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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 9/12/16 6:55 PM 10:12 PM 12961 6112
   PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON
2 NFL REGULAR SEASON (live) Mon 9/12/16 10:12 PM 1:28 AM 10252 5383
   LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO
3 SPORTSCENTER (live) Mon 9/12/16 1:28 AM 3:00 AM 2649 1577
   N/A
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/17/16 10:55 PM 2:37 AM 2447 1227
   TEXAS/CALIFORNIA
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Thu 9/15/16 7:25 PM 11:01 PM 2159 910
   HOUSTON/CINCINNATI
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/17/16 7:05 PM 10:55 PM 2088 879
   TEXAS A&M/AUBURN
7 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 9/17/16 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 1957 991
   N/A
8 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/18/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1720 992
   N/A
9 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) Sun 9/18/16 8:00 PM 11:43 PM 1468 424
   NY YANKEES/BOSTON
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 9/16/16 7:55 PM 11:26 PM 1454 614
   BAYLOR/RICE
12 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) Mon 9/12/16 5:00 PM 6:55 PM 1347 706
   N/A
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/17/16 3:29 PM 6:48 PM 1000 318
   PITTSBURGH/OKLAHOMA STATE
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/17/16 12:00 PM 3:17 PM 955 446
   MIAMI (FL)/APPALACHIAN STATE
29 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY (live) Wed 9/14/16 7:00 PM 9:47 PM 743 289
   BALTIMORE/BOSTON
38 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 9/17/16 4:39 AM 5:09 AM 660 404
   N/A
68 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF (live) Tue 9/13/16 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 514 307
   N/A
81 MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – LATE (live) Wed 9/14/16 10:00 PM 1:10 AM 473 219
   SEATTLE/LA ANGELS
86 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Tue 9/13/16 7:00 PM 9:37 PM 439 241
   FINLAND/USA
117 WC OF HOCKEY STUDIO (live) Tue 9/13/16 9:37 PM 10:00 PM 301 182
   N/A
144 DRONE RACING Sun 9/18/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 223 111
   2016 US DRONE RACING NATIONALS
146 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Sun 9/18/16 3:00 PM 5:49 PM 195 97
   SWEDEN/RUSSIA
149 WC OF HOCKEY STUDIO (live) Sun 9/18/16 5:49 PM 6:00 PM 180 86
   N/A

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up +38 percent (3,374,000 vs. 2,444,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (3,374,000 vs. 4,318,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +18 percent (1,176,000 vs. 1,000,000) from one week earlier and down -22 percent (1,176,000 vs. 1,515,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 296,000 (173,000 adults 18-49)
  • “College Football Live” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 310,000 (159,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 405,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 541,000 (281,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16): 491,000 (275,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 524,000 (289,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 559,000 (303,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16): 798,000 (422,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 7 a.m.): 370,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 8 a.m.): 380,000 (211,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 9 a.m.): 381,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 13-16 & 18 6 p.m.): 480,000 (251,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 13, 15-16 & 18 11 p.m.): 745,000 (417,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 13 & 15-16 midnight): 615,000 (360,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Sep. 12-16 & 18 1 a.m.): 985,000 (589,000 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 FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/17/16 7:00 PM 10:45 PM 1191 461
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/LSU
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/17/16 12:00 PM 3:15 PM 968 358
   NORTH DAKOTA STATE/IOWA
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/17/16 10:45 PM 2:00 AM 764 303
   UCLA/BYU
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/17/16 3:15 PM 3:30 PM 721 293
   N/A
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Fri 9/16/16 9:30 PM 1:15 AM 720 332
   ARIZONA STATE/TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO
6 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 9/18/16 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 458 324
   N/A
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 9/12/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 390 168
   N/A
8 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Sat 9/17/16 3:30 PM 6:15 PM 360 200
   USA/EUROPE
9 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 9/12/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 355 196
   N/A
10 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 9/13/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 333 185
   N/A
12 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 9/16/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 305 169
   N/A
13 FIRST TAKE (live) Wed 9/14/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 303 168
   N/A
15 HIS & HERS (live) Tue 9/13/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 297 167
   N/A
17 HIS & HERS (live) Mon 9/12/16 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 284 185
   N/A
24 FIRST TAKE (live) Thu 9/15/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 269 141
