Fueled by NBA playoffs and softball ESPN led all the cable sports networks as usual for the week ending May 31 and in Primetime ESPN topped all the cable networks for the week, not just the sports nets.
Stanley Cup conference finals once again fueled NBC Sports Network to a comfortable hold of second place among the sports networks. Sure, NBCSN’s numbers would have looked even better if it had aired game 7 of the NHL Western Conference Finals on NBCSN instead of the NBC mothership, but it wouldn’t have caught ESPN even if it had.
Primetime rankings for the week ending May 31, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 2,567 | 1,167 |
| NBCS | 1,334 | 613 |
| ESP2 | 317 | 129 |
| MLBN | 268 | 88 |
| FS1 | 203 | 109 |
| GOLF | 151 | 34 |
| ESNU | 115 | 44 |
| ENN | 102 | 49 |
| FOXD | 102 | 65 |
| NFLN | 80 | 40 |
| NBAT | 70 | 26 |
| UDN | 52 | 30 |
| FS2 | 36 | 21 |
| BEIN | 8 | 4 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 999 | 487 |
| NBCS | 248 | 115 |
| FS1 | 210 | 74 |
| ESP2 | 207 | 100 |
| GOLF | 135 | 29 |
| MLBN | 109 | 41 |
| ENN | 73 | 41 |
| NFLN | 62 | 34 |
| ESNU | 56 | 24 |
| NBAT | 52 | 23 |
| FOXD | 34 | 21 |
| UDN | 28 | 16 |
| FS2 | 18 | 10 |
| BEIN | 12 | 5 |
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As of February 2015, here are the Nielsen coverage estimates for the sports networks listed above:
| Network name | Estimated # of Homes (000) | Coverage % |
| BEIN SPORT | 16,945 | 14.6 |
| ESPN | 94,396 | 81.1 |
| ESPN CLASSIC | 25,516 | 21.9 |
| ESPN2 | 94,379 | 81.1 |
| ESPNEWS | 71,989 | 61.8 |
| ESPNU | 73,594 | 63.2 |
| FOX DEPORTES | 21,831 | 18.8 |
| FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) | 84,836 | 72.9 |
| FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) | 45,393 | 39.0 |
| FUSE | 71,491 | 61.4 |
| GOLF CHANNEL | 79,250 | 68.1 |
| MLB NETWORK | 69,991 | 60.1 |
| NBA-TV | 57,129 | 49.1 |
| NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 81,578 | 70.1 |
| NFL NETWORK | 71,867 | 61.7 |
| UNIVSION DEPORTES | 39,686 | 34.1 |