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 |
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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 |