List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for April 12-18

List of top 15 cable programs for April 12-18

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of April 12-18. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.41 million homes, 4.99 million viewers.

2. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.34 million homes, 4.38 million viewers.

3. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.17 million homes, 4.47 million viewers.

4. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 3.1 million homes, 4.19 million viewers.

5. “Deadliest Catch” (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Discovery, 3.08 million homes, 4.58 million viewers.

6. “Good Luck Charlie” (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 3.028 million homes, 4.1 million viewers.

7. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.026 million homes, 4.08 million viewers.

8. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.01 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.

9. “NCIS” (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.93 million homes, 3.88 million viewers.

10. NBA Playoffs: San Antonio vs. Dallas (Sunday, 8:18 p.m.), TNT, 2.86 million homes, 3.92 million viewers.

11. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.84 million homes, 3.71 million viewers.

12. NBA Playoffs: Miami vs. Boston (Saturday, 8:05 p.m.), ESPN, 2.83 million homes, 3.82 million viewers.

13. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.82 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.

14. “ICarly” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.81 million homes, 4.27 million viewers.

15. “Penguins of Madagascar” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8 million homes, 3.88 million viewers.

ESPN and The Disney Channel are owned by the Walt Disney Co. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal. History is owned by the A&E Television Networks. Discovery is owned by Discovery Communications Inc. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.

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