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Ratings News and Notes
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The super regional games of the 2017 NCAA Div. I Women’s Softball Tournamemt on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU from May 25-28 — 26 games, in all and led by Oregon/Kentucky on ESPN on May 27 (805,000 viewers) — averaged 458,000 viewers, up 24 percent from the year-ago weekend (21-game average from May 26-29, 2016: 368,000 viewers).
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College baseball on ESPN2 on May 28: versus comparable year-ago games (from May 29, 2016), the ACC championship of Florida State/North Carolina (154,000 viewers) was down 4 percent from last year’s rain-delayed telecast on ESPN2 (Clemson/Florida State 161,000 on ESPN2; 72,000 watched the full game on ESPNU later in the day); the SEC championship of LSU/Arkansas (436,000 viewers) was up a whopping 69 percent (Florida/Texas A&M 258,000).
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The 2017 NCAA Div. I Men’s Lacrosse tournament semifinal doubleheader of Towson/Ohio State followed by Denver/Maryland on ESPN2 May 27 averaged 260,000 viewers, up 26 percent from the year-ago semifinal doubleheader on ESPN2 (North Carolina/Loyola and Baylor/Maryland May 28, 2016: 206,000 viewers).
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The 2017 NCAA Div. I Women’s Lacrosse national championship of Boston College/Maryland on ESPNU May 28 drew 85,000 viewers, matching the audience of last year’s game (North Carolina/Maryland on ESPNU May 29, 2016: 85,000 viewers).
ESPN Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -30 percent (1,200,000 vs. 1,719,000) from one week earlier and down -56 percent (1,200,000 vs. 2.710,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -17 percent (532,000 vs. 638,000) from one week earlier and down -36 percent (532,000 vs. 825,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “First Take” (ESPN, May 22-26): 425,000 (257,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines: First Report” (ESPN, May 22-26): 255,000 (150,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 22-26): 271,000 (157,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 22-26): 323,000 (189,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, May 22-26): 350,000 (217,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 22-26): 415,000 (243,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 22-26): 467,000 (261,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 22-26): 710,000 (361,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 22-26 7 a.m.): 364,000 (213,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 22-26 8 a.m.): 346,000 (214,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 22-26 9 a.m.): 338,000 (198,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 22-26 6 p.m.): 440,000 (266,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 24 & 26 11 p.m.): 465,000 (271,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 22 & 24-26 midnight): 948,000 (507,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 22 & 24-26 1 a.m.): 446,000 (274,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +17 percent (256,000 vs. 219,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (256,000 vs. 274,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +19 percent (172,000 vs. 144,000) from one week earlier and down -15 percent (172,000 vs. 203,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 22-26): 198,000 (98,000 adults 18-49)
- “Dan Le Batard Show (live)” (ESPN2, May 22-26): 96,000 (59,000 adults 18-49)
- “MLB Network’s Intentional Talk” (ESPN2, May 22-25): 84,000 (46,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby” (ESPN2, May 22-26): 108,000 (67,000 adults 18-49)
- “Best of Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 22-25): 65,000 (37,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 22-26 10 a.m.): 132,000 (69,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 22-26 11 a.m.): 122,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 22 & 25-26 7 p.m.): 159,000 (84,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 22-23 & 25 11 p.m.): 158,000 (98,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN2, May 23 1 a.m.): 123,000 (78,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 25 (and Select) Programs
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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is down -59 percent (41,000 vs. 99,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (41,000 vs. 50,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is down -35 percent (32,000 vs. 49,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (32,000 vs. 39,000) from the same week one year ago (May 23-29, 2016).
ESPNU’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Dan Le Batard Show” (ESPNU, May 22-26): 19,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research