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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK | PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME | END TIME | VIEWERS (000) | A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLB SUNDAY NIGHT (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:16 PM | 1357 | 420 |
| SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS | ||||||
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Thu 6/02/16 | 12:00 AM | 1:17 AM | 1066 | 616 |
| 3 | MLB MONDAY NIGHT | Tue 5/31/16 | 8:00 PM | 11:40 PM | 1027 | 405 |
| LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
| 4 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | Sun 6/05/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:08 PM | 976 | 333 |
| MICHIGAN/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 11:16 PM | 1:00 AM | 900 | 496 |
| 6 | MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT | Wed 6/01/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:42 PM | 885 | 313 |
| LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Tue 5/31/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 880 | 450 |
| 8 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 5/30/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:42 PM | 878 | 322 |
| MINNESOTA/OAKLAND | ||||||
| 9 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | Sat 6/04/16 | 3:18 PM | 6:00 PM | 831 | 330 |
| LSU/ALABAMA | ||||||
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | Wed 6/01/16 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 818 | 440 |
| 11 | MLB HOLIDAY (live) | Mon 5/30/16 | 1:00 PM | 3:46 PM | 809 | 306 |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX/NY METS | ||||||
| 18 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | Sat 6/04/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:53 PM | 705 | 282 |
| FLORIDA STATE/UCLA | ||||||
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 637 | 406 |
| NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI | ||||||
| 27 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 6/05/16 | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 610 | 281 |
| 38 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 6/05/16 | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 554 | 273 |
| 42 | BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 525 | 217 |
| 50 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | Thu 6/02/16 | 2:45 PM | 5:30 PM | 474 | 197 |
| UCLA/AUBURN | ||||||
| 56 | X GAMES (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 3:30 PM | 6:05 PM | 469 | 226 |
| AUSTIN, TX | ||||||
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 460 | 301 |
| NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI | ||||||
| 61 | X GAMES (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 6:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 454 | 247 |
| AUSTIN, TX | ||||||
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 397 | 249 |
| NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI | ||||||
| 75 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 11:00 PM | 12:49 AM | 394 | 183 |
| A. BETERBIEV/E. MADERNA | ||||||
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 356 | 234 |
| NEWS OF MUHAMMAD ALI | ||||||
| 95 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | Thu 6/02/16 | 12:00 PM | 2:18 PM | 334 | 160 |
| GEORGIA/FLORIDA STATE | ||||||
| 104 | X GAMES (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 317 | 199 |
| AUSTIN, TX | ||||||
| 111 | X GAMES (live) | Thu 6/02/16 | 8:30 PM | 11:00 PM | 309 | 172 |
| AUSTIN, TX | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down -76 percent (658,000 vs. 2.710 million) from one week earlier and down -37 percent (658,000 vs. 1.039 million) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down -38 percent (508,000 vs. 825,000) from one week earlier and down -3 percent (508,000 vs. 523,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
ESPN’s daily programs viewership averages for the week:
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 278,000 (148,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Insiders” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 296,000 (161,000 adults 18-49)
- “NFL Live” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 330,000 (175,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 346,000 (191,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN, June 1-3): 400,000 (227,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 468,000 (278,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN, May 31-June 1 & June 3): 554,000 (298,000 adults 18-49)
- “Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN, May 31-June 3): 818,000 (415,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight” (ESPN, May 30-June 1): 329,000 (166,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 7 a.m.): 349,000 (201,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 8 a.m.): 373,000 (204,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 9 a.m.): 397,000 (222,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 31-June 3 & June 5 6 p.m.): 604,000 (340,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 & June 5 11 p.m.): 639,000 (354,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 30-June 3 midnight): 723,000 (436,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsCenter at Night” (ESPN, May 30-June 2 & June 4 1 a.m.): 490,000 (296,000 adults 18-49)
ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK | PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME | END TIME | VIEWERS (000) | A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 7:00 PM | 10:14 PM | 779 | 272 |
