ESPN's telecast of the Michigan/Notre Dame football game on Saturday night topped cable viewing for the week ending September 11 followed by The Closer, Jersey Shore, Rizzoli & Isles and Pawn Stars.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending September 11, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL Michigan/ND | ESPN | SATURDAY | 8:17 PM | 7,541 | 4.5 |
| 2 | The Closer | TNT | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 7,174 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Jersey Shore SSN 4 | MTV | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,806 | 4.4 |
| 4 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,688 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 6,086 | 3.6 |
| 6 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 6,020 | 3.6 |
| 7 | DEBATE | MSNBC | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 5,411 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Storage Wars | AEN | WEDNESDAY | 10:30 PM | 5,334 | 3.2 |
| 9 | True Blood | HBOM | SUNDAY | 9:04 PM | 5,052 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Storage Wars | AEN | WEDNESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,934 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,927 | 3.0 |
| 12 | American Pickers | HIST | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,782 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Phineas and Ferb | DSNY | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,650 | 2.5 |
| 14 | UP | DSNY | FRIDAY | 7:15 PM | 4,403 | 2.4 |
| 15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | MONDAY | 7:55 PM | 4,395 | 2.9 |
| 16 | Burn Notice | USA | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,393 | 2.7 |
| 17 | VICTORIOUS | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:30 PM | 4,389 | 2.5 |
| 18 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,222 | 2.6 |
| 19 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,158 | 2.5 |
| 20 | iCarly | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,106 | 2.5 |
| 21 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 4:26 PM | 3,949 | 2.4 |
| 22 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | THURSDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,933 | 2.6 |
| 23 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,887 | 2.5 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 11:44 PM | 3,842 | 2.5 |
| 25 | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | FOXNC | THURSDAY | 7:43 PM | 3,806 | 2.6 |
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