List of top 15 programs on cable TV networks in the Nielsen ratings for Sept. 7-13

Top 15 cable TV programs for Sept. 7-13

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable television networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 7-13. Days and start times (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. College Football: USC vs. Ohio St. (Saturday, 7:50 p.m.), ESPN, 7.24 million homes, 10.58 million viewers.

2. “2009 Video Music Awards” (Sunday, 9 p.m.), MTV, 5.83 million homes, 8.97 million viewers.

3. College Football: Miami vs. Florida St. (Monday, 8 p.m.), 5.82 million homes, 8.4 million viewers.

4. “ICarly” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 4.98 million homes, 7.56 million viewers.

5. “2009 VMA Post Show” (Sunday, 11:31 p.m.), MTV, 4.95 million homes, 7.35 million viewers.

6. Movie: “Scooby Doo: Mystery Begins” (Sunday, 7 p.m.), Cartoon, 3.9 million homes, 6.1 million viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.82 million homes, 5.56 million viewers.

8. “The O’Reilly Factor” (Wednesday, 9:15 p.m.), Fox News, 3.76 million homes, 5.12 million viewers.

9. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.75 million homes, 5.39 million viewers.

10. “NCIS” (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.42 million homes, 4.74 million viewers.

11. “Monk” (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.41 million homes, 4.82 million viewers.

12. “True Blood” (Sunday, 9:02 p.m.), HBO, 3.35 million homes, 5.11 million viewers.

13. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.28 million homes, 4.22 million viewers.

14. “NCIS” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.22 million homes, 4.13 million viewers.

15. “Army Wives” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.21 million homes, 3.9 million viewers.

ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co.; USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal; Nickelodeon and MTV are owned by Viacom Inc.; Fox News Channel is owned by News Corp.; The Cartoon Network and HBO are owned by Time Warner Inc.; Lifetime is a joint venture between the Hearst Corp. and the Walt Disney Co.