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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/23/16 10:35 PM 1:07 AM 2538 1502
   LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON (live) Wed 3/23/16 8:05 PM 10:35 PM 1419 797
   NEW YORK/CHICAGO
3 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sun 3/27/16 3:31 PM 5:39 PM 1376 379
   TENNESSEE/SYRACUSE
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM (live) Wed 3/23/16 1:07 AM 2:06 AM 1205 683
   
5 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sun 3/27/16 1:00 PM 2:58 PM 1034 301
   WASHINGTON/STANFORD
6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Mon 3/21/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 996 549
   
7 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Sun 3/27/16 5:39 PM 6:00 PM 988 277
   
8 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Sun 3/27/16 2:58 PM 3:31 PM 951 263
   
9 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 11:30 AM 1:25 PM 937 344
   MISSISSIPPI STATE/CONNECTICUT
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 3/23/16 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 886 439
   
11 MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) Tue 3/22/16 1:20 PM 5:35 PM 863 353
   TAMPA BAY/CUBA
13 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 4:05 PM 6:05 PM 846 224
   FLORIDA STATE/BAYLOR
15 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 1:54 PM 4:05 PM 815 230
   UCLA/TEXAS
18 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Tue 3/22/16 9:04 PM 11:08 PM 789 272
   CREIGHTON/BRIGHAM YOUNG
23 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Tue 3/22/16 7:00 PM 8:51 PM 701 264
   ST. MARY’S/VALPARAISO
28 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/21/16 9:08 PM 10:57 PM 646 262
   GEORGIA TECH/SOUTH CAROLINA
32 NBA PRE GAME Wed 3/23/16 7:00 PM 8:05 PM 620 364
   NBA COUNTDOWN
35 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/21/16 7:00 PM 9:08 PM 585 255
   GEORGE WASHINGTON/MONMOUTH
36 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 3/27/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 581 302
   
51 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 6:32 PM 8:23 PM 519 107
   DEPAUL/OREGON STATE
53 MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) Thu 3/24/16 7:00 PM 11:15 PM 512 203
   CHICAGO CUBS/SAN FRANCISCO
53 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 3/27/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 512 273
   
55 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 7:00 PM 9:06 PM 508 129
   SYRACUSE/SOUTH CAROLINA
75 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 9:34 PM 11:28 PM 424 112
   STANFORD/NOTRE DAME
79 MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) Mon 3/21/16 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 417 200
   BOSTON/ST. LOUIS
85 MLB SPRING TRAINING (live) Fri 3/25/16 1:00 PM 4:05 PM 398 157
   ST. LOUIS/NY METS
135 NBA COAST TO COAST (live) Sat 3/26/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 218 95
   

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -4 percent (657,000 vs. 685,000) from one week earlier and down -11 percent (657,000 vs. 740,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is up +12 percent (555,000 vs. 495,000) from one week earlier and about even (555,000 vs. 553,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:

  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, Mar. 24): 343,000 (208,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 350,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 380,000 (202,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, Mar. 23-24): 271,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN, Mar. 23-25): 337,000 (185,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 408,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 543,000 (290,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25): 871,000 (440,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 7 a.m.): 399,000 (240,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 8 a.m.): 403,000 (242,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 9 a.m.): 377,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-25 & 27 6 p.m.): 506,000 (245,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, Mar. 21-22 & 24-27 11 p.m.): 488,000 (264,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 21, 22, 24 & 26 midnight): 514,000 (291,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, Mar. 21-26 1 a.m.): 584,000 (341,000 adults 18-49)

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Mon 3/21/16 9:00 PM 11:11 PM 784 178
   VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES
2 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Mon 3/21/16 6:30 PM 8:51 PM 605 154
   VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES
3 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/23/16 9:04 PM 11:05 PM 542 152
   GEORGIA TECH/SAN DIEGO STATE
4 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Wed 3/23/16 7:00 PM 9:04 PM 532 144
   FLORIDA/GEORGE WASHINGTON
5 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Mon 3/21/16 8:51 PM 9:00 PM 525 125
   
6 FIRST TAKE (live) Mon 3/21/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 504 309
   
7 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) Mon 3/21/16 11:11 PM 11:30 PM 436 107
   
8 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 9:34 PM 11:36 PM 421 86
   TENNESSEE/OHIO STATE
9 FIRST TAKE (live) Fri 3/25/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 386 194
   
10 FIRST TAKE (live) Tue 3/22/16 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 384 240
   
10 HIS & HERS (live) Mon 3/21/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 384 226
   
14 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/21/16 11:30 PM 1:43 AM 332 121
   WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO STATE
16 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER Sat 3/26/16 3:30 PM 6:00 PM 323 150
   GERMANY/ENGLAND
21 WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 7:00 PM 8:59 PM 301 63
   WASHINGTON/KENTUCKY
35 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Sun 3/27/16 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 258 93
   SEC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
37 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/26/16 12:00 PM 2:39 PM 250 80
   FLORIDA/LSU
72 OUTSIDE THE LINES Sun 3/27/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 189 113
   
76 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 6:00 PM 8:45 PM 186 76
   MICHIGAN/NORTH DAKOTA
77 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) Thu 3/24/16 3:30 PM 5:43 PM 180 99
   ITALY/SPAIN
81 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 3/27/16 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 176 107
   
84 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sun 3/27/16 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 168 93
   
