Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Sept. 5-11. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
1. “The Closer” (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 5.36 million homes, 7.17 million viewers.
2. College Football: Notre Dame at Michigan (Saturday, 8:17 p.m.), ESPN, 5.11 million homes, 7.54 million viewers.
3. “Jersey Shore” (Thursday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 5.05 million homes, 6.8 million viewers.
4. “Rizzoli & Isles” (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 5.03 million homes, 6.68 million viewers.
5. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 4.17 million homes, 6.02 million viewers.
6. “Pawn Stars” (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 4.08 million homes, 6.08 million viewers.
7. Republican Presidential Debate (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), MSNBC, 3.95 million homes, 5.41 million viewers.
8. “Storage Wars” (Wednesday, 10:30 p.m.), A&E, 3.7 million homes, 5.33 million viewers.
9. “Sons of Anarchy” (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), FX, 3.41 million homes, 4.92 million viewers.
10. “Storage Wars” (Wednesday, 10 p.m.), A&E, 3.4 million homes, 4.93 million viewers.
11. College Football: Miami at Maryland (Monday, 7:55 p.m.), 3.27 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.
12. “True Blood” (Sunday, 9:04 p.m.), HBO, 3.25 million homes, 5.05 million viewers.
13. “American Pickers” (Monday, 9 p.m.), History, 3.19 million homes, 4.78 million viewers.
14. “Burn Notice” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.14 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.
15. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.03 million homes, 4.22 million viewers.
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USA and MSNBC are owned by Comcast’s NBCUniversal. TNT and HBO are owned by Time Warner Inc. MTV is owned by Viacom. A&E and History are owned by the A&E Television Networks. ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co. FX is owned by News Corp.
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