As is almost always the case ESPN led the cable sports networks for the week ending July 5. While ESPN2 crawled back into second place in total day viewership, both Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN bested ESPN2 in primetime viewership rather convincingly.
NBCSN’s several week post-NHL streak of dreadful ratings came to an end with the assistance of NASCAR programming including the Xfinity Series race from Daytona on Saturday.
Primetime rankings for the week ending July 5, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 593 | 228 |
| FS1 | 405 | 190 |
| NBCS | 323 | 80 |
| ESP2 | 194 | 81 |
| MLBN | 187 | 59 |
| GOLF | 155 | 34 |
| UDN | 117 | 76 |
| ENN | 97 | 52 |
| NBAT | 87 | 57 |
| NFLN | 79 | 35 |
| BEIN | 77 | 39 |
| ESNU | 41 | 17 |
| FOXD | 36 | 18 |
| FS2 | 25 | 11 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 544 | 225 |
| ESP2 | 197 | 106 |
| NBCS | 141 | 38 |
| GOLF | 134 | 30 |
| FS1 | 131 | 56 |
| MLBN | 111 | 43 |
| ENN | 69 | 40 |
| NFLN | 60 | 28 |
| NBAT | 55 | 36 |
| UDN | 40 | 24 |
| BEIN | 36 | 18 |
| ESNU | 33 | 16 |
| FOXD | 19 | 9 |
| FS2 | 17 | 7 |
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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 |