In viewership ESPN2, helped by strong performance from Saturday’s Arkansas-Tennessee game, was back ahead of NFL Network in primetime though NFL Network still had a small edge with adults under 50 years old.
Primetime rankings for the week ending October 4, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 3045 | 1,378 |
| ESP2 | 819 | 315 |
| NFLN | 607 | 326 |
| FS1 | 268 | 135 |
| ESNU | 149 | 58 |
| MLBN | 144 | 55 |
| NBCS | 110 | 37 |
| UDN | 101 | 55 |
| ENN | 71 | 35 |
| NBAT | 51 | 27 |
| GOLF | 49 | 9 |
| FOXD | 37 | 19 |
| FS2 | 28 | 16 |
| BEIN | 8 | 3 |
Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1,083 | 549 |
| ESP2 | 360 | 165 |
| NFLN | 218 | 117 |
| NBCS | 189 | 58 |
| FS1 | 137 | 64 |
| MLBN | 86 | 37 |
| ESNU | 74 | 29 |
| ENN | 49 | 25 |
| GOLF | 48 | 8 |
| UDN | 40 | 21 |
| FOXD | 29 | 17 |
| NBAT | 26 | 14 |
| FS2 | 18 | 9 |
| BEIN | 10 | 5 |
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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 |