Not much change in the rankings at the top week-to-week though ESPN2 did climb back into second in total day rankings and NBC Sports Network moved back ahead of Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network in primetime.
Primetime rankings for the week ending September 27, 2015:
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 3103 | 1,330 |
NFLN | 584 | 313 |
ESP2 | 560 | 196 |
NBCS | 214 | 41 |
FS1 | 186 | 80 |
MLBN | 165 | 60 |
ESNU | 134 | 57 |
UDN | 130 | 68 |
ENN | 92 | 38 |
GOLF | 81 | 18 |
FS2 | 68 | 32 |
NBAT | 45 | 21 |
FOXD | 38 | 20 |
BEIN | 13 | 6 |
Total Day:
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 1,087 | 534 |
ESP2 | 307 | 141 |
NFLN | 220 | 125 |
NBCS | 179 | 54 |
GOLF | 116 | 24 |
FS1 | 109 | 45 |
MLBN | 94 | 34 |
ESNU | 64 | 28 |
ENN | 61 | 29 |
UDN | 46 | 26 |
NBAT | 25 | 12 |
FOXD | 21 | 11 |
FS2 | 21 | 10 |
BEIN | 13 | 7 |
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As of July 2015, here are the Nielsen coverage estimates for the sports networks listed above:
Network name | Estimated # of Homes (000) | Coverage % |
BEIN SPORT | 18,161 | 15.6 |
ESPN | 92,940 | 79.8 |
ESPN CLASSIC | 25,191 | 21.6 |
ESPN2 | 92,855 | 79.8 |
ESPNEWS | 71,293 | 61.2 |
ESPNU | 73,091 | 62.8 |
FOX DEPORTES | 21,534 | 18.5 |
FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) | 84,309 | 72.4 |
FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) | 46,659 | 40.1 |
GOLF CHANNEL | 78,299 | 67.3 |
MLB NETWORK | 68,342 | 58.7 |
NBA-TV | 55,785 | 47.9 |
NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 83,874 | 72.1 |
NFL NETWORK | 70,466 | 60.5 |
UNIVISION DEPORTES | 44,221 | 38.0 |