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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

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

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

About Douglas Pucci

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