We imagine that when FS1 launched that its sights weren’t set on dethroning the ESPN mothership but rather on giving ESPN2 a run for its money.
On that front FS1 hasn’t really been particularly competitive, but fueled by NASCAR coverage at Daytona and decent UFC performance on Sunday, FS1 easily outpaced ESPN2 for the week both in primetime and on a total day basis.
Primetime rankings for the week ending February 22, 2015
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1587 | 733 |
| FS1 | 885 | 311 |
| ESP2 | 374 | 105 |
| NBCS | 254 | 120 |
| NBAT | 164 | 74 |
| ESNU | 154 | 51 |
| GOLF | 113 | 30 |
| NFLN | 109 | 54 |
| ENN | 103 | 54 |
| FS2 | 60 | 27 |
| MLBN | 51 | 21 |
| BEIN | 10 | 2 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 733 | 388 |
| FS1 | 352 | 115 |
| ESP2 | 221 | 102 |
| NBCS | 110 | 67 |
| NFLN | 110 | 64 |
| GOLF | 87 | 19 |
| NBAT | 72 | 35 |
| ENN | 60 | 33 |
| ESNU | 59 | 25 |
| FS2 | 32 | 13 |
| MLBN | 32 | 14 |
| BEIN | 12 | 6 |