Update: as many of you know Nielsen reviewed these estimates per request so I pulled down the numbers while they were under review. Nielsen has now validated its findings so I’m putting them back up.

Here’s ESPN’s statement on the November estimates:

“This most recent snapshot from Nielsen is a historic anomaly for the industry and inconsistent with much more moderated trends observed by other respected third party analysts. It also does not measure DMVPDs and other new distributors and we hope to work with Nielsen to capture this growing market in future reports.”

Original post:

Declines almost everywhere for the measured cable sports networks in Nielsen’s November cable coverage estimates. The outliers were beIN Sport’s Spanish language channel and NFL Network which were up 196K and 1K versus the October estimates respectively.

Cable coverage as a whole — which includes satellite and TV services provided by telcos like AT&T U-Verse and Verizon FiOS but does not include streaming services like Sling TV of Sony’s Vue — was down 650,000 homes from the October estimates to 98.388 million homes.

Two tables are included below: the first is just the cable sports networks measured in Nielsen’s national panel, the second is all networks measured in the national panel. They’re sorted alphabetically but with the new table format you can easily sort by the number of homes instead or search for specific networks.

Nielsen cable (includes satellite & telco services) coverage estimates for the measured cable sports networks for November 2016:

Network name Nov 2016 Estimated # of Homes (000) Coverage % Oct 2016 Estimated # of Homes (000) Change Since Oct (000) BEIN SPORT 23,542 20% 23,806 -264 BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 18,358 16% 18,162 196 ESPN 88,956 75% 89,577 -621 ESPN2 88,878 75% 89,485 -607 ESPNU 70,525 60% 71,200 -675 FOX DEPORTES 21,906 19% 22,157 -251 FS1 85,616 72% 85,971 -355 FS2 50,808 43% 51,399 -591 GOLF CHANNEL 75,378 64% 75,978 -600 MLB NETWORK 66,254 56% 66,769 -515 NBA-TV 53,072 45% 53,805 -733 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 83,817 71% 84,522 -705 NFL NETWORK 71,660 61% 71,659 1 UNIVISION DEPORTES 47,397 40% 47,682 -285 Total Cable 98,388 83% 99,038 -650

All data ©Nielsen (data provided by a variety of TV network sources and not directly from Nielsen)

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Nielsen November 2016 coverage estimates for all measured cable channels in the national panel:

