ESPN drew 4.12 million viewers for Duke's 92-90 OT win over North Carolina Wednesday night, marking the matchup’s best figure since March ’12 and the net's best college hoops game this season to date. The audience marked ESPN’s fourth-best figure for the matchup and the net’s 11th-best men’s college hoops game on record.
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DUKE-UNC MEN'S BASKETBALL TV AUDIENCE TREND
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DATE
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NETWORK
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VIEWERS (000)
|
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2/18/15
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ESPN
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4,136
|
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3/8/14
|
ESPN
|
3,498
|
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2/20/14
|
ESPN
|
2,285
|
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3/9/13
|
ESPN
|
2,787
|
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2/13/13
|
ESPN
|
2,353
|
|
3/3/12
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ESPN
|
4,247
|
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2/8/12
|
ESPN
|
3,121
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3/13/11
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ESPN (ACC Tournament)
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2,076
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3/5/11
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CBS
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4,611
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2/9/11
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ESPN
|
2,367
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FRONT-ROW SEAT: Fox finished with 3.4 million viewers for last Sunday’s Daytona 500 qualifying. This year was the first time NASCAR used a group format to set the front row for the race. That audience is up 17% over last year’s 2.9 million viewers and ranks as the most-watched Daytona 500 qualifying since '09 (3.6 million viewers).
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT: ESPN drew 1.79 million viewers for the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in the 7:00pm ET window last Friday, down 27% from last year’s game and down 21% from ’13. Immediately after the celebrity game, TNT aired the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, drawing 1.56 million viewers. That audience is down 12% from ’14 and down 18% from ’13.
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NBA ALL-STAR FRIDAY NIGHT AUDIENCE TREND
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YEAR
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CELEBRITY GAME
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VIEWERS (000)
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RISING STARS
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VIEWERS (000)
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15
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ESPN
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1,787
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TNT
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1,559
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14
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ESPN
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2,451
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TNT
|
1,779
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13
|
ESPN
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2,263
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TNT
|
1,897
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|
12
|
ESPN
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2,360
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TNT
|
2,729
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|
11
|
ESPN
|
2,358
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TNT
|
2,440
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HAPPY NEW YEAR: TSN averaged 230,000 viewers on a 24-hour basis in January, marking the net’s second-best figure in its 30-year history. The only month to have a higher audience was in February ’10 during the Vancouver Olympics. TSN benefitted from record audiences in January for the CFP semifinals, Australian Open, World Junior Hockey Championships and Pinty’s All-Star Curling Skins. The net also saw strong gains for NFL Playoff coverage and its “SportsCentre” show.
The charts below list final audience figures for recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
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NET
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TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
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| NASCAR Sprint Unlimited |
2/14
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Fox
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8:35-10:24pm
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3.2
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5,606
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| "NASCAR Pre-race" |
2/14
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Fox
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8:00-8:35pm
|
2.4
|
4,039
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PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am: Final Round |
2/15
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CBS
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3:00-6:45pm
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2.3
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3,600
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 qualifying |
2/15
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Fox
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1:00-2:45pm
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2.1
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3,400
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PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am: Third Round |
2/14
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CBS
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3:12-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
2,174
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| College basketball: Illinois-Wisconsin |
2/15
|
CBS
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1:00-3:00pm
|
1.2
|
1,894
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| PBR: Bass Pro Chute Out |
2/15
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,428
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| College basketball: Baylor-Kansas |
2/14
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CBS
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1:00-3:12pm
|
0.9
|
1,224
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| NHL: Penguins-Blackhawks |
2/15
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:30pm
|
1.0
|
1,200
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| Liga MX: Chivas de Guadalajara-Veracruz |
2/15
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UniMas
|
5:49-8:00pm
|
0.6
|
1,137
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| FIS World Alpine Championships: Men's Slalom |
2/15
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
918
|
| Liga MX: Club America-Chiapas |
2/14
|
Univision
|
5:55-8:00pm
|
0.5
|
849
|
| USA Sevens Rugby |
2/15
|
NBC
|
3:30-4:30pm
|
0.7
|
827
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| "Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice" |
2/15
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
790
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| USA Sevens Rugby |
2/14
|
NBC
|
2:00-4:30pm
|
0.4
|
764
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| FIS World Alpine Championships: Women's Slalom |
2/14
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
750
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| "NCAA Men of March: Bill Self" |
2/14
|
CBS
|
12:30-1:00pm
|
0.5
|
618
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| College basketball: Oregon-UCLA |
2/14
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Fox
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
583
|
| Liga MX: Leon-Leones Negros |
2/14
|
Telemundo
|
9:00-11:06pm
|
0.3
|
508
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| "The Grantland Basketball Hour" |
2/14
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
485
|
| "World of X Games: Skate on Film" |
2/14
|
ABC
|
3:30-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
455
|
| "World of X Games: First In Flight" |
2/14
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:30pm
|
0.3
|
449
|
| College basketball: St. John's-Xavier |
2/14
|
Fox
|
12:30-2:45pm
|
0.3
|
420
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| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| NBA All-Star Saturday |
2/14
|
TNT
|
8:00-11:05pm
|
3.4
|
6,082
|
| NBA All-Star Game* |
2/15
|
TNT
|
8:42-11:22pm
|
3.6
|
5,956
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| "NBA All-Star Tip-Off" |
2/15
|
TNT
|
7:00-8:42pm
|
1.9
|
3,134
|
| College basketball: Kentucky-LSU |
2/10
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:05pm
|
1.5
|
2,406
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| College basketball: Duke-Syracuse |
2/14
|
ESPN
|
6:15-8:19pm
|
1.3
|
2,202
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| NBA: Cavaliers-Bulls |
2/12
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:33pm
|
1.4
|
2,097
|
| College basketball: South Carolina-Kentucky |
2/14
|
ESPN
|
2:03-4:08pm
|
1.2
|
1,816
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| NBA All-Star Celebrity Game |
2/13
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:05pm
|
1.2
|
1,787
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| College basketball: N.C. State-Louisville |
2/14
|
ESPN
|
4:08-6:15pm
|
1.1
|
1,657
|
| NBA: Heat-Cavaliers |
2/11
|
ESPN
|
8:05-10:32pm
|
1.1
|
1,596
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NOTE: * = NBA All-Star game also was simulcast on TBS, drawing an additional 1.219 million viewers.
