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ESPN (formerly known as Entertainment and Sports Programming Network until 1985) is a television channel in the United States launched on September 7, 1979. ESPN is currently the 16th most popular channel on TV, watched by a total number of 710,000 people (down -44% from last week) during primetime, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending .

ESPN weekly, primetime, P2+ ratings chart

ESPN Ratings

Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of ESPN as of Sunday, March 19, 2023.

ESPN Weekly Ratings
DateDaypartDemoAudienceRating
2023-Mar-19HH339,0000.27
P2+454,0000.15
P25-54207,0000.17
PTHH497,0000.40
P2+710,0000.23
P25-54296,0000.24
2023-Mar-12HH490,0000.40
P2+665,0000.21
P25-54289,0000.24
PTHH882,0000.71
P2+1,267,0000.41
P25-54529,0000.44
2023-Mar-05HH410,0000.33
P2+562,0000.18
P25-54253,0000.21
PTHH885,0000.71
P2+1,275,0000.41
P25-54579,0000.48
2023-Feb-26HH376,0000.30
P2+505,0000.16
P25-54223,0000.18
PTHH758,0000.61
P2+1,068,0000.34
P25-54443,0000.36
2023-Feb-19HH351,0000.28
P2+467,0000.15
P25-54218,0000.18
PTHH589,0000.48
P2+838,0000.27
P25-54389,0000.32
2023-Feb-12HH404,0000.33
P2+547,0000.18
P25-54252,0000.21
PTHH662,0000.53
P2+945,0000.30
P25-54421,0000.35
2023-Feb-05HH412,0000.33
P2+566,0000.18
P25-54259,0000.21
PTHH719,0000.58
P2+1,064,0000.34
P25-54463,0000.38
2023-Jan-29HH399,0000.32
P2+523,0000.17
P25-54233,0000.19
PTHH653,0000.53
P2+916,0000.29
P25-54374,0000.31
ESPN Monthly Ratings
DateDaypartDemoAudienceRating
2023-FebHH382,0000.31
P2+515,0000.17
P25-54236,0000.19
PTHH682,0000.55
P2+979,0000.31
P25-54429,0000.35
2023-JanHH863,0000.70
P2+1,265,0000.41
P25-54532,0000.44
PTHH2,136,0001.73
P2+3,383,0001.08
P25-541,380,0001.14
2022-NovHH681,0000.55
P2+971,0000.31
P25-54432,0000.36
PTHH1,987,0001.61
P2+3,012,0000.96
P25-541,271,0001.05
2022-OctHH645,0000.52
P2+885,0000.28
PTHH1,885,0001.52
P2+2,779,0000.89
ESPN Quarterly Ratings
DateDaypartDemoAudienceRating
2022-Q4HH633,0000.51
P2+878,0000.28
P25-54396,0000.33
PTHH1,814,0001.47
P2+2,691,0000.86
P25-541,140,0000.94
2022-Q3HH399,0000.33
P2+543,0000.17
P25-54225,0000.18
PTHH856,0000.70
P2+1,258,0000.40
P25-54504,0000.41
2022-Q2HH445,0000.36
P2+612,0000.20
P25-54275,0000.23
PTHH1,094,0000.89
P2+1,640,0000.53
P25-54719,0000.59

Top ESPN Shows

The 26 highest-rated scheduled programs on ESPN by total viewership audience as of Thursday, March 23, 2023. See more ESPN shows.

RankProgramAudienceChange
1NBA Regular Season1,797,000+4%
2Formula 1 Grand Prix1,523,000+16%
3Women's NCAA Basketball Championship943,000+39%
4College GameDay: Basketball845,000+51%
5NBA Courtside800,000+44%
6NIT Tournament791,000-9%
7SportsCenter 12am694,000+21%
8SportsCenter Weekend AM662,000-7%
9Formula 1 Surround640,000+50%
10Pardon the Interruption598,000-3%
11NBA Pre-Game493,000+28%
12College Wrestling454,000+32%
13First Take433,000+2%
14Around the Horn414,000+1%
15NFL Live386,000+19%
16SportsCenter Early385,000+7%
17SportsCenter 1am330,000+20%
18Get Up313,000+10%
19NHL Regular Season312,000+174%
20NBA Today286,000+62%
21SportsCenter Morning285,000+34%
22SportsCenter AM276,000+1%
23SportsCenter Late255,000-43%
24This Just In253,000+41%
25NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Studio221,000-83%
26SportsCenter Prime182,000+18%

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Vicjr

Mar 21, 2023 23:12 EST

Why does Scott Van Pelt have his own sport center hour, it should be a crew of two, he's not special!

