Top sports programs of the week

Updated: May 26, 2011, 6:57 PM ET

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

Top Sports Telecasts from May 16-22, 2011

Network Date Start time Program Viewers
TNTMay 228:33 p.m.NBA playoffs: Bulls-Heat Game 310,888,744
TNTMay 188:34 p.m.NBA playoffs: Heat-Bulls Game 210,036,135
NBCMay 215:56 p.m.Horse racing: The Preakness8,833,943
ESPNMay 198:55 p.m.NBA playoffs: Mavericks-Thunder Game 27,041,246
ESPNMay 179:01 p.m.NBA playoffs: Mavericks-Thunder Game 16,982,204
ESPNMay 218:57 p.m.NBA playoffs: Thunder-Mavericks Game 36,174,915
NBCMay 215 p.m.Horse racing: The Preakness pre-show4,728,727
FoxMay 217:12 p.m.MLB Saturday: Various teams and times4,551,344
TNTMay 2211:10 p.m.Inside The NBA Playoffs4,065,581
TNTMay 1811:17 p.m.Inside The NBA playoffs4,036,496

All times Eastern.

The rankings are based on Live + Same Day average audience estimates for all sports telecasts airing between May 16-22, 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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