List of top 15 cable TV programs in the Nielsen ratings for April 27-May 3

List of top 15 cable TV shows for April 27-May 3

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 27-May 3. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NBA Playoffs: Chicago at Boston (Saturday, 8:04 p.m.), TNT, 5.01 million homes, 6.98 million viewers.

2. NBA Playoffs: Boston at Chicago (Thursday, 7:08 p.m.), TNT, 4.04 million homes, 5.35 million viewers.

3. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.47 million homes, 4.49 million viewers.

4. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.4 million homes, 5.11 million viewers.

5. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.31 million homes, 4.92 million viewers.

6. “NCIS” (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.3 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.

7. “NCIS” (Tuesday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.27 million homes, 4.26 million viewers.

8. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.2 million homes, 4.08 million viewers.

9. “NCIS” (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.18 million homes, 4.21 million viewers.

10. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.13 million homes, 3.96 million viewers.

11. “Hannah Montana” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.11 million homes, 4.46 million viewers.

12. “Wishology” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.99 million homes, 4.07 million viewers.

13. “Penguins of Madagascar” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.97 million homes, 3.64 million viewers.

14. NBA Playoffs: Portland vs. Houston (Thursday, 11:08 p.m.), TNT, 2.945 million homes, 3.69 million viewers.

14. “Sonny With a Chance” (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 2.945 million homes, 4.12 million viewers.

The Disney Channel is owned by the Walt Disney Co. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.

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