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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 2:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 4104 | 2139 |
FINAL: PORTUGAL/FRANCE | ||||||
2 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 9:00 AM | 2:30 PM | 1791 | 623 |
MEN’S FINAL/MIXED DOUBLES FINAL | ||||||
3 | EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 2:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 1678 | 863 |
SEMIFINAL: GERMANY/FRANCE | ||||||
4 | EURO TONIGHT (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 1633 | 957 |
5 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 9:00 AM | 3:28 PM | 1604 | 470 |
WOMEN’S FINAL/MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL | ||||||
6 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:07 PM | 1586 | 535 |
ARIZONA AT SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
7 | EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 2:29 PM | 5:30 PM | 1383 | 667 |
SEMIFINAL: PORTUGAL/WALES | ||||||
8 | GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS | Mon 7/04/16 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 1328 | 598 |
2016 NATHAN’S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST | ||||||
9 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Fri 7/08/16 | 7:59 AM | 2:30 PM | 976 | 310 |
MEN’S SEMIFINALS | ||||||
10 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 953 | 543 |
11 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 8:00 AM | 3:00 PM | 910 | 319 |
ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
12 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 8:00 AM | 2:02 PM | 800 | 234 |
WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS | ||||||
13 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 8:00 AM | 2:29 PM | 786 | 228 |
MEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
14 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 4:00 PM | 7:03 PM | 747 | 264 |
COLORADO AT SAN FRANCISCO | ||||||
16 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 704 | 324 |
17 | MLB TUESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:20 PM | 688 | 266 |
PITTSBURGH AT ST. LOUIS | ||||||
18 | BASEBALL RAIN DELAY (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 7:03 PM | 9:29 PM | 681 | 260 |
22 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 613 | 198 |
24 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 9:29 PM | 12:52 AM | 610 | 264 |
DETROIT AT CLEVELAND | ||||||
28 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:29 PM | 577 | 226 |
TEXAS AT BOSTON | ||||||
29 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 553 | 235 |
31 | MLS REGULAR SEASON (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 3:28 PM | 5:30 PM | 536 | 249 |
SEATTLE SOUNDERS/LA GALAXY | ||||||
32 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 523 | 158 |
WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
41 | MLB ALL-STAR SELECTION (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 469 | 221 |
42 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Fri 7/08/16 | 10:46 PM | 12:40 AM | 461 | 255 |
LA LAKERS/NEW ORLEANS | ||||||
44 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 9:00 PM | 11:22 PM | 442 | 160 |
MARIO BARRIOS/DEVIS BOSCHEIRO | ||||||
58 | E:60 | Thu 7/07/16 | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 393 | 263 |
73 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Fri 7/08/16 | 8:37 PM | 10:46 PM | 327 | 190 |
MINNESOTA/DENVER | ||||||
84 | EURO PREVIEW SHOW | Sat 7/09/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 293 | 176 |
89 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 270 | 137 |
102 | TENNIS: BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON (live) | Fri 7/08/16 | 7:00 AM | 7:59 AM | 211 | 101 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -23 percent (670,000 vs. 873,000) from one week earlier and down -17 percent (670,000 vs. 803,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +34 percent (748,000 vs. 560,000) from one week earlier and up +17 percent (748,000 vs. 640,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 8): 413,000 (208,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, July 8): 432,000 (255,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, July 8): 394,000 (241,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, July 5 & 8): 445,000 (238,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 6): 501,000 (208,000 adults 18-49)
- “Euro Tonight” (ESPN, July 10): 1,633,000 (957,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 4-6 7 a.m.): 305,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 5-10 6 p.m.): 526,000 (303,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 5-7 & 9-10 11 p.m.): 568,000 (313,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 5-7 & 9 midnight): 505,000 (303,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 4-9 1 a.m.): 452,000 (270,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS | Mon 7/04/16 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 554 | 212 |
2016 NATHAN’S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST | ||||||
2 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 536 | 132 |
ROUND OF 16 | ||||||
3 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 8:30 PM | 10:40 PM | 534 | 308 |
PHILADELPHIA/LA LAKERS | ||||||
4 | SPORTSNATION | Thu 7/07/16 | 5:02 PM | 5:30 PM | 474 | 304 |
5 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 10:40 PM | 12:34 AM | 443 | 241 |
