List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of April 5-11. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
1. Masters Golf Tournament, First Round (Thursday, 4 p.m.), ESPN, 3.93 million homes, 4.93 million viewers.
2. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.3 million homes, 4.89 million viewers.
3. Masters Golf Tournament, Second Round (Friday, 4 p.m.), ESPN, 3.26 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.
4. "NCIS" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.17 million homes, 3.95 million viewers.
5. "NCIS" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.1 million homes, 3.96 million viewers.
6. "Pawn Stars" (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 3.05 million homes, 4.36 million viewers.
7. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.02 million homes, 4.01 million viewers.
8. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.98 million homes, 4.3 million viewers.
9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.82 million homes, 3.73 million viewers.
10. "Good Luck Charlie" (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 2.82 million homes, 3.81 million viewers.
11. "Penguins of Madagascar" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.76 million homes, 3.51 million viewers.
12. "Law & Order: CI" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.73 million homes, 3.46 million viewers.
13. "American Pickers" (Monday, 9:30 p.m.), History, 2.654 million homes, 3.69 million viewers.
14. NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford vs Connecticut (Tuesday, 8:19 p.m.), ESPN, 2.65 million homes, 3.49 million viewers.
15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.64 million homes, 3.43 million viewers.
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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.
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