Top sports programs of the week

Updated: May 2, 2011, 3:40 AM ET

Here are the most watched sports TV programs for the previous week, according to The Nielsen Co.:

Top Sports Telecasts from April 18-24, 2011

Network Date Start time Program Viewers
ABCApril 243:41 p.m.NBA playoffs: Celtics-Knicks Game 47,019,903
TNTApril 249:47 p.m.NBA playoffs: Lakers-Hornets Game 46,280,812
TNTApril 2010:45 p.m.NBA playoffs: Hornets-Lakers Game 25,351,797
ABCApril 2412:53 p.m.NBA playoffs: Heat-76ers Game 45,025,250
TNTApril 189:39 p.m.NBA playoffs: Pacers-Bulls Game 24,908,043
TNTApril 197:09 p.m.NBA playoffs: Knicks-Celtics Game 24,730,126
ESPNApril 229:39NBA playoffs: Hornets-Lakers Game 34,578,495
TNTApril 247:09 p.m.NBA playoffs: Magic-Hawks Game 44,506,192
TNTApril 218:09 p.m.NBA playoffs: Heat-76ers Game 33,874,570
TNTApril 199:47 p.m.NBA playoffs: Trail Blazers-Mavericks Game 23,846,096

All times Eastern.

The rankings are based on Live + Same Day average audience estimates for all sports telecasts airing between April 18-24, 2011, excluding those that were less than 15 minutes long. The rankings exclude professional wrestling telecasts and Ultimate Fighting (MMA) telecasts.

Copyrighted data of The Nielsen Co. Reprinted with permission. Unauthorized reproduction and use strictly prohibited.

Source: Nielsen Co.

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