Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of June 20-26. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
1. “BET Awards Show” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), BET, 4.65 million homes, 7.71 million viewers.
2. Auto Racing: Sprint Cup/Sonoma (Sunday, 3 p.m.), TNT, 3.74 million homes, 5.18 million viewers.
3. “Burn Notice” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.6 million homes, 5.16 million viewers.
4. “NASCAR Post Race Show” (Sunday, 6:19 p.m.), TNT, 3.47 million homes, 4.89 million viewers.
5. “True Blood” (Sunday, 9:05 p.m.), HBO, 3.35 million homes, 5.42 million viewers.
6. “Suits” (Thursday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.32 million homes, 4.63 million viewers.
7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.27 million homes, 5.15 million viewers.
8. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.26 million homes, 5.04 million viewers.
9. “Swamp People” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), History, 3.08 million homes, 4.55 million viewers.
10. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.02 million homes, 4.06 million viewers.
11. “Covert Affairs” (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.97 million homes, 4.03 million viewers.
12. “A.N.T. Farm” (Friday, 8:37 p.m.), Disney, 2.95 million homes, 4.64 million viewers.
13. “Falling Skies” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 2.94 million homes, 4.2 million viewers.
14. “Law & Order: CI” (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.93 million homes, 3.75 million viewers.
15. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Thursday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.87 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.
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BET and Nickelodeon are owned by Viacom. USA is owned by Comcast’s NBC Universal. TNT and HBO are owned by Time Warner Inc. The Disney Channel is owned by the Walt Disney Co. History is owned by the A&E Television Networks.
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