As is almost always the case ESPN scored victories for the week in total viewers and adults 18-49 both in primetime and for the total day average. In primetime, ESPN2 rose to 2nd place for the first time in several weeks though NBCSN edged out ESPN2 for total viewers in total day viewing though in total day averages ESPN2 beat NBCSN with younger, advertiser-coveted adults.
Primetime rankings for the week ending August 9, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 795 | 302 |
| ESP2 | 259 | 101 |
| FS1 | 221 | 97 |
| MLBN | 216 | 81 |
| NFLN | 188 | 98 |
| UDN | 182 | 109 |
| FOXD | 167 | 107 |
| GOLF | 109 | 28 |
| NBCS | 106 | 30 |
| ENN | 79 | 39 |
| ESNU | 70 | 29 |
| FS2 | 56 | 28 |
| NBAT | 47 | 22 |
| BEIN | 9 | 4 |
Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 437 | 219 |
| NBCS | 203 | 68 |
| ESP2 | 190 | 101 |
| MLBN | 129 | 54 |
| GOLF | 114 | 24 |
| NFLN | 114 | 65 |
| FS1 | 103 | 47 |
| UDN | 53 | 32 |
| ENN | 42 | 24 |
| ESNU | 40 | 19 |
| FOXD | 38 | 24 |
| NBAT | 33 | 18 |
| FS2 | 22 | 10 |
| BEIN | 10 | 4 |
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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 |