Top sports programs of the week

Updated: September 10, 2011, 10:31 PM ET

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

Top Sports Telecasts from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2011

Network Date Start time Program Viewers
ABCSept. 38:06 p.m.College football: Oregon-LSU7,750,648
ESPNSept. 38:05 p.m.College football: Boise State-Georgia3,734,734
ABCSept. 33:30 p.m.College football: Minnesota-USC/Western Michigan-Michigan3,409,343
NBCSept. 33:30 p.m.College football: South Florida-Notre Dame3,248,789
ESPNSept. 28 p.m.College football: Baylor-TCU3,178,381
ESPNSept. 47:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup rain delay2,887,686
ESPN2Sept. 3NoonCollege football: Auburn-Utah State2,835,971
ESPNSept. 46:30 p.m.NASCAR Countdown2,448,876
ESPNSept. 45:49 p.m.College Football Scoreboard2,287,580
ESPNSept. 34:40 p.m.College Football: Mississippi-BYU2,278,134

All times Eastern.

The rankings are based on Live + Same Day average audience estimates for all sports telecasts airing between Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 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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