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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON: Chicago at N.Y. Jets | Mon | 8:15PM-11:45PM | 210 | 8.4 | 13265 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Tennessee at Georgia | Sat | 12:01PM- 3:39PM | 218 | 3.1 | 4721 |
3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Dover | Sun | 2:00PM- 5:50PM | 230 | 2.3 | 3786 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER (live) | Mon | 11:45PM- 1:00AM | 75 | 2.4 | 3416 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Missouri at South Carolina | Sat | 6:54PM-10:50PM | 236 | 1.9 | 3384 |
6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Oregon State at USC | Sat | 10:50PM- 2:11AM | 201 | 1.6 | 2694 |
7 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 8:15PM | 135 | 1.4 | 1985 |
8 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Dover (Sept.) | Sat | 3:39PM- 5:42PM | 123 | 1.2 | 1859 |
9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State | Thu | 7:25PM-11:22PM | 237 | 1.1 | 1836 |
10 | NFL COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 10:00AM- 1:00PM | 180 | 1.1 | 1629 |
11 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-12:01PM | 181 | 1.0 | 1492 |
16 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers | Wed | 10:43PM- 1:20AM | 157 | 0.8 | 1125 |
22 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees | Tue | 7:00PM-10:33PM | 213 | 0.6 | 888 |
24 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers | Tue | 10:33PM- 1:00AM | 147 | 0.6 | 858 |
30 | MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY: Kansas City at Cleveland | Wed | 7:00PM-10:43PM | 223 | 0.6 | 777 |
60 | E:60: Morganna, The Kissing Bandit | Fri | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.4 | 556 |
64 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: St. John Bosco (CA) vs. Bishop Gorman (NV) | Fri | 9:53PM-12:46AM | 173 | 0.3 | 544 |
80 | POKER: 2014 WSOP | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 480 |
97 | POKER: 2014 WSOP | Sun | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.3 | 439 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 17 percent (3.031 million vs. 3.644 million) from one week earlier and down 8 percent (3.031 million vs. 3.292 million) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 7 percent (1.238 million vs. 1.334 million) from one week earlier and down 4 percent (1.238 million vs. 1.296 million) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Sep. 22-26): 517,000
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, Sep. 23-26): 538,000
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Sep. 22-26): 665,000
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Sep. 22-26): 1.023 million
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 23-26 & 28 early evening): 687,000
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Sep. 22-28 late night): 1.138 million
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Duke at Miami | Sat | 7:30PM-11:12PM | 222 | 0.7 | 1164 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:54PM- 7:00PM | 6 | 0.6 | 933 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (Various) | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:54PM | 204 | 0.6 | 933 |
4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 7:00PM- 7:30PM | 30 | 0.6 | 911 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Fresno State at New Mexico | Fri | 8:00PM-11:21PM | 201 | 0.6 | 838 |
6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Wyoming at Michigan State | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:12PM | 192 | 0.5 | 803 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sat | 11:12PM-12:00AM | 48 | 0.4 | 728 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Sat | 12:00AM- 1:00AM | 60 | 0.3 | 555 |
9 | NHRA DRAG RACING: Midwest Nationals | Sun | 4:00PM- 7:00PM | 180 | 0.3 | 488 |
10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:12PM- 3:30PM | 18 | 0.3 | 483 |
16 | MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers | Wed | 10:08PM-10:44PM | 36 | 0.3 | 396 |
17 | FANTASY SHOW (live) | Sun | 11:00AM- 1:00PM | 120 | 0.3 | 393 |
17 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers | Tue | 10:08PM-10:36PM | 28 | 0.3 | 393 |
44 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 8:30AM- 9:00AM | 30 | 0.2 | 249 |
49 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun | 7:00PM- 8:30PM | 90 | 0.1 | 245 |
65 | COLIN’S NEW FOOTBALL SHOW (live) | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 213 |
75 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND | Sun | 8:00AM- 8:30AM | 30 | 0.1 | 192 |
93 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Penn State vs. Minnesota | Sun | 1:00PM- 3:00PM | 120 | 0.1 | 156 |
110 | X GAMES: World of X – Big Wave Hellmen | Thu | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 134 |
113 | X GAMES: World of X – Big Wave Hellmen | Mon | 8:00PM- 9:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 129 |
114 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: L.A. Galaxy at N.Y. Red Bulls | Sun | 8:30PM-10:36PM | 126 | 0.1 | 127 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 21 percent (434,000 vs. 548,000) from one week earlier and down 31 percent (434,000 vs. 632,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 3 percent (283,000 vs. 292,000) from one week earlier and down 9 percent (283,000 vs. 311,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-26): 222,000
