Top 15 Cable Sports Events: August 19 - 20, 2017

NFL Preseason games dominate the sports landscape this weekend, taking five of the top six spots and six of the top eight. The Sunday afternoon matchup of the Falcons vs Steelers, draws the most, with 2.1 million viewers and a 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49.

ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball game was #2 on the week, with the Little League Classic, between the Cardinals and Pirates. 1.8 million viewers tuned into the game, played at Bowman Field, where the LL World Series is being played.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sun	NFL Preseason: ATL VS. PIT	NFL	4:00 PM	2,093	0.7
2	Sun	MLB: STL v PIT	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,776	0.5
3	Sat	NFL Preseason: ND VS. DAL	NFL	7:00 PM	1,739	0.6
4	Sun	NFL Preseason: NO VS. LAC	NFL	8:00 PM	1,606	0.5
5	Sat	NFL Preseason: DEN VS. SF	NFL	10:02 PM	1,349	0.5
6	Sun	NFL Preseason: NE VS. HOU	NFL	1:00 PM	1,135	0.3
7	Sun	Little League World Series	ESPN	2:00 PM	1,113	0.3
8	Sat	NFL Preseason: CAR VS. TEN	NFL	3:00 PM	1,040	0.3
9	Sat	Top Ranked Boxing	ESPN	10:00 PM	965	0.3
10	Sat	Little League World Series	ESPN	1:00 PM	880	0.2
11	Sun	Little League World Series	ESPN	11:00 AM	836	0.2
12	Sun	LPGA: Solheim Cup	GOLF	10:30 AM	795	0.1
13	Sun	PL Soccer: CHEL vs TOTT	NBCSN	10:57 AM	629	0.3
14	Sun	IndyCar Series	NBCSN	2:47 PM	618	0.1
15	Sun	MLB: NYY vs BOS	TBS	1:00 PM	609	0.2

* viewership (,000)