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ESPN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS

(000) 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Virginia Tech vs. Ohio State Sat 8:00PM-11:56PM 236 2.6 4314 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Miami(Fla.) vs. Louisville Mon 7:54PM-11:22PM 208 2.3 3609 3 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Sat 11:56PM- 1:00AM 64 1.4 2161 4 NFL COUNTDOWN (live) Sun 10:00AM- 1:00PM 180 1.5 2032 5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY (live) Sat 9:00AM-12:00PM 180 1.3 1995 6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Pittsburgh vs. Boston College Fri 6:58PM-10:31PM 213 1.2 1871 7 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME: Federer vs. Monfils Thu 8:00PM-11:44PM 224 1.2 1849 8 SPORTSCENTER LATE (live) Mon 11:22PM-12:00AM 38 1.0 1475 9 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Tue 7:00PM-10:57PM 237 0.9 1388 10 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: San Francisco vs. Detroit Sun 8:00PM-11:53PM 233 0.8 1316 11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Missouri vs. Toledo Sat 12:00PM- 3:40PM 220 0.8 1229 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Washington State vs. Nevada Fri 10:31PM- 2:04AM 213 0.8 1217 13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt Sat 4:25PM- 7:44PM 199 0.7 1134 20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION (Tony Reali’s final PTI episode as regular) Fri 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.7 1038 21 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY: Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees Wed 7:00PM-10:23PM 203 0.7 1019 32 MLB HOLIDAY: Philadelphia vs. Atlanta Mon 1:00PM- 4:24PM 204 0.6 741 34 NFL INSIDERS (live) Thu 7:00PM- 7:30PM 30 0.5 716 35 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Wed 12:00PM- 6:00PM 360 0.5 711 37 AROUND THE HORN (Final edition from D.C.) Fri 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.5 680 40 MLB HOLIDAY: Detroit vs. Cleveland Mon 4:24PM- 7:43PM 199 0.5 650 41 FANTASY SHOW (live) Thu 7:30PM- 8:00PM 30 0.4 645 49 NFL LIVE (live) Fri 4:00PM- 5:00PM 60 0.4 580 56 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Thu 12:00PM- 6:00PM 360 0.4 545 67 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: Arizona vs. San Diego Wed 10:23PM-12:53AM 150 0.4 485 69 NFL MATCH-UP Sat 4:00AM- 4:30AM 30 0.4 475 70 NFL INSIDERS (live) Fri 3:00PM- 4:00PM 60 0.4 471 100 NFL MATCH-UP Sun 6:30AM- 7:00AM 30 0.3 332 108 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Hamilton vs. Montreal Sun 1:00PM- 4:27PM 207 0.1 160 109 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Saskatchewan vs. Winnipeg Sun 4:27PM- 7:08PM 161 0.1 104

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN is down 7 percent (2.198 million vs. 2.360 million) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (2.198 million vs. 2.828 million) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN is down 1 percent (911,000 vs. 966,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (911,000 vs. 1.252 million) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

For the week: daytime coverage of tennis’ U.S. Open on ESPN/ESPN2 averaged 667,000 viewers — about even from the same week in 2014 when it had aired solely on ESPN2 (665,000). Prime-time coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 averaged 1.233 million viewers (up 8 percent from the 1.145 million in the year-ago week on ESPN/ESPN2).

Averaging each day’s most-watched telecast, “SportsCenter” drew 1.067 million viewers/day this past week.

ESPN2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS

(000) 1 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Wed 7:36PM- 1:24AM 348 0.9 1393 2 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES: Richmond (Sept) Fri 7:30PM-10:00PM 150 0.8 1305 3 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Wed 6:00PM- 7:36PM 96 0.7 1030 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: San Jose State vs. Auburn Sat 7:00PM-10:29PM 209 0.6 1020 5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 6:54PM- 7:00PM 6 0.5 865 6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.6 778 7 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (live) Mon 6:15PM- 2:31AM 496 0.5 769 8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Wed 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.5 756 9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Thu 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.5 688 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Colorado State vs. Boise State Sat 10:29PM- 2:10AM 221 0.4 686 12 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: Mexico vs. USA Sat 9:58AM-11:35AM 97 0.4 632 13 TENNIS: US OPEN AFTERNOON (live) Sun 12:30PM- 2:30PM 120 0.4 630 14 NHRA DRAG RACING: U.S. Nationals Mon 12:00PM- 6:00PM 360 0.4 625 16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Ball State vs. Iowa Sat 3:30PM- 6:54PM 204 0.4 605 17 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: USA vs. Ukraine Thu 11:28AM- 1:18PM 110 0.4 600 18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON (Regionalized) Sat 12:00PM- 3:21PM 201 0.4 596 19 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: USA vs. Dominican Republic Wed 3:28PM- 5:09PM 101 0.4 594 23 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL: New Zealand vs. USA Tue 11:28AM- 1:16PM 108 0.4 494 27 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 11:00AM-12:30PM 90 0.4 462 32 E:60 Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.3 439 41 POKER Thu 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.2 359 48 POKER Thu 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.2 333 52 OTL SPECIAL: Washington’s Nickname – NFL Dilemma (live) Tue 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.2 295 62 MLS REGULAR SEASON: Portland vs. San Jose Sun 4:45PM- 7:00PM 135 0.1 233 75 SPORTS REPORTERS Sun 8:30AM- 9:00AM 30 0.1 188 85 COLIN’S NEW FOOTBALL SHOW (live) Sun 9:00AM-10:00AM 60 0.1 147 91 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER: Portugal vs. Albania Sun 2:30PM- 4:45PM 135 0.1 126 92 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WEEKEND Sun 8:00AM- 8:30AM 30 0.1 125

