|
PT Rnk |
TD Rnk |
Oct Distr. (000) |
PT Vwr (000) |
LW/LY | TD Vwr (000) |
TD HH | TD Vwr LW/LY |
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|
1 |
= |
1 |
= |
 |
98891 |
2382 |
-22% |
1176 |
0.8 |
-9% |
|
= |
= |
85% |
2382 |
-11% |
1176 |
-7% |
+2% |
|||
|
3 |
= |
2 |
= |
 |
98861 |
603 |
-18% |
329 |
0.2 |
+6% |
|
= |
= |
85% |
603 |
+30% |
329 |
+7% |
-2% |
|||
|
2 |
= |
3 |
= |
 |
72464 |
951 |
+25% |
283 |
0.2 |
+19% |
|
= |
= |
63% |
1298 |
+24% |
386 |
+12% |
+40% |
|||
|
6 |
-1 |
4 |
+1 |
 |
79145 |
172 |
+12% |
91 |
0.0 |
+10% |
|
= |
+4 |
68% |
215 |
+93% |
114 |
+2% |
+63% |
|||
|
8 |
= |
5 |
+2 |
 |
82964 |
99 |
+5% |
89 |
0.1 |
+18% |
|
+1 |
+4 |
72% |
118 |
+65% |
106 |
-4% |
+77% |
|||
|
4 |
= |
6 |
-2 |
 |
90121 |
236 |
+33% |
85 |
0.0 |
-23% |
|
+1 |
-2 |
78% |
259 |
+46% |
93 |
-30% |
-17% |
|||
|
5 |
+1 |
7 |
+2 |
 |
59950 |
179 |
+57% |
76 |
0.0 |
+66% |
|
-1 |
-2 |
52% |
295 |
+4% |
126 |
+104% |
-13% |
|||
|
7 |
= |
8 |
-2 |
 |
75603 |
102 |
+4% |
74 |
0.0 |
-8% |
|
= |
-2 |
65% |
133 |
+16% |
97 |
-23% |
+14% |
|||
|
9 |
= |
9 |
-1 |
 |
75829 |
64 |
-25% |
55 |
0.0 |
-10% |
|
-1 |
-2 |
65% |
83 |
+3% |
72 |
-7% |
-4% |
|||
|
10 |
= |
10 |
= |
 |
71026 |
30 |
-29% |
31 |
0.0 |
-32% |
|
+1 |
+1 |
61% |
42 |
+20% |
43 |
-60% |
+81% |
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I’m leaving Da Blog Poll up for another week and doing this for at least another two weeks so I can measure the impact on FS1 of the Oklahoma-Baylor game last week, which finally broke the FS1 record held by the launch-night UFC card and became the first FS1 program to crack the 2-million-viewer barrier. But be warned, the SSS the next two weeks could be pretty chaotic.
Earlier in the week Awful Announcing’s Joe Lucia used the same Son of the Bronx data I use to argue that, when compared to networks that aren’t ESPN, ESPN2, or NFL Network, FS1 is actually doing quite well. Unfortunately, he drew some flawed conclusions and ignored one undeniable fact in his data that shows how much FS1 really is struggling that doesn’t require a comparison to anyone but itself:
- He claims that FS1 is doing well in total day because of UEFA Champions League soccer, which, while it does better than the normal timeslot occupants at 3 and 4 ET, is barely a blip on the radar compared to FS1’s other sports events. It’s far more likely that FS1’s strong total-day performance has more to do with college football and NASCAR practice and qualifying.
- He claims that Crowd Goes Wild has consistently performed well compared to other daily afternoon and evening studio shows on FS1, NBCSN, and MLB Network, going toe to toe for the top spot with Intentional Talk among the shows he compares that aren’t NASCAR Race Hub… ignoring the fact that Crowd Goes Wild’s ratings are ridiculously, insanely inflated when it has NASCAR practice or qualifying as a lead-in.
Those two things, plus the dominance of Race Hub, point to one undeniable fact: a big chunk of FS1’s audience are still disproportionately holdovers from the Speed days, and at least at this point, fans of other sports have not yet found the channel. Yes, even UFC fans; they came out for launch night and have provided some of FS1’s most popular programming, and in fact Lucia also compared UFC Tonight to the daily shows and it wound up coming in second, but that launch night card wasn’t even the most-watched card on cable of 2013, and ratings for The Ultimate Fighter are way down compared to last season on FX. That Speed did well enough that the rest of the FS1 schedule is still comparable to NBCSN and MLBN doesn’t really hide that.
