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Sports Account For 33 Of Top 50 Most-Viewed Shows On Cable In '10
Published January 6, 2011
Sports telecasts accounted for 33 of the 50 most-viewed telecasts
on cable TV in '10. The NFL accounted for the top 15 most-viewed telecasts,
with the Giants-Cowboys "MNF" telecast on ESPN earning the top spot
(17.953 million viewers). Among the top 50, the NFL accounted for 19 of the
most-viewed cable telecasts. LeBron James' "Decision" on ESPN was
the most-viewed NBA-related telecast on cable, topping all '10 NBA playoff telecasts.
The top 50 also included four MLB telecasts, three college football games and a
U.S.-Canada hockey game from the Vancouver Olympics.
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TOP 50 MOST-VIEWED SHOWS ON CABLE TV IN '10
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RK
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DATE
|
PROGRAM
|
NET
|
U.S. RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
10/25/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Giants-Cowboys
|
ESPN
|
11.2
|
17,953
|
|
2
|
9/27/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Packers-Bears
|
ESPN
|
10.8
|
17,454
|
|
3
|
10/11/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Vikings-Jets |
ESPN
|
10.7
|
17,313
|
|
4
|
12/20/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Bears-Vikings |
ESPN
|
9.9
|
17,094
|
|
5
|
12/28/09
|
"Monday Night Football": Vikings-Bears |
ESPN
|
10.4
|
17,006
|
|
6
|
12/6/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Jets-Patriots |
ESPN
|
10.0
|
16,533
|
|
7
|
9/20/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Saints-49ers |
ESPN
|
9.4
|
15,120
|
|
8
|
11/15/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Eagles-Redskins |
ESPN
|
9.3
|
15,032
|
|
9
|
11/8/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Steelers-Bengals |
ESPN
|
9.2
|
15,016
|
|
10
|
9/13/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Ravens-Jets |
ESPN
|
9.4
|
14,973
|
|
11
|
10/4/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Patriots-Dolphins |
ESPN
|
9.0
|
13,971
|
|
12
|
1/31/10
|
NFL Pro Bowl |
ESPN
|
7.1
|
12,297
|
|
13
|
12/13/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Ravens-Texans |
ESPN
|
7.7
|
11,927
|
|
14
|
11/1/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Texans-Colts |
ESPN
|
7.4
|
11,911
|
|
15
|
9/13/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Chargers-Chiefs |
ESPN
|
7.6
|
11,889
|
|
16
|
10/22/10
|
ALCS: Rangers-Yankees: Game Six |
TBS
|
8.2
|
11,863
|
|
17
|
11/22/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Broncos-Chargers |
ESPN
|
7.2
|
11,664
|
|
18
|
9/12/10
|
"2010 Video Music Awards" |
MTV
|
6.2
|
11,398
|
|
19
|
11/29/10
|
"Monday Night Football": 49ers-Cardinals |
ESPN
|
7.0
|
11,202
|
|
20
|
1/18/10
|
"iCarly" |
NickatNite
|
6.0
|
11,164
|
|
21
|
7/8/10
|
LeBron James: "The Decision" |
ESPN
|
6.1
|
9,948
|
|
22
|
9/6/10
|
NCAA Football: Boise State-Virginia Tech |
ESPN
|
6.3
|
9,888
|
|
23
|
10/19/10
|
ALCS: Rangers-Yankees: Game Four |
TBS
|
7.2
|
9,846
|
|
24
|
10/18/10
|
"Monday Night Football": Titans-Jaguars |
ESPN
|
6.2
|
9,666
|
|
25
|
5/13/10
|
Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics-Cavaliers: Game Six |
ESPN
|
5.7
|
8,983
|
|
26
|
5/27/10
|
Western Conference Finals: Lakers-Suns: Game Five |
TNT
|
5.3
|
8,670
|
|
27
|
7/13/10
|
"Deadliest Catch" |
Discovery
|
5.0
|
8,546
|
|
28
|
5/23/10
|
Western Conference Finals: Lakers-Suns: Game Three |
TNT
|
5.0
|
8,460
|
|
29
|
2/21/10
|
Vancouver Winter Olympics: Men's Hockey: U.S.-Canada |
MSNBC
|
4.3
|
8,221
|
|
30
|
10/18/10
|
ALCS: Rangers-Yankees: Game Three |
TBS
|
5.9
|
8,214
|
|
31
|
5/29/10
|
Western Conference Finals: Lakers-Suns: Game Six |
TNT
|
5.0
|
8,154
|
|
32
|
10/15/10
|
ALCS: Rangers-Yankees: Game One |
TBS
|
5.0
|
8,111
|
|
33
|
5/24/10
|
Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics-Magic: Game Four |
ESPN
|
4.9
|
7,960
|
|
34
|
9/3/10
|
"Camp Rock 2: Final Jam" |
Disney
|
4.1
|
7,955
|
|
35
|
9/6/10
|
"The Closer" |
TNT
|
4.9
|
7,917
|
|
36
|
12/25/10
|
"Saturday Night Football": Cowboys-Cardinals |
NFL Network
|
3.8
|
7,843
|
|
37
|
1/2/10
|
Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech-Michigan State |
ESPN
|
4.8
|
7,829
|
|
38
|
11/26/10
|
NCAA Football: Arizona-Oregon |
ESPN
|
4.5
|
7,787
|
|
39
|
7/30/10
|
"iCarly" |
Nickelodeon
|
4.2
|
7,740
|
|
40
|
7/12/10
|
"The Closer" |
TNT
|
5.0
|
7,660
|
|
41
|
3/27/10
|
"Kids Choice 10" |
Nickelodeon
|
3.9
|
7,639
|
|
42t
|
8/30/10
|
"The Closer" |
TNT
|
5.0
|
7,607
|
|
42t
|
8/30/10
|
"Rizzoli & Isles" |
TNT
|
5.0
|
7,607
|
|
44
|
9/18/10
|
"Fred: The Movie" |
Nickelodeon
|
4.1
|
7,597
|
|
45
|
7/12/10
|
"Rizzoli & Isles" |
TNT
|
4.9
|
7,553
|
|
46
|
6/4/10
|
"iCarly Movie: iPsycho" |
Nickelodeon
|
4.3
|
7,518
|
|
47
|
6/12/10
|
"Toy Story 2" |
Disney
|
3.9
|
7,479
|
|
48
|
8/9/10
|
"Rizzoli & Isles" |
TNT
|
4.8
|
7,423
|
|
49
|
6/27/10
|
"BET Awards Show" |
BET
|
3.9
|
7,356
|
|
50
|
7/19/10
|
"Rizzoli & Isles" |
TNT
|
4.6
|
7,272
|
|
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|
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NOTE: Measurement for all nets in '10 is from Dec. 28, 2009 through Dec. 26, 2010. All figures are live+same-day ratings, viewership.