| FLORIDA STATE/AUBURN | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 9:51 PM | 1:02 AM | 732 | 257 |
| OKLAHOMA/MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 3 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 9:46 PM | 12:14 AM | 719 | 268 |
| LSU/MICHIGAN | ||||||
| 4 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:27 PM | 621 | 183 |
| AUBURN/GEORGIA | ||||||
| 5 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 7:00 PM | 9:18 PM | 602 | 165 |
| ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 6 | FIRST TAKE (live) | Tue 5/31/16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 599 | 390 |
| 7 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 3:30 PM | 5:33 PM | 581 | 189 |
| GEORGIA/LSU | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 10:36 PM | 1:29 AM | 576 | 233 |
| OKLAHOMA/LSU | ||||||
| 9 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 10:14 PM | 10:36 PM | 575 | 235 |
| 10 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 9:27 PM | 9:51 PM | 573 | 207 |
| 13 | NCAA LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP (live) | Mon 5/30/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 476 | 222 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND | ||||||
| 15 | COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES (live) | Thu 6/02/16 | 7:00 PM | 7:27 PM | 458 | 183 |
| ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| 17 | USA SOCCER WOMEN (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:42 PM | 434 | 172 |
| USA/JAPAN | ||||||
| 24 | TRACK & FIELD (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 369 | 107 |
| AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE | ||||||
| 34 | BASEBALL | Sun 6/05/16 | 5:33 PM | 7:00 PM | 324 | 112 |
| ESPN BASES LOADED | ||||||
| 46 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sat 6/04/16 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 278 | 109 |
| 1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN | ||||||
| 47 | NBA STUDIO (live) | Wed 6/01/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 275 | 148 |
| NBA FINALS PREVIEW | ||||||
| 51 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 6/04/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 264 | 120 |
| ALI’S DOZEN | ||||||
| 60 | WNBA BASKETBALL (live) | Tue 5/31/16 | 8:00 PM | 10:05 PM | 246 | 80 |
| MINNESOTA/NEW YORK | ||||||
| 63 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:19 PM | 242 | 86 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA/DUKE | ||||||
| 64 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 6/04/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 241 | 106 |
| ALI’S DOZEN | ||||||
| 74 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sun 6/05/16 | 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | 219 | 78 |
| 1975 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FRAZIER | ||||||
| 77 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 6/04/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 213 | 103 |
| ALI 65 | ||||||
| 80 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sun 6/05/16 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 209 | 107 |
| ALI 65 | ||||||
| 82 | OUTSIDE THE LINES | Sun 6/05/16 | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 207 | 105 |
| 84 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Sat 6/04/16 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 203 | 83 |
| ALI’S DOZEN | ||||||
| 87 | CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE | Sat 6/04/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 189 | 62 |
| ALI & COSELL: PARTNERSHIP BEGINS | ||||||
| 91 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sat 6/04/16 | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 187 | 79 |
| 1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN | ||||||
| 93 | INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY (live) | Wed 6/01/16 | 2:30 PM | 4:39 PM | 185 | 94 |
| BELGIUM/FINLAND | ||||||
| 97 | SPORTS REPORTERS | Sun 6/05/16 | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 182 | 90 |
| 98 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sat 6/04/16 | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 180 | 63 |
| 1985 – JR MIDDLEWEIGHT MCCALLUM/BRAXTON | ||||||
| 100 | CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE | Sun 6/05/16 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 169 | 77 |
| ALI & COSELL: DANCE, DRUBBING AND DRAFT | ||||||
| 102 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sat 6/04/16 | 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 161 | 67 |
| 1975 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FRAZIER | ||||||
| 103 | CLASSIC SPORTS SHOWCASE | Sun 6/05/16 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 160 | 87 |
| ALI VS GREATEST FIGHTERS | ||||||
| 110 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Sat 6/04/16 | 6:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 136 | 63 |
| 1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN | ||||||
| 113 | CLASSICS BOXING MATCH | Fri 6/03/16 | 5:30 AM | 6:00 AM | 132 | 64 |
| 1974 HEAVYWEIGHT: ALI/FOREMAN | ||||||
| 115 | MLB REGULAR SEASON REPEAT | Sun 6/05/16 | 2:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 130 | 75 |
| SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS | ||||||
| 116 | CLASSICS BIG FIGHT BOXING | Fri 6/03/16 | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | 127 | 60 |
| 1965 WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE (ALI/LISTON | ||||||
| 127 | CLASSICS KINESCOPES | Fri 6/03/16 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 97 | 39 |
| 64 WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT: LISTON/CLAY | ||||||
