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Audience Analysis: ESPN2 Sees Viewership Increase For FCS National Championship

ESPN2 on Saturday drew 1.57 million viewers for James Madison's 28-14 win over Youngstown State in the FCS National Championship game in Frisco. That number is up 16% from 1.35 million viewers for last year's game, which saw North Dakota State defeat Jacksonville State. ESPN2 in '15 drew 1.44 million viewers for the North Dakota State-Illinois State matchup.

The chart below lists final audience figures for recent sports telecasts.

TELECAST
DATE
NET
TIME (ET)
RAT.
VIEWERS (000)
NFC Wild Card: Packers-Giants
1/8
Fox
4:41-8:00pm
21.3
39,345
AFC Wild Card: Steelers-Dolphins
1/8
CBS
1:06-4:19pm
17.5
29,874
NFC Wild Card: Seahawks-Lions
1/7
NBC
8:16-11:06pm
14.8
26,885
AFC Wild Card: Texans-Raiders
1/7
ABC/ESPN
4:20-8:01pm
14.4
25,060
Rose Bowl: USC-Penn State
1/2
ESPN
5:13-9:29pm
8.6
15,749
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma-Auburn
1/2
ESPN
9:29pm-12:15am
5.6
9,522
"The NFL Today"
1/8
CBS
12:00-1:06pm
4.7
7,313
"Postseason NFL Countdown"
1/7
ABC/ESPN
3:00-4:20pm
4.1
6,630
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Wisconsin-Western Michigan
1/2
ESPN
1:02-4:07pm
3.1
5,446
College basketball: Wisconsin-Purdue
1/8
CBS
4:39-6:40pm
1.9
2,965
NBA: Trail Blazers-Warriors
1/4
ESPN
10:35pm-1:15am
n/a
2,159
NBA: Bulls-Cavaliers
1/4
ESPN
8:01-10:35pm
n/a
2,061
NBA: Grizzlies-Warriors
1/6
ESPN
10:40pm-1:37am
n/a
2,026
"Sunday NFL Countdown"
1/8
ESPN
11:00am-1:00pm
n/a
2,013
"NFL Championship Chase"
1/7
ABC
2:00-3:00pm
1.3
2,002
NBA: Thunder-Rockets
1/5
TNT
8:00-10:39pm
n/a
1,782
Liga MX: Chivas-Pumas UNAM
1/7
Univision
9:58pm-12:01am
0.8
1,592
NBA: Knicks-Bucks
1/6
ESPN
8:01-10:40pm
n/a
1,582
FCS National Championship: James Madison-Youngstown State
1/7
ESPN2
12:00-3:29pm
0.9
1,562
High school football: U.S. Army All-American Bowl
1/7
NBC
1:00-4:02pm
1.0
1,540
PGA Tour: SBS Tournament of Champions: Final Round
1/8
NBC
3:00-5:00pm
0.8
1,269
PGA Tour: SBS Tournament of Champions: Third Round
1/7
NBC
4:02-6:00pm
0.8
1,202
Liga MX: Tigres UANL-Santos Laguna
1/7
Univision
7:55-9:58pm
0.6
1,052
College basketball: Butler-Georgetown
1/7
Fox
12:03-2:30pm
0.7
1,020
College basketball: Texas A&M-South Carolina
1/7
CBS
1:30-3:40pm
0.6
870
"Inside NCAA Basketball"
1/7
CBS
1:00-1:30pm
0.5
765
"World of X Games: WSL Surfing"
1/8
ABC
3:00-4:00pm
0.4
586
"Road to the CFP: Clemson"
1/8
ABC
4:30-5:00pm
0.4
550
"Road to the CFP: Alabama"
1/8
ABC
4:00-4:30pm
0.4
515

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