ESPN came out on top for the week as ever but again aided by the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, NBCSN came in second and even nipped at ESPN’s heels in primetime (at least if you squint a little). In primetime ESPN2 fell behind both FS1 and MLB Network for the week in viewership.
Primetime rankings for the week ending May 10, 2015
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 1515 | 719 |
NBCS | 1340 | 666 |
FS1 | 516 | 153 |
MLBN | 208 | 71 |
ESP2 | 198 | 78 |
GOLF | 170 | 62 |
FOXD | 97 | 53 |
NFLN | 84 | 43 |
ENN | 79 | 39 |
ESNU | 71 | 22 |
UDN | 62 | 38 |
NBAT | 49 | 18 |
FS2 | 22 | 4 |
BEIN | 9 | 4 |
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Total Day:
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 692 | 380 |
NBCS | 308 | 153 |
FS1 | 218 | 74 |
ESP2 | 199 | 111 |
GOLF | 177 | 45 |
MLBN | 103 | 41 |
NFLN | 72 | 43 |
ENN | 46 | 27 |
ESNU | 45 | 16 |
NBAT | 42 | 19 |
FOXD | 41 | 24 |
UDN | 27 | 16 |
BEIN | 16 | 7 |
FS2 | 13 | 5 |
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 |