| Vwrs (000) |
Change |
||
| Lst Wk | Lst Yr | ||
 |
#1 |
= |
= |
|
3049 |
-40% |
-14% |
|
 |
#2 |
= |
= |
|
1261 |
+24% |
+33% |
|
 |
#3 |
= |
+1 |
|
392 |
-34% |
-30% |
|
 |
#4 |
= |
-1 |
|
239 |
-16% |
-62% |
|
 |
#5 |
= |
= |
|
197 |
+79% |
+16% |
|
 |
#6 |
+1 |
= |
|
104 |
+28% |
-3% |
|
 |
#7 |
-1 |
+2 |
|
85 |
-11% |
+8% |
|
 |
#8 |
+1 |
= |
|
78 |
+32% |
-18% |
|
 |
#9 |
-1 |
-2 |
|
70 |
+17% |
-33% |
|
 |
#10 |
= |
= |
|
35 |
0% |
+30% |
|
| Vwrs (000) |
Change |
||
| Lst Wk | Lst Yr | ||
|
#1 |
= |
= |
|
1280 |
-25% |
-11% |
|
|
#2 |
+1 |
+1 |
|
323 |
+12% |
+18% |
|
|
#3 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
297 |
-10% |
-12% |
|
|
#4 |
+1 |
+1 |
|
178 |
+58% |
+20% |
|
|
#5 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
171 |
+41% |
+8% |
|
|
#6 |
+1 |
= |
|
86 |
+30% |
+18% |
|
|
#7 |
-1 |
= |
|
71 |
-7% |
0% |
|
|
#8 |
+1 |
-1 |
|
61 |
+11% |
-14% |
|
|
#9 |
-1 |
= |
|
50 |
-14% |
-22% |
|
|
#10 |
= |
= |
|
21 |
-32% |
0% |
|
I don’t know if I’m going to extend the most-viewed sports events list that incorporates SportsBusiness Daily information to a full top 50 like I did this week. I was doing top 10s before, and honestly I strongly suspect I’m missing Spanish-language numbers for another Mexico friendly, but I wanted to stretch my legs this week with SBD reporting a full bank of information. I may still try to incorporate everything with over a million viewers, and a few things with less, in future weeks when SBD cooperates, but things will be very much played by ear. A lot depends on what I feel I can do in the future without running afoul of the powers that be, as I’d like to be able not to have to wait for the paywall at some point in the future.
The late NFL doubleheader didn’t have very much overrun into primetime and ended up not being reported by TV Media Insights, so I only know the viewership figures reported by TVbytheNumbers to the ten thousands place and they may not be entirely accurate. Also, some information about the live Bellator card I needed to find a Spike press release for in order to have numbers for the full card.
Oh, and of course the titles I added to the charts on the sides mean I have even more space I need to fill in this area…
Click here to learn more about how to read the charts.
Weekend Broadcast Primetime and Top Cable Sports Ratings for November 15-16
All information from TVByTheNumbers and TV Media Insights.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Eagles @ Packers or Lions @ Cardinals |
26.5 |
8.4 |
11/16 4:25 PM |
FOX | |
| Sunday Night Football: Patriots @ Colts |
20.82 |
12.4 |
7.1 |
11/16 8:30 PM |
NBC |
| CFB: Florida State @ Miami (FL) |
8.738 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
11/15 8:00 PM |
ABC |
| NASCAR |
5.223 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
11/16 3:00 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Auburn @ Georgia |
4.613 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
11/15 7:15 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Texas @ Oklahoma State |
2.033 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
11/15 7:30 PM |
FOX |
| CFB: Arizona State @ Oregon State |
1.866 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
11/15 10:45 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: LSU @ Arkansas |
1.845 |
0.6 |
11/15 8:00 PM |
ESPN2 | |
| Bellator 131: Tito Ortiz v. Stephen Bonnar |
1.818 |
0.9 |
11/15 11:50 PM |
Spike | |
| CFB |
1.81 |
0.7 |
11/15 12:00 PM |
ESPN | |
| CFB |
1.355 |
0.5 |
11/15 3:30 PM |
ESPN | |
| Bellator 131 Part II |
1.269 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
11/15 10:11 PM |
Spike |
| Bellator 131 Total |
1.241 |
0.6 |
11/15 9:00 PM |
Spike | |
| Bellator 131 Part I |
0.994 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
11/15 9:00 PM |
Spike |
| UFC 180 Prelims |
0.624 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
11/15 8:00 PM |
FS1 |
Weekend Broadcast Daytime Overnight Sports Ratings
These numbers only incorporate data from the 56 metered markets and should not be used to infer precise final ratings. Events will generally finish in the same order, but not always. All information from Sports Media Watch.
