As is almost always the case ESPN led the cable sports networks for the week ending June 28. Fox Sports 1 is on a several week streak of besting ESPN2 and put a convincing thumping on it again for the week. At this stage in FS1’s life cycle we imagine the executives at Fox Sports will take it.
It’s “woe is NBCSN” season with the network falling behind MLB Network and Golf Channel both in primetime and total day viewing. beIN Sport even beat it in primetime among younger adults under 50 years old and that’s saying something because NBCSN is available in 60+ million more homes than beIN Sport.
Primetime rankings for the week ending June 28, 2015:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1481 | 627 |
| FS1 | 927 | 447 |
| ESP2 | 278 | 96 |
| MLBN | 217 | 64 |
| GOLF | 149 | 43 |
| NBCS | 136 | 49 |
| BEIN | 110 | 57 |
| ENN | 93 | 43 |
| NFLN | 79 | 39 |
| ESNU | 60 | 24 |
| NBAT | 58 | 29 |
| FS2 | 50 | 18 |
| UDN | 49 | 27 |
| FOXD | 35 | 19 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 601 | 308 |
| FS1 | 344 | 140 |
| ESP2 | 182 | 93 |
| MLBN | 115 | 42 |
| GOLF | 110 | 28 |
| NBCS | 72 | 24 |
| NFLN | 56 | 27 |
| ENN | 48 | 28 |
| NBAT | 41 | 23 |
| BEIN | 33 | 16 |
| ESNU | 32 | 15 |
| UDN | 28 | 15 |
| FS2 | 25 | 9 |
| FOXD | 20 | 11 |
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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 |