If you combined all the other cable sports networks’ averages in primetime, ESPN still would lead by a million viewers, so ESPN has that going for it, which is nice.
In overall rankings (not just sports) in primetime ESPN led its nearest competitor (AMC with a 1.935M average) by more than a million viewers.
Primetime rankings for the week ending November 1, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 2992 | 1,398 |
| NFLN | 484 | 257 |
| FS1 | 303 | 105 |
| ESP2 | 280 | 89 |
| FOXD | 175 | 74 |
| UDN | 148 | 77 |
| NBCS | 146 | 70 |
| ESNU | 132 | 49 |
| NBAT | 73 | 38 |
| GOLF | 69 | 9 |
| ENN | 46 | 22 |
| FS2 | 30 | 10 |
| MLBN | 27 | 10 |
| BEIN | 9 | 6 |
Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1,194 | 599 |
| ESP2 | 271 | 134 |
| NBCS | 205 | 63 |
| NFLN | 171 | 91 |
| FS1 | 114 | 41 |
| ESNU | 79 | 30 |
| GOLF | 59 | 8 |
| UDN | 56 | 30 |
| NBAT | 50 | 26 |
| FOXD | 47 | 23 |
| ENN | 41 | 21 |
| MLBN | 38 | 16 |
| FS2 | 18 | 7 |
| BEIN | 14 | 7 |
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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 |