Ratings: Manchester Derby on NBCSN is Cable’s Most-Watched Premier League Match in Over One Year

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Ratings News and Notes

This year’s Manchester Derby in English Premier League – Manchester City vs. Manchester United – scored solid ratings for NBCSN. The Sunday, Dec. 10 match posted 902,000 viewers, an impressive 45 percent jump from their previous meeting on Mar. 20, 2016 (623,000 viewers; also on NBCSN). It’s the most-watched EPL match on cable since Leicester City-Manchester United on NBCSN on May 1, 2016 (908,000 viewers).

NBCSN Top 25 (and Select) Programs

Week of Dec. 4-10, 2017

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Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

• “Pro Football Talk AM” (NBCSN, Dec. 4-8): 19,000 (6,000 adults 18-49)
• “Dan Patrick Show” (NBCSN, Dec. 4-8): 60,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 25 (and Select) Programs

Week of Dec. 4-10, 2017

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Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

• “First Things First” (FS1, Dec. 4-8): 55,000 (32,000 adults 18-49)
• “Skip & Shannon: Undisputed” (FS1, Dec. 4-8): 154,000 (81,000 adults 18-49)
• “The Herd” (FS1, Dec. 4-8): 112,000 (48,000 adults 18-49)
• “Speak for Yourself” (FS1, Dec. 4-8): 93,000 (76,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR Race Hub” (FS1. Dec. 4): 70,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)
• “TMZ Sports” (FS1, Dec. 4-8): 51,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)
• “TMZ Sports Weekend” (FS1, late Dec. 9 3:01-3:30 a.m.): 119,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)
• “Yesterday Today” (FS1, Dec. 5-8): 22,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs

Week of Dec. 4-10, 2017

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Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research