Cory

Feb 6, 2023 16:48 EST

I'm trying to figure out something from these charts but it doesn't add up. Maybe it's on another page or chart.

What is the DAYTIME/DAYPART WEEKDAY average for ESPN in these timeframes?

I would love to compare them to the other sports networks. We have PRIMETIME numbers here but trying to subtract from the overall but the numbers aren't working out since they're listed as averages.

LER

Nov 10, 2021 13:30 EST

I will watch ESPN games or other sports events but not many live sports talk shows anymore due to too many politically-based topics. I do like PTI, Undisputed, Inside the NBA (w/the two kings of trash talk), and KJM. I stopped watching & listening to Steven A last year. I think he became a media Diva before Aron Rogers did by his frequent shaming-dissing many radio callers or his co-hosts. I could see the tension on First Take in 2019 and knew a divorce with Max was coming.

Yeah Stephen A

Nov 11, 2021 08:36 EST

All these comments about race but ESPN is racist lol Fox News is racist af but I bet that doesn't bother none of you

Steve

Nov 3, 2021 17:09 EST

Congrats, ESPN! I haven't watched you for a year. Thought I'd try again, and right away, I see the shows vaccine-shaming Aaron Rodgers and going on a diatribe about their political beliefs. Goodbye, forever.

Signed...a former sports junkie who has rediscovered the great outdoors, movies, and books!

Sdw

Nov 1, 2021 15:48 EST

I haven't watched ESPN in about 4 years and gave up sports completely last year. I occasionally like to search for tv ratings. I will say this. The only way to make any changes is for most of us to stop giving them ratings.

American citizen

Jan 7, 2023 13:27 EST

Same they are to racist for me! Drop the woke shit, that’s not your department

Bvc1

Nov 1, 2021 19:20 EST

I stopped watching ESPN years ago cuz they are a racist network that won't say anything about white players but will talk about black players all day everyday.matt Patricia got indicted for rape in college ESPN didn't say shit while he coached the lions but could bring up kobe and Colorado the day after he died.peyton Manning put his nuts on his female trainer face ESPN didn't say anything.barely talked about big ben haven't brung it up since.

Bear Schiele

Oct 18, 2021 10:59 EST

Why do SOME folk come on here with the BET remarks, Liberal remarks, and or other hints at it being too black? I do not like ESPN because Stephen A. and other top shows suck. Has nothing to do with race, religion, or politics. Those are all excuses to be racist.

Quentin Compson

May 15, 2022 05:42 EST

And so, if someone who's Black and has been Black his entire life, and is not only married to a Black woman but has been espoused to three Black women altogether (not, of course, at the same time but on account of divorces), and is father to two Black girls that are his undisputed pride and joy in life, does not particularly enjoy being lectured at every time he tunes into ESPN, especially when those social-justice didactics seem malformulated and based on a substantial degree of outright ignorance, and so decides to protest against it, citing it by name, he must be racist, according to this line of thinking. Any protest against being accused of being a racist is just further proof that you're racist, I guess.

Michael Heiner

Oct 26, 2021 15:17 EST

I agree there. Steven is just kind of a jerk it has nothing to do with race or anything no need for the other remarks.

Garry g

Oct 11, 2021 22:15 EST

Worst NFL coverage I ever watched. 2021 opening game Monday Night Football 10/11/2021. Commercial after commercial after commercial. 5 minutes of football 30 minutes of commercials. Absolutely terrible coverage. Totally lost interest in the game.

Dorothy Rennolds

Oct 7, 2021 08:59 EST

PTI is the only watchable show ! The rest are SJW claptrap and Around The Horn the worst of lib political correctness !

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