Top sports telecasts on cable
Updated: October 26, 2011, 1:27 PM ET
Here are the most watched sports programs on cable TV for the past month, according to The Nielsen Co.
Top Sports Telecasts on Cable from Aug. 29-Sept. 25, 2011
| Network | Date | Program | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPN | Sept. 12 | Monday Night Football: Patriots-Dolphins | 14,568,099 |
| ESPN | Sept. 19 | Monday Night Football: Rams-Giants | 11,921,660 |
| ESPN | Sept. 12 | Monday Night Football: Raiders-Broncos | 11,109,229 |
| ESPN | Sept. 10 | College football: Notre Dame-Michigan | 7,540,945 |
| ESPN | Sept. 15 | College football: LSU-Mississippi State | 6,250,345 |
| ESPN | Sept. 5 | College football: Miami-Maryland | 4,394,807 |
| ESPN2 | Sept. 12 | Monday Night Football: Raiders-Broncos | 4,258,692 |
| ESPN | Sept. 25 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Sylvania 300 | 4,234,536 |
| ESPN | Sept. 10 | College football: South Carolina-Georgia | 3,949,030 |
| ESPN | Sept. 10 | SportsCenter | 3,841,912 |
| ESPN | Sept. 3 | College football: Boise State-Georgia | 3,734,734 |
| ESPN | Sept. 17 | College football: Ohio State-Miami | 3,645,923 |
| ESPN | Sept. 19 | SportsCenter | 3,415,986 |
| ESPN | Sept. 12 | SportsCenter | 3,205,514 |
| ESPN | Sept. 2 | College football: TCU-Baylor | 3,178,381 |
| ESPN | Sept. 19 | Monday Night Countdown | 3,169,946 |
| ESPN | Sept. 4 | NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 rain delay | 2,887,686 |
| ESPN2 | Sept. 3 | College football: Utah State-Auburn | 2,835,971 |
| ESPN | Sept. 16 | College football: Boise State-Toledo | 2,724,649 |
| ESPN | Sept. 24 | College football: Florida State-Clemson | 2,570,882 |
| ESPN | Sept. 9 | College football: Missouri-Arizona State | 2,535,606 |
| ESPN | Sept. 18 | Sunday NFL Countdown | 2,458,183 |
| ESPN | Sept. 4 | NASCAR Countdown | 2,448,876 |
| ESPN | Sept. 11 | Sunday NFL Countdown | 2,413,870 |
| ESPN | Sept. 17 | College football: Stanford-Arizona | 2,411,256 |
The rankings are based on Live + Same Day average audience estimates for all sports telecasts airing between Aug. 29-Sept. 25, 2011, excluding those that were less than 15 minutes long. The rankings exclude professional wrestling 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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