million total viewers and 1.408 million adults 18-49
-9% from 3.420 million total viewers and -11% from 1.582 million adults 18-49 on 6/20/16
-8% from 3.362 million total viewers and +3% from 1.370 million adults 18-49 on 6/29/15

9-10 p.m.: 1.97 household rating, 3.173 million total viewers and 1.446 million adults 18-49
-11% from 3.562 million total viewers and -15% from 1.693 million adults 18-49 on 6/20/16
-10% from 3.544 million total viewers and -0.4% from 1.452 million adults 18-49 on 6/29/15

10-11:12 p.m.: 1.87 household rating, 3.011 million total viewers and 1.410 million adults 18-49
-12% from 3.420 million total viewers and -11% from 1.581 million adults 18-49 on 6/20/16
-14% from 3.482 million total viewers and +1% from 1.391 million adults 18-49 on 6/29/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. July 1 8-11 p.m.: 103,000 total viewers (56,000 adults 18-49)
Fri. July 1 11 p.m.-2 a.m.: 16,000 total viewers (10,000 adults 18-49)
Sat. July 3 3:30-6:30 p.m.: 37,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, June 30, 2016 on USA

8-10 p.m.: 1.28 household rating, 2.080 million total viewers and 0.804 million adults 18-49
-3% from 2.145 million total viewers and -6% from 0.853 million adults 18-49 on USA 6/23/16
-8% from 2.265 million total viewers and +9% from 0.738 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 7/02/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. July 2 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: 59,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49)

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Impact Wrestling (Pop, June 28 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 322,000 total viewers (105,000 adults 18-49)

Lucha Underground (El Rey, June 29 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 116,000 total viewers (48,000 adults 18-49)
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, June 29 9:00-10:00 p.m.): 103,000 total viewers (26,000 adults 18-49)

E-League: Week 6 (TBS, July 1 10:00 p.m.-12:26 a.m.): 265,000 total viewers (138,000 adults 18-49)

Any Given Wednesday (HBO, June 29 10:00-10:27 p.m.): 362,000 total viewers (229,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, July 3 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 240,000 total viewers (81,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, July 3 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 459,000 total viewers (212,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, July 3 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 449,000 total viewers (170,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, July 3 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 427,000 total viewers (157,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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