| 136 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | Fri 6/03/16 | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 68 | 24 |
| ALI’S DOZEN | ||||||
| 144 | MLB REGULAR SEASON REPEAT | Tue 5/31/16 | 3:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 51 | 35 |
| LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is up +55 percent (424,000 vs. 274,000) from one week earlier and down -16 percent (424,000 vs. 503,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is up +43 percent (291,000 vs. 203,000) from one week earlier and up +9 percent (291,000 vs. 266,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
ESPN2’s daily show viewership averages for the week:
- “Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 268,000 (142,000 adults 18-49)
- “First Take (mornings live)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 483,000 (284,000 adults 18-49)
- “His & Hers” (ESPN2, May 30-June 3): 372,000 (223,000 adults 18-49)
- “Baseball Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 1): 127,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA Tonight (live)” (ESPN2, May 30 & June 2): 141,000 (75,000 adults 18-49)
- “Jalen & Jacoby (late night)” (ESPN2, May 30-June 2): 104,000 (61,000 adults 18-49)
- “Around the Horn” (ESPN2, June 2): 412,000 (237,000 adults 18-49)
- “ESPN FC” (ESPN2, June 1 & 3): 110,000 (65,000 adults 18-49)
- “Highly Questionable” (ESPN2, June 2): 349,000 (197,000 adults 18-49)
- “NBA: The Jump” (ESPN2, June 2): 295,000 (178,000 adults 18-49)
- “Outside the Lines” (ESPN2, June 2): 379,000 (219,000 adults 18-49)
- “SportsNation” (ESPN2, May 30 & June 2): 262,000 (157,000 adults 18-49)
ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs
| VIEWER RANK | PROGRAM | DATE | START TIME | END TIME | VIEWERS (000) | A18-49 (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 4:00 PM | 6:49 PM | 263 | 75 |
| LOUISVILLE/WRIGHT STATE | ||||||
| 2 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 7:19 PM | 10:58 PM | 206 | 77 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE/CLEMSON | ||||||
| 3 | ESPN BASES LOADED (live) | Sun 6/05/16 | 6:49 PM | 12:57 AM | 202 | 87 |
| 4 | ESPN BASES LOADED (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 6:43 PM | 7:19 PM | 179 | 56 |
| 5 | ESPN BASES LOADED | Sun 6/05/16 | 12:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 177 | 60 |
| 6 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 4:20 PM | 6:43 PM | 176 | 61 |
| OHIO STATE/LOUISVILLE | ||||||
| 7 | ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL (live) | Mon 5/30/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 154 | 73 |
| NCAA BASEBALL SELECTION SHOW | ||||||
| 8 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 1:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 123 | 41 |
| XAVIER/VANDERBILT | ||||||
| 9 | ESPN BASES LOADED (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 10:58 PM | 12:00 AM | 113 | 55 |
| 10 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 12:00 PM | 3:21 PM | 98 | 29 |
| NEBRASKA/OKLAHOMA STATE | ||||||
| 10 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 3:21 PM | 5:58 PM | 98 | 33 |
| GONZAGA/ARIZONA STATE | ||||||
| 10 | ESPN BASES LOADED (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 5:58 PM | 8:41 PM | 98 | 46 |
| 13 | CHEERLEADING | Sun 6/05/16 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 97 | 46 |
| COLLEGE 1A CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 15 | COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL/SUPER REGIONAL (live) | Fri 6/03/16 | 8:41 PM | 11:42 PM | 88 | 34 |
| ORAL ROBERTS/TCU | ||||||
| 17 | ROAD TO OMAHA | Mon 5/30/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 78 | 37 |
| NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW | ||||||
| 21 | ESPN BASES LOADED (live) | Sat 6/04/16 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 71 | 27 |
| 30 | CHEERLEADING | Sun 6/05/16 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 51 | 25 |
| CHEERLEADING WORLDS | ||||||
| 34 | ESPNU STUDIO (live) | Wed 6/01/16 | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 47 | 14 |
| WCWS PRESS CONFERENCE | ||||||
| 35 | FRISBEE | Wed 6/01/16 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 46 | 25 |
| USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
| 36 | FRISBEE | Wed 6/01/16 | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 45 | 25 |
| MEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 39 | FRISBEE | Wed 6/01/16 | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 41 | 19 |
| WOMEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 52 | FRISBEE | Thu 6/02/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 28 | 9 |
| MEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 67 | FRISBEE | Wed 6/01/16 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 21 | 8 |
| USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
| 72 | FRISBEE | Thu 6/02/16 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 18 | 5 |
| WOMEN’S ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||
| 72 | WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE | Tue 5/31/16 | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 18 | 6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA/MARYLAND | ||||||
| 77 | FRISBEE | Thu 6/02/16 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 16 | 12 |
| USA ULTIMATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up +84 percent (92,000 vs. 50,000) from one week earlier and up +7 percent (92,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up +59 percent (62,000 vs. 39,000) from one week earlier and up +7 percent (62,000 vs. 58,000) from the same week one year ago (June 1-7, 2015).
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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