- “First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-26): 346,000
- “Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-26): 280,000
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-25): 205,000
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Sep. 23-25): 213,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (ESPN2, Sep. 23-25): 139,000
- “Olbermann” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-26): 190,000
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Sep. 22-26): 128,000
- “Baseball Tonight” (average of each day’s most-watched telecast Sep. 22-26): 173,000
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Sep. 22, 24-25 & 28): 75,000
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: North Carolina at Clemson | Sat | 7:05PM-10:43PM | 218 | 0.3 | 680 |
2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: South Florida at Wisconsin | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:05PM | 185 | 0.3 | 590 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 3:05PM- 3:30PM | 25 | 0.2 | 376 |
4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Wake Forest at Louisville | Sat | 3:30PM- 6:48PM | 198 | 0.2 | 309 |
5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Oregon State at USC | Sat | 10:43PM-10:52PM | 9 | 0.2 | 275 |
6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) | Sat | 6:48PM- 7:05PM | 17 | 0.1 | 238 |
7 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.2 | 237 |
8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | Sun | 10:00AM-11:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 192 |
9 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 172 |
10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Appalachian State at Georgia Southern | Thu | 7:30PM-10:54PM | 204 | 0.1 | 156 |
10 | SPORTSCENTERU | Sun | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.1 | 156 |
17 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at LSU | Wed | 9:20PM-11:04PM | 104 | 0.1 | 112 |
37 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Texas at West Virginia | Wed | 7:00PM- 9:20PM | 140 | 0.0 | 69 |
74 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) | Mon | 6:00PM- 7:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 44 |
89 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Virginia at Florida State | Sun | 4:03PM- 6:00PM | 117 | 0.0 | 35 |
97 | EDGE (live) | Sat | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 60 | 0.0 | 32 |
108 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Missouri at Florida | Sun | 2:00PM- 4:03PM | 123 | 0.0 | 27 |
128 | DARI & MEL (live) | Sat | 9:00AM-10:00AM | 60 | 0.0 | 6 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 37 percent (185,000 vs. 135,000) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (185,000 vs. 212,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down 3 percent (89,000 vs. 92,000) from one week earlier and down 13 percent (89,000 vs. 102,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:
- “The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 65,000
- “CFB Daily” (live editions): 56,000
- “You Herd Me with Colin Cowherd” (afternoon): 45,000
ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs
RANK | PROGRAM | DAY | TIME | DUR | HH | VWRS (000) |
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1 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Fri | 8:00PM- 9:01PM | 61 | 0.1 | 184 |
2 | NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Dover (Sept.) | Sat | 3:30PM- 3:39PM | 9 | 0.1 | 182 |
3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Texas State at Tulsa | Sat | 8:00PM-11:48PM | 228 | 0.1 | 176 |
4 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Tue | 9:00PM-10:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 138 |
5 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) | Fri | 10:00PM-11:17PM | 77 | 0.1 | 129 |
6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue | 7:30PM- 8:00PM | 30 | 0.1 | 127 |
7 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 120 |
8 | ESPN GOAL LINE (live) | Sat | 3:39PM- 4:00PM | 21 | 0.1 | 116 |
8 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun | 9:30AM-10:00AM | 30 | 0.1 | 116 |
8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM (live) | Sun | 10:00PM-11:00PM | 60 | 0.1 | 116 |
13 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Temple at Connecticut | Sat | 4:00PM- 7:17PM | 197 | 0.1 | 109 |
15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Tulane at Rutgers | Sat | 12:00PM- 3:02PM | 182 | 0.1 | 107 |
177 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: Kentucky at LSU | Wed | 9:00PM- 9:21PM | 21 | 0.0 | 15 |
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is down 42 percent (93,000 vs. 159,000) from one week earlier and down 6 percent (93,000 vs. 99,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 25 percent (52,000 vs. 69,000) from one week earlier and down 26 percent (52,000 vs. 70,000) from the same week one year ago (September 23-29, 2013).
For the week, ESPNEWS’s daily talkers “SVP & Russillo” averaged 27,000 viewers and “ESPN FC” averaged 39,000.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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