Fueled by many hours of NCAA tournament + the “I Hate Christian Laettner” 30 for 30 documentary, ESPN easily outdistanced its nearest rival…ESPN2. And ESPN2 easily outdistanced its closest competitors: NBC Sports Network in primetime and NFL Network for total day.
Primetime rankings for the week ending March 15, 2015
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1736 | 791 |
| ESP2 | 533 | 193 |
| NBCS | 223 | 113 |
| NBAT | 197 | 86 |
| FS1 | 173 | 78 |
| NFLN | 172 | 97 |
| ESNU | 161 | 74 |
| MLBN | 154 | 51 |
| ENN | 133 | 71 |
| GOLF | 118 | 30 |
| FS2 | 70 | 32 |
| BEIN | 11 | 3 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 940 | 467 |
| ESP2 | 317 | 154 |
| NFLN | 133 | 74 |
| FS1 | 116 | 47 |
| NBCS | 109 | 55 |
| MLBN | 96 | 33 |
| GOLF | 86 | 21 |
| NBAT | 71 | 34 |
| ENN | 70 | 40 |
| ESNU | 67 | 33 |
| FS2 | 26 | 11 |
| BEIN | 12 | 6 |