   N/A
25 USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) Thu 9/15/16 7:55 PM 10:06 PM 266 134
   USA/THAILAND
26 WNBA BASKETBALL (live) Tue 9/13/16 8:00 PM 10:40 PM 265 90
   MINNESOTA/CHICAGO
27 POKER Mon 9/12/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 259 62
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
31 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 9/17/16 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 244 132
   N/A
33 HIS & HERS (live) Fri 9/16/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 240 170
   N/A
34 POKER Mon 9/12/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 238 52
   2016 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
39 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Sun 9/18/16 8:00 PM 10:45 PM 229 123
   NORTH AMERICA/FINLAND
42 HIS & HERS (live) Thu 9/15/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 226 138
   N/A
45 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 9/18/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 223 76
   N/A
46 HIS & HERS (live) Wed 9/14/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 216 132
   N/A
52 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY (live) Wed 9/14/16 7:30 PM 10:22 PM 202 100
   RUSSIA/CANADA
64 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 9/18/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 183 74
   N/A
69 US OPEN CUP SOCCER (live) Tue 9/13/16 10:40 PM 12:14 AM 172 100
   FC DALLAS/NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
92 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 9/18/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 132 46
   N/A
96 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Wed 9/14/16 2:30 PM 4:43 PM 126 77
   JUVENTUS/SEVILLA
105 DRONE RACING LEAGUE Thu 9/15/16 11:05 PM 12:00 AM 106 49
   N/A
110 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER (live) Tue 9/13/16 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 99 54
   BAYERN MUNICH/ROSTOV
111 WNBA BASKETBALL (live) Sun 9/18/16 4:00 PM 6:15 PM 97 20
   DALLAS/INDIANA
119 WC OF HOCKEY STUDIO (live) Fri 9/16/16 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 88 43
   WC OF HOCKEY PREVIEW
134 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY Tue 9/13/16 2:30 AM 4:30 AM 43 24
   FINLAND/USA
135 ARM WRESTLING Thu 9/15/16 1:30 AM 2:30 AM 40 24
   WORLD ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down -59 percent (380,000 vs. 927,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (380,000 vs. 449,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -46 percent (259,000 vs. 482,000) from one week earlier and about even (259,000 vs. 260,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 275,000 (138,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 313,000 (172,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-16): 249,000 (155,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-14): 74,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-16): 143,000 (80,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, Sep. 12-13 & 15-16): 97,000 (51,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 13-15): 90,000 (44,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 12): 190,000 (103,000 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 FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 9/17/16 7:29 PM 11:00 PM 543 181
   NORTH TEXAS/FLORIDA
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY Sun 9/18/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 285 154
   N/A
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/17/16 3:35 PM 6:52 PM 214 77
   BOSTON COLLEGE/VIRGINIA TECH
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/17/16 6:52 PM 7:29 PM 179 42
   N/A
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 9/17/16 3:25 PM 3:35 PM 155 50
   N/A
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (live) Sat 9/17/16 12:00 PM 3:25 PM 145 39
   KANSAS/MEMPHIS
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Tue 9/13/16 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 141 64
   VIRGINIA TECH/TENNESSEE
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUNDAY (love) Sun 9/18/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 125 60
   N/A
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Sun 9/18/16 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 106 44
   ALABAMA/OLE MISS
10 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (live) Fri 9/16/16 7:30 PM 10:46 PM 88 34
   ST. JOSEPH (PA)/ARCHBISHOP WOOD (PA)
16 NCAA FOOTBALL Sat 9/17/16 11:00 PM 2:21 AM 79 32
   GRAMBLING STATE/JACKSON STATE
52 NCAA FOOTBALL (live) Thu 9/15/16 7:30 PM 11:37 PM 38 12
   ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF/ALCORN STATE
121 WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Sun 9/18/16 3:00 PM 7:04 PM 16 9
   VANDERBILT/MISSISSIPPI STATE
129 MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER REGULAR SEASON (live) Fri 9/16/16 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 13 7
   BOSTON UNIVERSITY/PRINCETON

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -32 percent (144,000 vs. 213,000) from one week earlier and up +4 percent (144,000 vs. 139,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -37 percent (62,000 vs. 98,000) from one week earlier and down -14 percent (62,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (September 14-20, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Sep. 12-16): 28,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
  • “CFB Daily” (ESPNU, Sep. 12-13 & 15-16): 54,000 (20,000 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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