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Demonstrating yet again the remarkable TV drawing power of the new America's Team, the New Orleans Saints' 17-14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons rated as the most-watched "Monday Night Football" telecast of the season and the most-watched cable program overall in 2010, according to ESPN.

The telecast, which was simulcast locally on NBC affiliate WDSU, drew a 13.0 rating, representing 12.9 million households and 19.1 million viewers, the network reported. That makes it the third-largest cable TV audience of all time, excluding breaking news programming.
The second most-watched cable telecast of all time is also a Saints "Monday Night" game: Last year's prime-time drubbing of the New England Patriots. The most-watched cablecast ever? Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre's "Monday Night Football" matchup against his old team, the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 5, 2009.
Monday's telecast marks the second television milestone of 2010 for the Saints, whose Super Bowl XLIV victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Feb. 7 was the most-watched program in TV history.