List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Feb. 15-21

Top cable programs from Feb. 15-21

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Feb. 15-21. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

1. Winter Olympics (Sunday, 7:45 p.m.), MSNBC, 4.98 million homes, 8.22 million viewers.

2. Winter Olympics (Sunday, 9:55 p.m.), MSNBC, 4.04 million homes, 6.48 million viewers.

3. “NCIS” (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.67 million homes, 4.72 million viewers.

4. “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), E! Entertainment, 3.60 million homes, 4.81 million viewers.

5. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.41 million homes, 5.11 million viewers.

6. “NCIS” (Monday, 6 p.m.), USA, 3.29 million homes, 4.15 million viewers.

7. “Penguins of Madagascar” (Monday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.26 million homes, 4.60 million viewers.

8. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.213 million homes, 4.81 million viewers.

9. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.208 million homes, 4.19 million viewers.

10. “Hannah Montana” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.19 million homes, 4.50 million viewers.

11. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Monday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.18 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.

12. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Monday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.15 million homes, 4.23 million viewers.

13. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.12 million homes, 4.05 million viewers.

14. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 3.11 million homes, 4.11 million viewers.

15. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.10 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.

MSNBC and USA are owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal; Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc.; History is owned by the A&E Television Networks; Disney Channel is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; E! Entertainment Television is owned by Comcast Entertainment Group.

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