Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 18-24. Day and start
time (EDT) are in parentheses:
1. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 4.82 million homes, 6.45 million viewers.
2. "The Cheetah Girls: One World" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 4.01 million homes, 6.18 million viewers.
3. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.70 million homes, 5.15 million viewers.
4. Auto Racing: NASCAR Sprint Cup (Saturday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.36 million homes, 5.00 million viewers.
5. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.31 million homes, 4.58 million viewers.
6. "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.30 million homes, 4.70 million viewers.
7. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.23 million homes, 4.97 million viewers.
8. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.14 million homes, 4.76 million viewers.
9. "Saving Grace" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 2.92 million homes, 3.78 million viewers.
10. "Psych" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.85 million homes, 3.96 million viewers.
11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 12 noon), Nickelodeon, 2.83 million homes, 3.98 million viewers.
12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.82 million homes, 3.73 million viewers.
13. "Burn Notice" (Thursday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.80 million homes, 3.86 million viewers.
14. NFL Exhibition Football: Browns vs. Giants (Monday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.79 million homes, 3.53 million viewers.
15. "The Hills" (Monday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.76 million homes, 3.48 million viewers.
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Nickelodeon and MTV are owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc. Disney Channel and ESPN are owned by the Walt Disney Co.
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