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPN2 is down 10 percent (783,000 vs. 872,000) from one week earlier and down 3 percent (783,000 vs. 810,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPN2 is down 1 percent (400,000 vs. 403,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (400,000 vs. 422,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

ESPN2’s daily talkers’ viewership averages for the week:

“Mike & Mike in the Morning” (ESPN2, Sep. 1-5): 216,000

“First Take” (ESPN2, Sep. 1-5): 417,000

“Numbers Never Lie” (ESPN2, Sep. 5): 230,000

“SportsNation” (ESPN2, Sep. 2 & 4-5): 200,000

“NFL Insiders” (ESPN2, Sep. 2-4): 321,000

“NFL Live” (ESPN2, Sep. 2 & 4): 400,000

“Around the Horn” (ESPN2, Sep. 2 & 4): 623,000

“Pardon the Interruption” (ESPN2, Sep. 2-4): 741,000

“Olbermann” (ESPN2, Sep. 4 at 11:39 p.m.-12:30 a.m.): 138,000

ESPNU Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS

(000) 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: East Carolina vs. South Carolina Sat 7:00PM-10:27PM 207 0.5 976 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: McNeese State vs. Nebraska Sat 12:00PM- 3:26PM 206 0.5 959 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Ohio vs. Kentucky Sat 3:30PM- 6:50PM 200 0.4 537 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD (live) Sat 6:50PM- 7:00PM 10 0.3 418 5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: Air Force vs. Wyoming Sat 10:27PM- 1:40AM 193 0.2 262 6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE Mon 5:00PM- 5:30PM 30 0.1 210 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT Mon 8:00PM-10:30PM 150 0.1 205 8 GREAT8 PLAYS Mon 5:30PM- 6:00PM 30 0.1 204 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 10:00AM-11:00AM 60 0.1 197 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Sun 12:00PM- 1:00PM 60 0.1 195 20 EDGE (live) Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM 60 0.1 125 21 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE (live) Mon 6:00PM- 7:00PM 60 0.1 124 25 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Gonzaga(DC) vs. Centreville(VA) Fri 8:00PM-11:05PM 185 0.1 112 120 DARI & MEL (live) Sat 9:00AM-10:00AM 60 0.0 19

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNU is up 20 percent (226,000 vs. 189,000) from one week earlier and up 30 percent (226,000 vs. 174,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNU is up 35 percent (120,000 vs. 89,000) from one week earlier and up 32 percent (120,000 vs. 91,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

Viewership averages for the following ESPNU programs of the week:

“The Herd” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.): 70,000

“CFB Daily” (live editions): 71,000

ESPNEWS Top 10 (and Select) Programs

RANK PROGRAM DAY TIME DUR HH VWRS

(000) 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Georgia Tech vs. Tulane Sat 4:00PM- 7:19PM 199 0.2 304 2 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 7:00PM- 8:00PM 60 0.1 267 3 SPORTSCENTER AFTERNOON (live) Tue 5:00PM- 6:00PM 60 0.1 262 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME (live) Sat 8:00PM-11:29PM 209 0.1 260 5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION Tue 6:30PM- 7:00PM 30 0.1 245 6 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 234 7 ESPN FC Tue 6:00PM- 6:30PM 30 0.1 232 8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFTERNOON: Central Michigan vs. Purdue Sat 12:00PM- 3:15PM 195 0.2 223 9 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Tue 10:00PM-11:01PM 61 0.1 217 10 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (live) Wed 9:00PM-10:00PM 60 0.1 214 25 FANTASY SHOW (live) Sun 12:30PM- 1:00PM 30 0.1 148 31 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE: Arizona vs. San Diego Wed 10:07PM-10:25PM 18 0.1 128 33 MLB HOLIDAY: Detroit vs. Cleveland Mon 4:09PM- 4:28PM 19 0.1 124 93 STAND UP TO CANCER (live) Fri 8:00PM- 9:00PM 60 0.0 52 124 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FRIENDLY: Germany vs. Argentina Wed 2:38PM- 4:45PM 127 0.0 37

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), ESPNEWS is up 16 percent (138,000 vs. 119,000) from one week earlier and up 16 percent (138,000 vs. 119,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), ESPNEWS is down 2 percent (79,000 vs. 81,000) from one week earlier and up 3 percent (79,000 vs. 77,000) from the same week one year ago (September 2-8, 2013).

ESPNEWS’s daily talker “SVP & Russillo” averaged 66,000 viewers for the week.

Source: Nielsen Media Research