ESPN on top in viewing but Univision Deportes was tops in primetime demo in sports network rankings for the week ending July 26, 2015

 

As is almost always the case ESPN led the cable sports networks in both primetime and total day viewing for the week ending July 26. But fueled by a healthy number for the Gold Cup final between Mexico and Jamaica, Univision Deportes led all of the sports networks in primetime adults 18-49. Univision Deportes also bested ESPN2 in primetime in total viewers.

Aided by NASCAR NBC Sports Network topped ESPN2 in total day viewers (though ESPN2 fared better with adults 18-49).

Primetime rankings for the week ending July 26, 2015:

Net Viewers (000) Viewers 18-49 (000)
ESPN 615  224
UDN 574  340
ESP2 375  139
FS1 359  135
MLBN 213  73
NBCS 178  48
GOLF 128  29
ENN 90  43
ESNU 81  33
NFLN 67  36
FS2 63  35
FOXD 59  31
NBAT 57  26
BEIN 7  3

Total Day:

Net Viewers (000) Viewers 18-49 (000)
ESPN  517 216
NBCS  269 71
ESP2  213 107
UDN  146 86
FS1  124 50
MLBN  114 44
GOLF  101 21
NFLN  59 34
ENN  53 31
ESNU  39 18
FS2  33 16
NBAT  31 15
FOXD  27 16
BEIN  6 2


As of July 2015, here are the Nielsen coverage estimates for the sports networks listed above:

Network name Estimated # of Homes (000) Coverage %
BEIN SPORT 18,161 15.6
ESPN 92,940 79.8
ESPN CLASSIC 25,191 21.6
ESPN2 92,855 79.8
ESPNEWS 71,293 61.2
ESPNU 73,091 62.8
FOX DEPORTES 21,534 18.5
FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) 84,309 72.4
FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) 46,659 40.1
GOLF CHANNEL 78,299 67.3
MLB NETWORK 68,342 58.7
NBA-TV 55,785 47.9
NBC SPORTS NETWORK 83,874 72.1
NFL NETWORK 70,466 60.5
UNIVISION DEPORTES 44,221 38.0

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