ESPN's 'MNF' doubleheader tops cable ratings

[September 18, 2008]  (AP)  Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 8-14. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: Minnesota vs. Green Bay (Monday, 7 p.m.), ESPN, 9.05 million homes, 12.5 million viewers.

2. NFL Football: Denver vs. Oakland (Monday, 10:20 p.m.), ESPN, 7.15 million homes, 9.66 million viewers.

3. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 5.64 million homes, 7.44 million viewers.

4. Movie: "Coco Chanel" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Lifetime, 4.35 million homes, 5.22 million viewers.

5. "Raising the Bar" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.96 million homes, 4.97 million viewers.

6. "Time Machine" (Thursday, 9 p.m.), History, 3.72 million homes, 5.75 million viewers.

7. "Burn Notice" (Thursday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.58 million homes, 4.76 million viewers.

8. "Hannah Montana" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.56 million homes, 4.6 million viewers.

9. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Monday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 3.53 million homes, 4.57 million viewers.

10. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.5 million homes, 5.02 million viewers.

11. "Army Wives" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.37 million homes, 4.12 million viewers.

12. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 3.34 million homes, 4.3 million viewers.

13. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 3.31 million homes, 4.22 million viewers.

14. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 3.21 million homes, 4.15 million viewers.

15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.19 million homes, 4.17 million viewers.

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TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.; ESPN and The Disney Channel are owned by the Walt Disney Co.; Fox News Channel is owned by News Corp. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. Lifetime is a joint venture between the Hearst Corp. and the Walt Disney Co. History is a unit of A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of the Hearst Corp., ABC Inc. and NBC Universal.

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