Network name November 2016 Estimated # of Homes (000) Coverage % A&E NETWORK 91,398 77% ADULT SWIM 91,897 78% AMC 91,451 77% AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL (Formerly MILITARY CHANNEL) 56,226 47% ANIMAL PLANET 90,333 76% BABY FIRST TV 54,128 46% BBC-AMERICA 77,467 65% BEIN SPORT 23,542 20% BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 18,358 16% BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 85,158 72% BOOMERANG 44,651 38% BRAVO 88,468 75% CENTRIC 51,691 44% CHILLER 37,394 32% CLOO (Formerly SLEUTH) 24,072 20% CMT 77,912 66% CNBC 89,714 76% CNN (Formerly CABLE NEWS NETWORK) 92,596 78% CNN / HLN 93,649 79% COMEDY CENTRAL 90,415 76% COOKING CHANNEL (Formerly FINE LIVING) 65,710 55% DESTINATION AMERICA (Formerly PLANET GREEN) 55,020 46% DISCOVERY CHANNEL 92,763 78% DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 6,069 5% DISCOVERY FAMILIA 5,532 5% DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL (Formerly THE HUB) 65,045 55% DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL (Formerly DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH) 46,846 40% DISNEY CHANNEL 92,613 78% DISNEY JUNIOR 73,798 62% DISNEY XD (Formerly TOON DISNEY) 76,824 65% DIY NETWORK 60,748 51% E! ENTERTAINMENT TV 90,774 77% EL REY 44,945 38% ESPN 88,956 75% ESPN2 88,878 75% ESPNU 70,525 60% ESQUIRE NETWORK (Formerly STYLE) 65,910 56% FM (formerly NUVO TV) 37,697 32% FOOD NETWORK 93,833 79% FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 85,126 72% FOX DEPORTES 21,906 19% FOX NEWS CHANNEL 90,963 77% FOX SPORTS 1 (Formerly SPEED) 85,616 72% FOX SPORTS 2 (Formerly FUEL) 50,808 43% FREEFORM (Formerly ABC FAMILY) 90,417 76% FUSE 65,878 56% FX 91,192 77% FX MOVIE CHANNEL 56,948 48% FXX (Formerly FOX SOCCER CHANNEL) 81,688 69% FYI (Formerly BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL) 67,368 57% GALAVISION 67,563 57% GOLF CHANNEL 75,378 64% GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 57,811 49% GSN 78,569 66% HALLMARK CHANNEL 89,614 76% HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES (Formerly HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL) 67,428 57% HBO - THE WORKS 35,296 30% HBO PRIME 34,732 29% HEADLINE NEWS 91,926 78% HISTORY 92,156 78% HOME AND GARDEN TV 92,064 78% IFC TV (Formerly INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL) 70,688 60% INSP (Formerly THE INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK) 82,312 70% INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (Formerly DISCOVERY TIMES) 85,814 72% LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 77,948 66% LIFETIME TELEVISION 91,648 77% LOGO 49,751 42% MAXPRIME 20,642 17% MLB NETWORK 66,254 56% MSNBC 90,972 77% MTV (Formerly MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION) 89,148 75% MTV2 77,217 65% MTV CLASSIC (Formerly VH1 CLASSIC) 54,543 46% MULTIMAX 20,963 18% NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 90,768 77% NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILD 57,642 49% NBA-TV 53,072 45% NBC SPORTS NETWORK 83,817 71% NBC UNIVERSO (Formerly MUN2 CABLE) 43,466 37% NFL NETWORK 71,660 61% NICK JR (Formerly NOGGIN) 72,732 61% NICK-AT-NITE 90,740 77% NICKELODEON 90,740 77% NICKTOONS 63,836 54% OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK (Formerly Discovery Health) 79,581 67% OUTDOOR CHANNEL 39,483 33% OVATION NETWORK 48,227 41% OXYGEN MEDIA 76,749 65% POP (Formerly TV GUIDE NETWORK) 76,078 64% REELZCHANNEL 66,802 56% RFD-TV 43,299 37% SCIENCE (Formerly SCIENCE CHANNEL) 71,003 60% SHOWTIME 29,426 25% SHOWTIME PRIME 29,193 25% SMITHSONIAN 37,746 32% SPIKE TV 85,436 72% SPORTSMAN CHANNEL 32,778 28% SPROUT 58,943 50% STARZ 31,866 27% STARZ ENCORE (Formerly ENCORE) 39,272 33% STARZ ENCORE PRIMARY (Formerly ENCORE PRIMARY) 37,110 31% STARZ PRIMARY 30,677 26% SUNDANCE TV (Formerly SUNDANCE CHANNEL) 60,170 51% SYFY 90,716 77% TBS NETWORK 92,690 78% TEENNICK (Formerly THE N) 70,118 59% THE CARTOON NETWORK 91,897 78% THE WEATHER CHANNEL 86,019 73% TLC 91,246 77% TRAVEL CHANNEL 86,237 73% TRU TV (Formerly COURT TV) 88,010 74% TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 91,350 77% TV LAND 88,650 75% TV LAND CLASSIC 88,650 75% TV ONE 59,656 50% UNIVISION DEPORTES 47,397 40% UP (Formerly GMC) 70,419 59% USA NETWORK 92,557 78% VELOCITY (Formerly HD THEATER) 71,224 60% VH1 88,819 75% VICELAND 73,843 62% WE TV (Formerly Womens Entertainment) 85,835 72% WGN AMERICA (Formerly Superstation WGN) 79,745 67%

If you’re on a mobile phone these tables should be much easier to read if you tilt your phone to landscape mode.

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All data ©Nielsen (data provided by a variety of TV network sources and not directly from Nielsen)