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Football's return dominates Nielsen television ratings

NEW YORK (AP) - The Nielsen company's list of the 20 most popular prime-time programs for the week of Sept. 5-11, their networks and viewerships:

1. NFL Football: Tampa Bay at Dallas, NBC, 23.3 million.

2. NFL Football: Buffalo at L.A. Rams, NBC, 19.94 million.

3. 'œNFL Pregame'ť (Sunday), NBC, 17.9 million.

4. 'œNFL Pregame'ť (Thursday), NBC, 13.42 million.

5. 'œFootball Night in America'ť (Sunday, 7:54 p.m.), NBC, 13.27 million.

6. 'œThe OT,'ť Fox, 10.04 million.

7. 'œNFL Kick-Off Show,'ť NBC, 9.3 million.

8. 'œ60 Minutes,'ť CBS, 7.85 million.

9. 'œNFL Post-Game,'ť CBS, 7.64 million.

10. 'œFootball Night in America'ť (Sunday, 7:28-7:53 p.m.), NBC, 7.62 million.

11. 'œAmerica's Got Talent'ť (Tuesday), NBC, 6.12 million.

12. 'œAmerica's Got Talent'ť (Wednesday), NBC, 5.7 million.

13. College Football: Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, ESPN, 4.86 million.

14. College Football: Kentucky vs. Florida, ESPN, 4.33 million.

15. 'œCelebrity Family Feud,'ť ABC, 4.16 million.

16. 'œBig Brother'ť (Sunday), CBS, 4.05 million.

17. 'œMonarch,'ť Fox, 4.03 million.

18. 'œBig Brother'ť (Wednesday), CBS, 3.83 million.

19. 'œThe $100,000 Pyramid,'ť ABC, 3.57 million.

20. 'œFBI,'ť CBS, 3.53 million.

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