Top 15 Cable Sports Events:September 1 - 3, 2018

The opening weekend of College football dominated the extended sports weekend. Monday night's Virginia Tech vs Florida State game was #1, with 5.6 million viewers and a 1.9 rating in Adults 18-49. It was on of six games in the top 15.

Sunday night's NASCAR RACE was the #2 sports event, with just under 2.7 million viewers.

US Open Tennis coverage pushed for blocks into the top 15, as play entered the round of 16, in New York.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Mon	College Football: VT v FSU	ESPN	7:58 PM	5,576	1.87
2	Sun	NASCAR Cup Series Race	NBCSN	7:15 PM	2,664	0.44
3	Sat	College Football: OM v TT	ESPN	12:00 PM	1,929	0.64
4	Sun	Tennis: Us Open	ESPN	11:00 AM	1,526	0.31
5	Mon	Tennis: Us Open	ESPN2	7:00 PM	1,398	0.27
6	Sun	PGA Tour	GOLF	1:00 PM	1,335	0.18
7	Sat	College Football: BYU v ARZ	ESPN	10:45 PM	1,288	0.46
8	Sat	Coll Football: TX v MRY	FS1	12:00 PM	1,274	0.4
9	Sat	College Football: AP v GA	ESPN	3:40 PM	1,193	0.35
10	Mon	Tennis: Us Open	ESPN2	11:00 AM	1,074	0.21
11	Sun	Tennis: Us Open	ESPN2	7:10 PM	1,065	0.22
12	Sat	PGA Tour	GOLF	3:00 PM	1,039	0.12
13	Sat	College Football: CIN v UCLA	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,008	0.28
14	Mon	PGA Tour	GOLF	11:30 AM	1,000	0.17
15	Sun	MLB: LAA v HOU	ESPN	8:00 PM	975	0.22

* viewership (,000)