Top 15 Cable Sports Events: Dec. 31, 2016 - Jan 1, 2017

As expected, this weekend's most watched games on cable were the two Semi-final games for the NCAA Championship. Between ESPN and ESPN2, the two games drew near identical 19+ million viewers. The Ohio State v Clemson game had a higher A18-49 rating, posting a 5.6 rating.

Four Premiere League soccer matches made this weekend's chart, with the Middlesbough v Manchester U match leading the way with just under 600,000 total viewers, for NBC Sports Net.

High School Football placed 8th on the weekend, collecting 540,000 viewers, nationally.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sat	CFP Semi-Final: WASH v AL	ESPN	3:12 PM	18,397	5.3
2	Sat	CFP Semi-Final: OHIO ST v CLEM	ESPN	7:10 PM	18,396	5.6
3	Sat	Bowl Game: GA TECH v KY	ESPN	11:00 AM	2,647	0.7
4	Sat	CFP Semi-Final: WASH v AL	ESPN2	3:12 PM	947	0.2
5	Sat	CFP Semi-Final: OHIO ST v CLEM	ESPN2	7:10 PM	841	0.2
6	Sat	College B'ball: DUKE v VA TECH	ESPN2	12:00 PM	645	0.2
7	Sat	PL Soccer: MID v MAN U	NBCSN	9:52 AM	586	0.3
8	Sun	High School Footbal	ESPN	1:00 PM	535	0.2
9	Sun	PL Soccer: CRYS v ARS	NBCSN	10:57 AM	481	0.2
10	Sat	College Basketball	FS1	1:16 PM	374	0.1
11	Sun	PL Soccer: TOT v WAT	NBCSN	8:24 AM	265	0.1
12	Sat	NBA Basketball: LAC v OKC	NBA-TV	8:00 PM	203	0.1
13	Sat	College Basketball: FL ST. v VA	ESPNU	2:04 PM	165	0.0
14	Sat	College Basketball: XAV v Gtown	FS1	11:00 AM	149	0.1
15	Sat	PL Soccer: LIVE v MANCH	NBCU	12:22 PM	142	0.1

* viewership (,000)