ESPN, ESPN2 again thump the competition in cable sports network TV ratings rankings for the week ending September 13, 2015

 

ESPN and ESPN2 again easily distanced themselves from the competition and the Monday Night Football boost doesn’t come until next week’s rankings!

NASCAR led NBC Sports Network to a better week. In primetime, MLB Network edged out Fox Sports 1 in viewership though Fox Sports 1 had the edge with younger adults 18-49.

Primetime rankings for the week ending September 13, 2015:

Net Viewers (000) Viewers 18-49 (000)
ESPN 3748  1,498
ESP2 1026  377
NBCS 603  140
NFLN 220  117
MLBN 219  77
FS1 218  82
UDN 191  112
ESNU 152  67
GOLF 112  21
ENN 99  44
NBAT 39  15
FOXD 34  17
FS2 34  12
BEIN 16  6

Total Day:

Net Viewers (000) Viewers 18-49 (000)
ESPN  1,258 550
ESP2  495 208
NFLN  185 105
NBCS  182 54
MLBN  102 40
FS1  99 43
ESNU  85 36
GOLF  84 16
UDN  65 38
ENN  64 33
FOXD  24 13
NBAT  24 11
FS2  20 8
BEIN  15 7


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

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