Top cable programs for May 23-29

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of May 23-29. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NBA Playoffs: Miami vs. Chicago (Thursday, 8:33 p.m.), TNT, 7.27 million homes, 10.4 million viewers.

2. NBA Playoffs: Chicago vs. Miami (Tuesday, 8:33 p.m.), TNT, 7.01 million homes, 9.77 million viewers.

3. NBA Playoffs: Dallas vs. Oklahoma City (Monday, 8:56 p.m.), ESPN, 5.35 million homes, 7.41 million viewers.

4. NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City vs. Dallas (Wednesday, 9:01 p.m.), ESPN, 5.21 million homes, 7.01 million viewers.

5. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.45 million homes, 5.6 million viewers.

6. “Inside the NBA Playoffs” (Thursday, 11:21 p.m.), TNT, 3.44 million homes, 4.58 million viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.37 million homes, 5.23 million viewers.

8. “Inside the NBA Playoffs” (Tuesday, 11:39 p.m.), TNT, 2.92 million homes, 3.77 million viewers.

9. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.74 million homes, 3.78 million viewers.

10. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.72 million homes, 3.88 million viewers.

11. “Family Guy” (Monday, 11:30 p.m.), Cartoon, 2.609 million homes, 3.03 million viewers.

12. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.603 million homes, 3.68 million viewers.

13. “Sportscenter” (Monday, 12:12 a.m.), ESPN, 2.54 million homes, 3.19 million viewers.

14. “Family Guy” (Monday, 11 p.m.), Cartoon, 2.53 million homes, 2.94 million viewers.

15. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.52 million homes, 3.61 million viewers.

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Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom. ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co. TNT and the Cartoon Network are owned by Time Warner Inc. USA is owned by Comcast’s NBC Universal.

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