ESPN Ratings Buzz: July 11-17

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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 +105 percent (1,372,000 vs. 670,000) from one week earlier and down -6 percent (1,372,000 vs. 1,466,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -36 percent (482,000 vs. 748,000) from one week earlier and down -44 percent (482,000 vs. 868,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

• “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, July 11-15): 275,000 (168,000 adults 18-49)
• “College Football Live” (ESPN, July 11-15): 242,000 (144,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, July 11-15): 274,000 (152,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Live” (ESPN, July 11-15): 341,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsNation” (ESPN, July 11-15): 384,000 (226,000 adults 18-49)
• “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, July 11-12 & 14-15): 438,000 (257,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the Horn” (ESPN, July 11-12 & 14-15): 498,000 (269,000 adults 18-49)
• “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, July 11-12 & 14-15): 736,000 (392,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, July 11 & 16): 577,000 (279,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 11-15 7 a.m.): 259,000 (147,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 11-15 8 a.m.): 283,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 11-15 9 a.m.): 287,000 (168,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 11-13 & 15 6 p.m.): 410,000 (235,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter” (ESPN, July 11-17 11 p.m.): 554,000 (281,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 12 & 15-16 midnight): 341,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
• “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, July 15-16 1 a.m.): 324,000 (183,000 adults 18-49)

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 -8 percent (236,000 vs. 257,000) from one week earlier and down -2 percent (236,000 vs. 241,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down -20 percent (176,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and up +1 percent (176,000 vs. 174,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, July 11-15): 188,000 (92,000 adults 18-49)
• “First Take (live)” (ESPN2, July 11-15): 262,000 (150,000 adults 18-49)
• “His & Hers (live)” (ESPN2, July 11-15): 227,000 (145,000 adults 18-49)
• “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, July 11-12): 131,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
• “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, July 11-12): 113,000 (72,000 adults 18-49)

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 down -14 percent (49,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and up +2 percent (49,000 vs. 48,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -25 percent (30,000 vs. 40,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (30,000 vs. 38,000) from the same week one year ago (July 13-19, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

• “The Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, July 11-12): 24,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
• “ESPNU Studio” (ESPNU, July 11-14): 26,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research