| HH | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
11.7 |
11/16 1:00 PM |
CBS |
| NFL: Regional coverage |
10.1 |
11/16 1:00 PM |
FOX |
| CFB: Mississippi State @ Alabama |
6.6 |
11/15 3:30 PM |
CBS |
| CFB: Nebraska @ Wisconsin |
2.3 |
11/15 3:30 PM |
ABC |
| CFB: Northwestern @ Notre Dame |
2.0 |
NBC | |
| CFB: Washington @ Arizona |
0.9 |
FOX | |
| ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Rostelecom Cup |
0.9 |
NBC |
Sports Ratings Highlights for Week of November 3-9
In addition to the sources for the Weekend Sports Ratings, this chart contains additional information from Awful Announcing and Sports Media Watch, as well as occasional other sources.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Giants @ Seahawks or Rams @ Cardinals |
22.721 |
13.5 |
7.4 |
11/9 4:25 PM |
FOX |
| Sunday Night Football: Bears @ Packers |
18.131 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
11/9 8:30 PM |
NBC |
| NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
17.4 |
10.6 |
11/9 1:00 PM |
CBS | |
| NFL: Regional coverage |
13.445 |
8.2 |
11/9 1:00 PM |
FOX | |
| Monday Night Football: Colts @ Giants |
12.998 |
8.1 |
4.3 |
11/3 8:15 PM |
ESPN+ Locals |
| Thursday Night Football: Browns @ Bengals |
9.396 |
5.8 |
2.9 |
11/6 8:30 PM |
NFLN+ Locals |
| CFB: Alabama @ LSU |
9.109 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
11/8 8:00 PM |
CBS |
| CFB: Ohio State @ Michigan State |
6.825 |
3.9 |
2 |
11/8 8:00 PM |
ABC |
| CFB: Texas A&M @ Auburn |
7.21 |
4.4 |
11/8 3:30 PM |
CBS | |
| NASCAR |
5.091 |
3.1 |
11/9 3:00 PM |
ESPN | |
| CFB: Notre Dame @ Arizona State |
4.67 |
3.0 |
11/8 3:30 PM |
ABC | |
| CFB: Georgia @ Kentucky |
2.737 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
11/8 12:00 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Oregon @ Utah |
2.697 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
11/8 10:00 PM |
ESPN |
| NBA: Cavaliers @ Nuggets |
2.382 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
11/7 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Kansas State @ TCU |
2.248 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
11/8 7:30 PM |
FOX |
| CFB: Baylor @ Oklahoma |
2.048 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
11/8 12:00 PM |
FS1 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series |
1.875 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
11/8 4:00 PM |
ESPN |
| NBA: Clippers @ Warriors |
1.651 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
11/5 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
| College Football Playoff Top 25 Show |
1.017 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
11/4 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
| 30 for 30: Brothers in Exile |
0.93 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
11/4 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
| NBA: Cavaliers @ Trailblazers |
0.836 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
11/4 10:00 PM |
NBATV |
| Becoming |
0.705 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
11/7 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
Top 50 Most-Viewed Sports Events for Week of October 6-12
These numbers are delayed a month to wait for SportsBusiness Daily’s ratings roundup to come out of the paywall. Other numbers from the same sources as before. Numbers in gray interpolated based on the rest of the chart.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | ||
|
1 |
NFL: Cowboys @ Seahawks or Bears @ Falcons |
30.016 |
17.4 |
10.0 |
10/12 4:25 PM |
FOX |
|
2 |
Sunday Night Football: Giants @ Eagles |
18.088 |
10.8 |
6.6 |
10/12 8:30 PM |
NBC |
|
3 |
NFL: Regional coverage |
16.133 |
9.6 |
10/12 1:00 PM |
FOX | |
|
4 |
Thursday Night Football: Colts @ Texans |
15.852 |
10.0 |
5.4 |
10/9 8:25 PM |
CBS+ NFLN |
|
5 |
NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
15.369 |
9.4 |
10/12 1:00 PM |
CBS | |
|
6 |
Monday Night Football: Seahawks @ Redskins |
13.122 |
8.2 |
4.8 |
10/6 8:15 PM |
ESPN |
|
7 |
CFB: Auburn @ Mississippi State |
5.996 |
3.8 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
CBS | |
|
8 |
ALCS Game 1: Orioles @ Royals |
5.92 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
10/10 8:00 PM |
TBS |
|
9 |
NASCAR: Bank of America 500 |
5.096 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
10/11 8:00 PM |
ABC |
|
10 |
NLCS Game 1: Giants @ Cardinals |
5.01 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
10/11 8:00 PM |
FOX |
|
11 |
CFB: TCU @ Baylor or Michigan State @ Purdue |
4.377 |
2.8 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
ABC | |
|
12 |
NLCS Game 2: Giants @ Cardinals |
4.367 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
