2016-09-23



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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 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 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

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