What can be said about FS1 compared to its competition?
- FS1 is fairly consistently placing fourth in total day and primetime behind ESPN, ESPN2, and NFL Network… except this week when it fell to sixth in total day behind the Comcast networks.
- Fox Soccer Daily is doing poorly compared to ESPNFC later in the day, which may sound like a bad comparison until you realize that ESPNFC is one of the worst-performing shows on ESPN2.
- When insulated from NASCAR lead-ins, Crowd Goes Wild is running neck-in-neck with Pro Football Talk, but that may say more about the problems PFT and NBCSN in general are having. CGW could not compete with Intentional Talk during baseball season. Fox Football Daily, meanwhile, seems to lose substantially from its CGW lead-in, which means it’s substantially behind PFT and any other regularly scheduled show in its time slot.
- First-run airings of Fox Sports Live generally don’t fall much below 30,000, which is roughly at CGW’s level, but Sundays can be very vulnerable, at least during football season. In general FSL is very lead-in-dependent, and its re-airs tend to be susceptible to random fluctuations; numbers can get truly pathetic for late-night and early-morning re-airs.
- Fox College Saturday was consistently beating college football pre-game coverage on ESPNU… except for this week.
- This week, without NASCAR RaceDay or other NASCAR coverage as a lead-in, Fox NFL Kickoff still attracted over 100,000 viewers. That put it behind other NFL pregame shows (including Fantasy Football Now, bumped to ESPNEWS for the New York City Marathon, NFL Gameday First earlier in the day, and the Saturday morning ESPN2 airing of NFL Matchup), but did beat re-airs of ESPN2 programming on ESPNEWS earlier and re-airs of NBA Gametime on NBATV. Of course, that’s sort of damning with faint praise, but it did manage to beat Morning Drive on Golf Channel earlier.
All numbers are in thousands of viewers and are from Son of the Bronx.
| Approx. 6-10 AM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: SportsCenter (6-9 avg.) | 732 | 658 | 656 | 614 | 518 |
| ESPN2: Mike and Mike | 284 | 251 | 268 | 247 | 250 |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live (6-9 avg.) | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| GOLF: Morning Drive (7-9 avg.) | 29 | 35 | 28 | 62 | 67 |
| NFLN: NFLAM | 112 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 137 |
| NBATV: NBA Gametime (6-9 avg.) | n/a | n/a | 24* | 94 | 37* |
*Inside the NBA
| Approx. 9 AM-Noon ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: SportsCenter (9-12 avg.) | 553 | 541 | 481 | 484 | 464 |
| ESPN2: First Take (10-12) | 472 | 382 | 457 | 271 | 236 |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live (9-12 avg.) | 34 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| GOLF: Morning Drive (9-11 avg.) | 54 | 33 | 24 | 47 | 60 |
| NBCSN: The Dan Patrick Show | 30 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 42† |
| ESPNEWS: Mike and Mike (10-1) | 75 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 22 |
| ESPNU: The Herd (10-1) | n/a | 45 | 25 | 57 | 52 |
| NFLN: NFLAM (10-2) | 145 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 118 |
| NBATV: NBA Gametime (9-12 avg.) | n/a | n/a | 24* | 59 | 28* |
*Inside the NBA
†Aired 10:30-12
| 3 PM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: NFL Insiders | 545 | 652† | 548 | 421 | 466 |
| ESPN2: SportsNation | 183 | 130 | 157 | 173 | 199 |
| FS1: Fox Soccer Daily (3:30-4) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 27 | n/a |
| ESPNEWS: SportsCenter | 76 | 84 | 65 | 45 | 36 |
