Top sports programs of the week

Updated: January 3, 2012, 5:45 PM ET

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

Top Sports Telecasts from Dec. 19-25, 2011

Network Date Start time Program Viewers
NBCDec. 258:31 p.m.Sunday Night Football: Bears-Packers24,018,752
FoxDec. 244:41 p.m.NFL: Various teams and times22,877,584
ESPNDec. 198:48 p.m.Monday Night Football: Steelers-49ers16,676,794
NBCDec. 258:04 p.m.Football Night In America Part 314,730,649
CBSDec. 241:03 p.m.NFL: Various teams and times14,642,765
FoxDec. 241:03 p.m.NFL: Various teams and times13,830,073
FoxDec. 247:36 p.m.The OT Show11,809,152
ABCDec. 255:25 p.m.NBA Christmas Special: Bulls-Lakers11,014,327
ABCDec. 252:33 p.m.NBA Christmas Special: Heat-Mavericks9,023,341
NBCDec. 257:30 p.m.Football Night In America Part 26,587,571

All times Eastern.

The rankings are based on Live + Same Day average audience estimates for all sports telecasts airing between Dec. 19-25, 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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