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Ratings News and Notes

The week’s four NHL Hockey games (Mar. 20-22 and Mar. 26) on NBCSN – led by the Islanders/Rangers rivalry on Mar. 22 – averaged 391,000 viewers and 170,000 adults 18-49 — -12 percent (in viewers) and -19 percent (in adults 18-49) from the year-ago four-game span which had also aired on Mon., Tue., Wed. and Sun. nights.

games (Mar. 20-22 and Mar. 26) on NBCSN – led by the Islanders/Rangers rivalry on Mar. 22 – averaged 391,000 viewers and 170,000 adults 18-49 — -12 percent (in viewers) and -19 percent (in adults 18-49) from the year-ago four-game span which had also aired on Mon., Tue., Wed. and Sun. nights. Live F1 Racing from Australia on NBCSN in the late night of Mar. 25 registered increases from the year-ago Australia race (Mar. 19, 2016, also on NBCSN); up 7 percent in total audience (238,000 viewers vs. 222,000 viewers) and up 13 percent among adults 18-49 (79,000 vs. 70,000).

from Australia on NBCSN in the late night of Mar. 25 registered increases from the year-ago Australia race (Mar. 19, 2016, also on NBCSN); up 7 percent in total audience (238,000 viewers vs. 222,000 viewers) and up 13 percent among adults 18-49 (79,000 vs. 70,000). The Mar. 25 NASCAR Xfinity race from Fontana on FS1 matched the total audience from the Mar. 19, 2016 Fontana Xfinity race with 1.46 million viewers. It also grew in adults 18-49 year-to-year (296,000 vs. 268,000).

race from Fontana on FS1 matched the total audience from the Mar. 19, 2016 Fontana Xfinity race with 1.46 million viewers. It also grew in adults 18-49 year-to-year (296,000 vs. 268,000). Despite airing opposite TBS network’s NCAA Elite 8 action, Monster Energy Supercross in Detroit on FS1 from Sat. Mar. 25 grew enormously from the year-ago Detroit race (Mar. 19, 2016, also on FS1 but vs. the first Saturday of March Madness); up a staggering 198 percent in total audience (381,000 viewers vs. 128,000 viewers) and up a whopping 261 percent among adults 18-49 (159,000 vs. 44,000).

NBCSN Top 25 (and Select) Programs



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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up +22 percent (233,000 vs. 191,000) from one week earlier and down -21 percent (233,000 vs. 296,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is down -2 percent (91,000 vs. 93,000) from one week earlier and up +3 percent (91,000 vs. 88,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

“Pro Football Talk Live AM” (Mar. 20-24): 18,000 (9,000 adults 18-49)

“Dan Patrick Show” (Mar. 20-24): 48,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)

“NASCAR America” (Mar. 20-23): 68,000 (11,000 adults 18-49)

“Sports Jeopardy” (Mar. 15): 58,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 25 (and Select) Programs



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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up +30 percent (247,000 vs. 190,000) from one week earlier and up +21 percent (247,000 vs. 204,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up +32 percent (158,000 vs. 120,000) from one week earlier and up +119 percent (158,000 vs. 72,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

“Skip & Shannon: Undisputed” (FS1 Mar. 20-24): 104,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)

“The Herd” (FS1 Mar. 20-24): 87,000 (41,000 adults 18-49)

“Speak For Yourself” (FS1 Mar. 20-23): 77,000 (34,000 adults 18-49)

“NASCAR Race Hub” (FS1 Mar. 20-23): 155,000 (28,000 adults 18-49)

“NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition” (FS1 Mar. 24-25): 274,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)

“NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition” (FS2 Mar. 18): 133,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)

“TMZ Sports” (FS1 Mar. 20-24 late night): 38,000 (19,000 adults 18-49)

“TMZ Sports Weekend” (FS1 Late Mar. 25/Early Mar. 26 5:30-6 a.m.): 39,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)

“TMZ Sports” (FS2 Mar. 21-24 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 3,000 (1,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup: Auto Club Speedway-Fontana (Fox Deportes, Mar. 26 3:30-7:03 p.m.) 11,000 viewers (5,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 2 Top 25 (and Select) Programs



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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down -24 percent (28,000 vs. 37,000) from one week earlier and down -13 percent (28,000 vs. 32,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down -4 percent (23,000 vs. 24,000) from one week earlier and up +28 percent (23,000 vs. 18,000) from the same week one year ago (March 21-27, 2016).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research