As usual, ESPN came out on top across-the-board. But aided by 4 hours of NASCAR coverage that got bumped from the Fox broadcast network due to a rain delay and a somewhat slow week, Fox Sports 1 won out over ESPN2.
In primetime both NBC Sports Network (helped by NHL) and MLB Network beat out ESPN2 in total viewers.
Primetime rankings for the week ending April 19, 2015
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 1168 | 609 |
FS1 | 599 | 230 |
NBCS | 405 | 202 |
MLBN | 265 | 86 |
ESP2 | 242 | 116 |
GOLF | 156 | 63 |
NBAT | 106 | 48 |
ENN | 100 | 46 |
NFLN | 74 | 40 |
ESNU | 70 | 22 |
FS2 | 30 | 17 |
BEIN | 12 | 5 |
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Total Day:
Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
ESPN | 599 | 345 |
FS1 | 199 | 75 |
ESP2 | 189 | 108 |
MLBN | 151 | 61 |
NBCS | 141 | 70 |
GOLF | 105 | 19 |
NFLN | 64 | 38 |
NBAT | 57 | 29 |
ENN | 49 | 27 |
ESNU | 32 | 13 |
FS2 | 16 | 8 |
BEIN | 15 | 7 |