Which Podcasts Made Up ESPN’s 54.6 Million Downloads In August?

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Last week, we reported that ESPN continues have record-setting download months from its 40-plus shows. On Monday, the sports network released more details, including the specific shows consumers were downloading the most. Many were original programs, not rebroadcasts of other shows.

FiveThirtyEight Elections – where FiveThirtyEight’s Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver hosts and discusses the presidential election with the site’s political team – topped the list with 7.8 million downloads in August. The daily Fantasy Focus Football, hosted by Matthew Berry with Field Yates and injury expert Stephania Bell, was second with 6.1 million, up 56% from the year before (3.9 million). FiveThirtyEight’s What’s the Point – which highlights data’s growing influence in people’s lives, with host Jody Avirgan talking to guests who are using data in surprising ways – came in third with 1.6 million.

Overall, including podcasts of ESPN radio and television programming, ESPN audio broke its record for podcast impressions for the sixth consecutive month with 54.6 million, up 94% from 28.1 million in August 2015. It also marked a 12% rise from the previous record of 48.8 million in July.

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