10/12 8:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
13 |
ALCS Game 2: Orioles @ Royals |
4.25 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
10/11 4:00 PM |
TBS |
|
14 |
CFB: Texas v. Oklahoma |
4.236 |
2.8 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
ABC | |
|
15 |
CFB: Mississippi @ Texas A&M |
4.089 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
10/11 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
16 |
NLDS Game 4: Nationals @ Giants |
3.921 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
10/7 9:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
17 |
CFB: Alabama @ Arkansas |
3.65 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
10/11 6:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
18 |
NLDS Game 4: Dodgers @ Cardinals |
3.267 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
10/7 5:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
19 |
CFB: North Carolina @ Notre Dame |
3.2 |
2.0 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
NBC | |
|
20 |
CFB: Georgia @ Missouri |
2.991 |
2.0 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
CBS | |
|
21 |
NLDS Game 3: Dodgers @ Cardinals |
2.887 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
10/6 9:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
22 |
Friendly: Mexico v. Honduras |
2.831 |
10/9 8:55 PM |
UniMas +Oth. |
||
|
23 |
CFB: Penn State @ Michigan |
2.358 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
10/11 7:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
| Friendly: Mexico v. Honduras |
2.089 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
UniMas | ||
|
24 |
CFB: Florida State @ Syracuse |
1.945 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
25 |
NLDS Game 3: Nationals @ Giants |
1.838 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
10/6 5:00 PM |
MLBN |
|
26 |
CFB: USC @ Arizona |
1.785 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
10/11 10:30 PM |
ESPN2 |
|
27 |
CFB: Oregon @ UCLA |
1.752 |
1.1 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
FOX | |
|
28 |
30 for 30: Playing for the Mob |
1.373 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
10/7 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
29 |
CFB: BYU @ Central Florida |
1.335 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
10/9 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
30 |
CFB: Washington State @ Stanford |
1.31 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
10/10 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
31 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series |
1.249 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
10/10 7:30 PM |
ESPN2 |
|
32 |
Friendly: United States v. Ecuador (Landon Donovan’s last int’l game) |
1.191 |
0.8 |
10/10 6:50 PM |
ESPN+ UniMas |
|
|
33 |
CFB: Illinois @ Wisconsin |
1.046 |
0.7 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
ESPN2 | |
|
34 |
World Gymnastics Championships |
1 |
0.7 |
10/12 3:00 PM |
NBC | |
|
35 |
NHL: Flyers @ Bruins |
0.956 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
10/8 7:30 PM |
NBCSN |
|
36 |
World Gymnastics Championships |
0.806 |
0.5 |
10/11 2:00 PM |
NBC | |
|
37 |
Bellator |
0.668 |
0.2 |
Spike | ||
| Friendly: United States v. Ecuador (Landon Donovan’s last int’l game) |
0.658 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
10/10 6:40 PM |
ESPN | |
|
38 |
Crossfit Games: Women’s Champ. |
0.615 |
0.4 |
10/8 10:00 PM |
ESPN | |
|
39 |
Friday Night Fights |
0.603 |
0.4 |
10/8 9:00 PM |
ESPN2 | |
| Friendly: Mexico v. Honduras |
0.581 |
0.3 |
UDN | |||
|
40 |
CFB: Louisville @ Clemson |
0.568 |
0.3 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
ESPNU | |
| Friendly: United States v. Ecuador (Landon Donovan’s last int’l game) |
0.533 |
0.3 |
10/10 6:50 PM |
UniMas | ||
|
41 |
CFB: West Virginia @ Texas Tech |
0.518 |
0.3 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
FS1 | |
|
42 |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying |
0.5 |
0.4 |
10/9 7:00 PM |
ESPN2 | |
|
43 |
CFB: TCU @ Baylor or Michigan State @ Purdue |
0.465 |
0.3 |
10/11 3:30 PM |
ESPN2 | |
|
44 |
Crossfit Games: Women’s Part II |
0.457 |
0.4 |
10/8 9:00 PM |
ESPN | |
|
45 |
NBA Preseason: Cavaliers v. Heat |
0.45 |
0.3 |
10/11 5:00 PM |
ESPNN | |
|
46 |
NHL: Sharks @ Kings |
0.446 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
10/8 10:00 PM |
NBCSN |
|
47 |
Crossfit Games: Women’s Part I |
0.421 |
0.3 |
10/8 8:00 PM |
ESPN | |
|
48 |
Formula One |
0.402 |
0.2 |
10/12 6:30 AM |
NBCSN | |
|
49 |
CFB: Indiana @ Iowa |
0.375 |
0.2 |
10/11 12:00 PM |
ESPNU | |
|
50 |
World Series of Poker |
0.328 |
0.2 |
10/12 10:00 PM |
ESPN |