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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS
(000)
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)
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)
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)
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

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.

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