List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Sept. 20-26

List of top 15 cable programs for Sept. 20-26

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Sept. 20-26. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: New Orleans vs. San Francisco (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 10.9 million homes, 15.12 million viewers.

2. “Jersey Shore 2″ (Thursday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 4.33 million homes, 5.95 million viewers.

3. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 3.41 million homes, 4.67 million viewers.

4. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.29 million homes, 4.73 million viewers.

5. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.28 million homes, 4.5 million viewers.

6. “ICarly,” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.24 million homes, 5.2 million viewers.

7. “Sportscenter” (Monday, 11:58 p.m.), ESPN, 3.227 million homes, 3.93 million viewers.

8. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.221 million homes, 4.59 million viewers.

9. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 3.19 million homes, 4.28 million viewers.

10. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.13 million homes, 4.16 million viewers.

11. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.117 million homes, 4.49 million viewers.

12. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.112 million homes, 4.34 million viewers.

13. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.81 million homes, 3.94 million viewers.

14. Auto Racing: NASCAR Sprint Cup, Dover (Sunday, 1 p.m.), ESPN, 2.8 million homes, 3.96 million viewers.

15. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.76 million homes, 3.9 million viewers.

ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co.; USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal; MTV and Nickelodeon are owned by Viacom Inc. History is owned by the A&E Television Networks.

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www.nielsenmedia.com