| ESPNU: CFB Daily | 74 | 27* | 11 | n/a | 35 |
| MLBN: MLB Tonight (3-5) | 60 | n/a | 36 | 13 | n/a |
*First-run rating for The Experts 1-2:30; 2:30-4 re-air had 33,000 viewers
†Mike and Mike’s Best of the NFL aired 2:30 on ESPN2 and had 208,000 viewers
‡Aired at 6 PM
^UEFA Champions League Soccer 2:30-5 PM
| 4 PM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: NFL Live | 591 | 759 | 635 | 578 | 633 |
| ESPN2: Highly Questionable (4-4:30) | 230 | 221 | 267 | 250 | 241 |
| ESPN2: Outside the Lines (4:30-5) | 100 | 137 | 132 | 149 | n/a |
| FS1: NASCAR Race Hub | 203 | 133 | 156 | 152 | n/a |
| ESPNEWS: SportsCenter | 59 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 42 |
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| 5 PM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: Around the Horn (5-5:30) | 776 | 945 | 834 | 703 | 843 |
| ESPN: PTI (5:30-6) | 958 | 1219 | 1080 | 863 | 1088 |
| ESPN2: College Football Live (5-5:30) | 104 | 88 | 133 | 153 | 78† |
| ESPN2: ESPNFC (5:30-6) | 69 | 66 | 77 | 133 | 43^ |
| FS1: Crowd Goes Wild | 27 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 63 |
| NBCSN: Pro Football Talk (5:30-6:30) | 54* | 94 | 18 | 33 | n/a |
| ESPNEWS: SportsCenter | 101 | 82 | 77 | 114 | 82 |
| ESPNU: College Football Live (5:30-6) | 52 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 55 |
| NFLN: NFL Fantasy Live | 137 | 97 | 127 | 137 | 91 |
| MLBN: Intentional Talk | 54 | 20 | 53 | n/a | 35 |
*Aired 5-6:30
†Aired on ESPNU; re-air on ESPNEWS 6 ET had 92,000 viewers
‡Aired 5:30-7
^Aired at 6:30 on ESPNEWS
| 6 PM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| ESPN: SportsCenter | 789† | 938 | 636 | 741 | 813 |
| ESPN2: Around the Horn (6-6:30) | 106 | 156 | 106 | 118 | 141 |
| ESPN2: PTI (6:30-7) | 229 | 250 | 178 | 176 | 136 |
| FS1: Fox Football Daily | 24 | 40 | 16 | 28 | 52 |
| ESPNEWS: SportsNation | n/a | 57 | 59 | 85~ | n/a |
| NFLN: Around the League Live | 141 | 95 | 139 | 69* | 122 |
| MLBN: MLB Tonight (6-8) | 78 | 53 | 110 | n/a | 26 |
| NBATV: The Starters | n/a | 86‡ | 32^ | 59 | 33 |
*Aired 2-5; NFL Total Access 6-8 had 550,000 viewers
†Monday Kickoff from 6-6:30; SportsCenter on ESPNEWS 6:30-7 had 127,000 viewers
‡NBA Gametime
^Aired at 5 ET; Pregame Show had 125,000 viewers
~Average of two airings of 31 Spookiest Plays
| 11 PM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
| ESPN: SportsCenter | 178† | 625 | 728 | 178~ | 112^ | 773 |
| ESPN2: Olbermann | 102* | 169† | n/a | 33^ | n/a | n/a |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live | n/a | 31 | 100 | 53 | 152 | 95 |
| NFLN: NFL Total Access | 46* | 118 | 95 | 2565* | 109 | 80 |
*Aired 11:30-12
†Aired on ESPN2 11-11:30
‡Started after college football
^Aired on ESPNEWS
~Aired on ESPN2
| Midnight ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
| ESPN: SportsCenter | 3243 | 571 | n/a | 107^ | 683* | 1040 |
| ESPN2: Olbermann | 82† | 80† | 51^ | 142 | 88^ | 524~ |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live | 50 | 41‡ | 62 | 33 | 31‡ | 74 |
*Aired on ESPN2
†Aired 12:30-1
‡Fox Football Daily
^Aired on ESPNEWS
~College Football Final
| 1 AM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
| ESPN: SportsCenter | 161* | 554 | 586 | 148* | 1337 | |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live | 20 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 33 | 24 |
| NFLN: NFL Fantasy Live | 41 | 66 | 40 | 468 | 105 | n/a |
*Aired on ESPN2; NFL Primetime had 1.238 million viewers
†Aired on ESPN2 1-1:30
| 2 AM ET |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
| ESPN: SportsCenter | 889 | 533 | 550 | 552† | 969 | 1003 |