88 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Sat 3/26/16 9:00 PM 11:54 PM 164 47
   TEXAS/BAYLOR
102 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/26/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 146 63
   DIV 2-NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
106 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/26/16 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 142 57
   NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
107 KICKBOXING Sun 3/27/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 133 48
   
119 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sat 3/26/16 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 109 47
   2016 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: DAY 2
122 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/26/16 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 106 56
   COLLEGE DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
124 CHEERLEADING Sat 3/26/16 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 99 64
   COLLEGE DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
130 BASSMASTER CLASSIC Sat 3/26/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 81 39
   2016 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: DAY 1

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +39 percent (363,000 vs. 262,000) from one week earlier and down -10 percent (363,000 vs. 403,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +5 percent (230,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and up +4 percent (230,000 vs. 221,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 246,000 (110,000 adults 18-49)
  • “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 391,000 (232,000 adults 18-49)
  • “His & Hers” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-25): 279,000 (163,000 adults 18-49)
  • “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 126,000 (76,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 138,000 (73,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-24 & 26): 156,000 (74,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, Mar. 21 & 23-25): 124,000 (62,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 237,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 232,000 (123,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Live” (ESPN2, Mar. 21-22 & 25): 272,000 (145,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, Mar. 21, 23, 25): 215,000 (112,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsNation” (ESPN2, Mar. 22 & 25): 209,000 (125,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 222,000 (140,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Mar. 22): 301,000 (164,000 adults 18-49)

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 5:30 PM 8:31 PM 115 63
   NOTRE DAME/MICHIGAN
2 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sun 3/27/16 1:00 PM 3:12 PM 104 44
   JOHNS HOPKINS/VIRGINIA
3 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Tue 3/22/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 94 59
   30 FOR 30: FANTASTIC LIES
4 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 3/26/16 12:00 PM 2:14 PM 92 43
   SYRACUSE/DUKE
5 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sun 3/27/16 5:00 PM 7:42 PM 87 36
   FERRIS STATE/DENVER
6 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Tue 3/22/16 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 75 43
   SEC STORIED: DOMINIQUE
6 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sun 3/27/16 7:42 PM 10:20 PM 75 29
   MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL/QUINNIPIAC
8 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 9:05 PM 11:42 PM 69 27
   MINNESOTA DULUTH/BOSTON COLLEGE
9 COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Sat 3/26/16 2:14 PM 4:01 PM 68 29
   NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND
10 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Mon 3/21/16 9:00 PM 11:00 PM 66 20
   
12 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 4:01 PM 6:43 PM 60 25
   RIT/QUINNIPIAC
14 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Mon 3/21/16 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 58 21
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
15 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Wed 3/23/16 10:20 PM 12:16 AM 56 22
   NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
15 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Sun 3/27/16 3:12 PM 5:00 PM 56 21
   NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
18 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 2:00 PM 4:32 PM 55 34
   NORTHEASTERN/NORTH DAKOTA
19 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Fri 3/25/16 9:10 PM 11:38 PM 51 22
   HARVARD/BOSTON COLLEGE
21 COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGULAR SEASON (live) Thu 3/24/16 5:00 PM 7:12 PM 44 15
   MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE/TEXAS SOUTHERN
21 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Mon 3/21/16 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 44 26
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
25 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Wed 3/23/16 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 39 19
   NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
28 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP (live) Sat 3/26/16 6:43 PM 9:05 PM 37 12
   BOSTON UNIVERSITY/DENVER
28 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 3/22/16 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 37 19
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
31 BOWERMAN AWARDS Wed 3/23/16 12:16 AM 12:45 AM 36 17
   
33 COLLEGE WRESTLING Thu 3/24/16 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 34 10
   CHAMPIONSHIP
35 NIT TOURNAMENT (live) Mon 3/21/16 9:04 PM 9:11 PM 32 12
   GEORGIA TECH/SOUTH CAROLINA
38 NBA D LEAGUE (live) Wed 3/23/16 8:42 PM 10:20 PM 31 10
   DELEWARE/CANTON
51 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD Thu 3/24/16 6:00 AM 8:00 AM 26 7
   NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
54 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Tue 3/22/16 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 24 6
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
60 WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE (live) Wed 3/23/16 6:00 PM 8:42 PM 22 7
   STANFORD/JOHN HOPKINS
63 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Thu 3/24/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 21 12
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
70 WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Fri 3/25/16 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 18 6
   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
84 NBA D LEAGUE (live) Thu 3/24/16 8:00 PM 10:15 PM 13 4
   TEXAS/AUSTIN
87 NBA D LEAGUE (live) Thu 3/24/16 10:15 PM 12:20 AM 12 5
   IDAHO/SANTA CRUZ

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -52 percent (55,000 vs. 114,000) from one week earlier and down -46 percent (55,000 vs. 101,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -26 percent (35,000 vs. 47,000) from one week earlier and down -19 percent (35,000 vs. 43,000) from the same week one year ago (March 23-29, 2015).

ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:

  • “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, Mar. 21-25): 30,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Katz’s Korner” (ESPNU, Mar. 21): 27,000 (14,000 adults 18-49)
  • “SportsCenterU” (ESPNU, Mar. 25-27): 35,000 (20,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

If you would like to ask about or request ratings for a program or event on these networks, please reach Douglas on Twitter @SonOfTheBronx.

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