Haven’t done one of these in a while. As is pretty much always the case ESPN led across-the-board, and easily so for the week ending April 24. But fueled by first-round NHL playoffs NBCSN came in 2nd during primetime.
Primetime rankings for the week ending March 13, 2016:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1330 | 614 |
| NBCS | 562 | 287 |
| FS1 | 345 | 133 |
| ESP2 | 257 | 128 |
| MLBN | 192 | 71 |
| NBAT | 152 | 72 |
| UDN | 147 | 94 |
| GOLF | 128 | 26 |
| NFLN | 96 | 44 |
| FOXD | 64 | 35 |
| ESNU | 51 | 14 |
| FS2 | 28 | 10 |
| BEIN | 12 | 6 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 627 | 340 |
| ESP2 | 204 | 116 |
| NBCS | 193 | 99 |
| FS1 | 157 | 55 |
| MLBN | 108 | 44 |
| GOLF | 98 | 20 |
| NFLN | 62 | 32 |
| NBAT | 58 | 28 |
| UDN | 50 | 31 |
| ESNU | 26 | 12 |
| FOXD | 25 | 13 |
| FS2 | 21 | 8 |
| BEIN | 13 | 6 |
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Nielsen cable (includes satellite & telco services) coverage estimates for the cable sports networks as of February 2016:
| Network name | Estimated # of Homes (000) | Coverage % | July 2015 Estimate | Change vs July 2015 |
| BEIN SPORT | 25,161 | 21.6 | 18,161 | 38.5% |
| ESPN | 90,988 | 78.2 | 92,940 | -2.1% |
| ESPN2 | 90,879 | 78.1 | 92,855 | -2.1% |
| ESPNU | 70,733 | 60.8 | 73,091 | -3.2% |
| FOX DEPORTES | 22,099 | 19.0 | 21,534 | 2.6% |
| FS1 | 84,166 | 72.3 | 84,309 | -0.2% |
| FS2 | 50,801 | 43.6 | 46,659 | 8.9% |
| GOLF CHANNEL | 76,477 | 65.7 | 78,299 | -2.3% |
| MLB NETWORK | 66,018 | 56.7 | 68,342 | -3.4% |
| NBA-TV | 53,384 | 45.9 | 55,785 | -4.3% |
| NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 83,022 | 71.3 | 83,874 | -1.0% |
| NFL NETWORK | 69,634 | 59.8 | 70,466 | -1.2% |
| UNIVISION DEPORTES | 47,093 | 40.5 | 44,221 | 6.5% |