List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Oct. 26-Nov. 1

By The Associated Press, Associated Press

Last update: November 5, 2009 - 3:22 PM

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: Philadelphia vs. Washington (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 9.25 million homes, 12.76 million viewers.

2. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.76 million homes, 5.75 million viewers.

3. "NCIS" (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.62 million homes, 4.82 million viewers.

4. "White Collar" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.57 million homes, 5.07 million viewers.

5. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.53million homes, 5.41 million viewers.

6. "NCIS" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.36 million homes, 4.38 million viewers.

7. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.28 million homes, 4.68 million viewers.

8. College Football: Indiana vs. Iowa (Saturday, 12:02 p.m.), ESPN, 3.19 million homes, 4.01 million viewers.

9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.14 million homes, 4.33 million viewers.

10. "NCIS" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.07 million homes, 3.82 million viewers.

11. "NCIS" (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3 million homes, 3.88 million viewers.

12. "Wizards of Waverly Place" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 2.997 million homes, 4.49 million viewers.

13. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.991 million homes, 4.01 million viewers.

14. "NCIS" (Saturday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.98 million homes, 3.87 million viewers.

15. NBA Basketball: Boston vs. Cleveland (Tuesday, 7:31 p.m.), TNT, 2.97 million homes, 4.02 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. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.