ESPN Ratings Buzz: November 17-23

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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is up 16 percent (3.538 million vs. 3.048 million) from one week earlier and up 11 percent (3.538 million vs. 3.177 million) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 3 percent (1.192 million vs. 1.226 million) from one week earlier and about even (1.192 million vs. 1.194 million) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Nov. 17, 19-21): 491,000 (prior week: 384,000)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, Nov. 17, 19-21: 650,000 (prior week: 580,000)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Nov. 17, 19-21): 723,000 (prior week: 700,000)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Nov. 17, 19-21): 943,000 (prior week: 1.072 million)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Nov. 19-21 & Nov. 23 early evening): 677,000 (prior week: 988,000)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Nov. 17-23 late night): 994,000 (prior week: 1.008 million)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 44 percent (465,000 vs. 836,000) from one week earlier and down 34 percent (465,000 vs. 702,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 19 percent (301,000 vs. 370,000) from one week earlier and down 11 percent (301,000 vs. 338,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Nov. 17-18 & 20-21): 259,000 (prior week: 251,000
• “First Take” (ESPN2, Nov. 17-18 & 20-21): 432,000 (prior week: 426,000)
• “His & Hers” (formerly known as “Numbers Never Lie”; ESPN2, Nov. 17-18 & 20-21): 345,000 (prior week: 328,000)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Nov. 17 & 19-20): 228,000 (prior week: 221,000)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Nov. 17 & 19-20): 258,000 (prior week: 263,000)
• “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Nov. 17 & 19-20): 158,000 (prior week: 178,000)
• “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Nov. 17 & 19): 140,000 (prior week: 135,000)
• “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Nov. 17 & 19): 128,000 (prior week: 92,000)
• “NBA Tonight” (ESPN2, Nov. 18-19 & 21): 193,000 (prior week: 213,000)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 46 percent (223,000 vs. 153,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (223,000 vs. 230,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 2 percent (97,000 vs. 71,000) from one week earlier and down 12 percent (97,000 vs. 110,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:

• “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 54,000 (prior week: 46,000)
• “CFB Daily” (live editions): 49,000 (prior week: 51,000)
• “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon Nov. 17): 69,000 (prior week: 38,000)

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 1 percent (87,000 vs. 88,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (87,000 vs. 92,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is up 5 percent (62,000 vs. 59,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (62,000 vs. 64,000) from the same week one year ago (November 18-24, 2013).

For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 51,000 viewers (prior week: 53,000) and “ESPN FC” averaged 48,000 (prior week: 37,000).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research