| ESPN2: NASCAR Now (2-2:30) | n/a | n/a | 83* | 111 | n/a | n/a |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live | 25 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 13 |
| NFLN: NFL Total Access | 39 | 39 | 53 | 363 | 104 | 101 |
Saturday numbers are for the second 1 AM after daylight savings reset
*Aired at 2:30
†Airing following college football
| Saturday Morning | |
| ESPN: SportsCenter 8 ET | 878 |
| ESPN2: NFL Matchup 8:30 ET | 120 |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live 8-10 avg. | 13 |
| GOLF: Morning Drive 7-9 avg. | 68 |
| NBATV: NBA Gametime 8-12 avg. | 66 |
| ESPN: College Gameday 9 ET | 1823 |
| ESPN2: SportsCenter 9-12 avg. | 261 |
| ESPNU: Dari and Mel 9 ET | 47 |
| FS1: Fox College Saturday 10 ET | 54 |
| ESPNU: First Take CFB 10 ET | 57 |
| ESPNU: Film Room 10:30 ET | 101 |
| ESPNU: Whiparound 11 ET | 85 |
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| Sun | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | Noon | ||
|
SportsCenter |
SportsCenter |
SportsCenter |
Sunday NFL Countdown |
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|
795K/.6 |
1.079M/.8 |
1.416M/1.0 |
2.366M/1.7 |
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|
OTL |
SR |
Colin on FB |
|||||
|
213 |
174 |
228K/.2 |
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|
Fox Sports Live |
Fox Sports Live |
Fox Sports Live |
Fox Sports Live |
Fox NFL Kickoff |
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|
64K/.1 |
42K/.0 |
39K/.0 |
38K/.0 |
101K/.1 |
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|
Morning Drive |
Morning Drive |
Morning Drive |
Morning Drive |
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|
57K/.0 |
36K/.0 |
37K/.0 |
39K/.0 |
|||||
|
CFB Final |
OTL |
SR |
Colin on FB |
SportsCenter |
Fantasy FB Now |
||
|
84K/.1 |
62 |
91 |
67K/.1 |
116K/.1 |
208K/.1* |
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|
NFL Gameday First |
NFL Gameday Morning |
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|
182K/.1 |
556K/.4 |
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|
NBA Gametime |
NBA Gametime |
NBA Gametime |
NBA Gametime |
NBA Gametime |
NBA Gametime |
||
|
25K/.0 |
45K/.0 |
46K/.0 |
82K/.1 |
94K/.1 |
51K/.0 |
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*Last half hour on ESPN2 had 374,000 viewers and a .3 HH rating
| Afternoon Post/SNF Bridge | |
| NBC: Hyundai Sunday Night Kickoff (8-8:20) | 9424 |
| ESPN: SportsCenter (7-8:30) | 869 |
| NFLN: NFL Gameday Highlights (7:30-8:30) | 338 |
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| Sunday Night | |
| ESPN: SportsCenter 11 | 659 |
| ESPN: SportsCenter 12:30 | 925 |
| ESPN2: NASCAR Now 10 | 54 |
| ESPN2: ESPNFC 12 | 34 |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live 11 | 22 |
| FS1: Fox Sports Live 12:30 | 9 |
| NFLN: NFL Gameday Overtime 11:30 | 314 |
| NFLN: NFL Gameday Final 12 | 334 |
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| Top 10 Weekly Shows Not Otherwise On Chart | ||
| ESPN: Monday Night Countdown | Mon 6:30p | 2105 |
| ESPN: NASCAR Countdown (NSCS) | Sun 2p | 1678 |
| TNT: Inside the NBA | Tue/Wed 1:22a | 1483 |
| TNT: Inside the NBA | Thu/Fri 1:45a | 924 |
| ESPN: KIA NBA Countdown | Fri 7p | 907 |
| ESPN: E:60 | Tue 7p | 783 |
| ESPN: BCS Countdown | Sun 8:30p | 630 |
| ESPN: Top NFL Matchup Airing | Sun 6:30a | 587 |
| ESPN: NBA Coast to Coast | Wed 8p | 542 |
| FS1: NASCAR RaceDay | Sun 1p | 519 |
| FS1: NCWTS Setup | Fri 8p | 378 |
| GOLF: Big Break XX: NFL | Tue 9p | 263 |
| NFLN: A Football Life | Tue 9p | 255 |
| NFLN: NFL Gameday Scoreboard | Sun 4p | 175 |