List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for July 5-11

Cable’s top programs for July 5-11

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of July 5-11. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. “LeBron: The Decision” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), ESPN, 6.96 million homes, 9.94 million viewers.

2. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 4.46 million homes, 6.34 million viewers.

3. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 4.29 million homes, 6.13 million viewers.

4. “Hannah Montana Forever” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.71 million homes, 5.72 million viewers.

5. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Monday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.59 million homes, 5.18 million viewers.

6. “Deadliest Catch” (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Discovery, 3.49 million homes, 5.26 million viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.46 million homes, 5.1 million viewers.

8. “American Pickers” (Monday, 9 p.m.), History, 3.4 million homes, 5 million viewers.

9. “Good Luck Charlie” (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 3.34 million homes, 5.02 million viewers.

10. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.19 million homes, 4.46 million viewers.

11. Auto Racing: Sprint Cup/Chicago (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.), TNT, 3.17 million homes, 4.6 million viewers.

12. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.1 million homes, 4.04 million viewers.

13. “True Blood” (Sunday, 9:02 p.m.), HBO, 2.92 million homes, 4.68 million viewers.

14. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.82 million homes, 3.97 million viewers.

15. “Family Guy” (Tuesday, 11:30 p.m.), Adult Swim, 2.81 million homes, 3.61 million viewers.

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

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