SAN ANTONIO/GOLDEN STATE | ||||||
6 | SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 4:00 PM | 5:02 PM | 357 | 213 |
7 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 AM | 2:20 PM | 355 | 101 |
WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
8 | SPORTSNATION (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 4:05 PM | 4:30 PM | 353 | 115 |
9 | NFL INSIDERS (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 2:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 337 | 119 |
10 | JALEN & JACOBY | Wed 7/06/16 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 328 | 153 |
16 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 8:32 PM | 10:30 PM | 291 | 158 |
CHICAGO/PHILADELPHIA | ||||||
19 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 10:30 PM | 12:32 AM | 277 | 152 |
PHOENIX/BOSTON | ||||||
23 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 8:00 AM | 4:05 PM | 273 | 67 |
MEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ||||||
24 | CITY SLAM | Sun 7/10/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 271 | 165 |
35 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:08 PM | 233 | 102 |
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS AT HAMILTON TIGER CATS | ||||||
36 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:10 PM | 232 | 88 |
CHICAGO/MINNESOTA | ||||||
37 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Wed 7/06/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 230 | 114 |
41 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 6:00 PM | 8:09 PM | 223 | 106 |
NEW YORK RED BULLS/PORTLAND TIMBERS | ||||||
47 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Wed 7/06/16 | 10:00 PM | 10:40 PM | 220 | 118 |
69 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Thu 7/07/16 | 10:08 PM | 1:00 AM | 169 | 83 |
TORONTO ARGONAUTS AT BC LIONS | ||||||
69 | CITY SLAM | Tue 7/05/16 | 10:10 PM | 11:00 PM | 169 | 84 |
86 | AMATEUR LACROSSE (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 141 | 58 |
88 | CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (live) | Fri 7/08/16 | 10:00 PM | 1:19 AM | 131 | 55 |
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS AT EDMONTON ESKIMOS | ||||||
96 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (live) | Sat 7/09/16 | 3:00 PM | 3:31 PM | 115 | 66 |
98 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 7/10/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 113 | 51 |
128 | COLLEGE SWIMMING | Fri 7/08/16 | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 67 | 31 |
130 | BASSMASTERS | Sun 7/10/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 63 | 27 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -8 percent (257,000 vs. 279,000) from one week earlier and up +30 percent (257,000 vs. 197,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -34 percent (219,000 vs. 331,000) from one week earlier and up +10 percent (219,000 vs. 199,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 4-8): 175,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 4-6): 94,000 (56,000 adults 18-49)
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, July 6-7): 166,000 (87,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, July 5-9): 133,000 (70,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, July 8): 157,000 (86,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, July 5 & 7-8): 210,000 (108,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN2, July 5 & 9): 232,000 (124,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, July 5-7): 283,000 (139,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, July 5-8): 292,000 (154,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
VIEWER RANK |
PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME |
END TIME |
VIEWERS (000) |
A18-49 (000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 159 | 82 |
2 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Wed 7/06/16 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 123 | 53 |
3 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 7/10/16 | 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 120 | 43 |
4 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP | Wed 7/06/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 109 | 33 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT | Tue 7/05/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 95 | 31 |
6 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (live) | Sun 7/10/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 83 | 43 |
7 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORNING (live) | Mon 7/04/16 | 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 73 | 30 |
8 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | Mon 7/04/16 | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 70 | 33 |
9 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 7/09/16 | 11:00 PM | 1:00 AM | 66 | 29 |
10 | OBSTACLE COURSE | Tue 7/05/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 61 | 20 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -7 percent (57,000 vs. 61,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (57,000 vs. 63,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -13 percent (40,000 vs. 46,000) from one week earlier and down -5 percent (40,000 vs. 42,000) from the same week one year ago (July 6-12, 2015).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPNU, July 4-6): 112,000 (51,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research