Cable television’s top programs for July 20-26 (AP)

Rankings for the crowning 15 programs on telegram networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the hebdomad of July 20-26. Day and move instance (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. “The Closer” (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 4.84 meg homes, 6.6 meg viewers.

2. “Burn Notice” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), USA, 4.76 meg homes, 6.8 meg viewers.

3. Auto Racing: “NASCAR Sprint Cup” (Sunday, 2:15 p.m.), ESPN, 4.7 meg homes, 6.48 meg viewers.

4. “Royal Pains” (Thursday, 10 p.m.), USA, 4.44 meg homes, 6.2 meg viewers.

5. “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.71 meg homes, 4.63 meg viewers.

6. “NCIS” (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.69 meg homes, 4.87 meg viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.56 meg homes, 5.27 meg viewers.

8. “Nationwide Post Race Show” (Sunday, 5:16 p.m.), ESPN, 3.44 meg homes, 4.86 meg viewers.

9. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.38 meg homes, 5.03 meg viewers.

10. “Law & Order: SVU” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.33 meg homes, 4.17 meg viewers.

11. “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Friday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.32 meg homes, 5.02 meg viewers.

12. “In Plain Sight” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.26 meg homes, 4.16 meg viewers.

13. “Hannah Montana” (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), Disney, 3.16 meg homes, 4.79 meg viewers.

14. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Monday, 12:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.04 meg homes, 4.05 meg viewers.

15. “Army Wives” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.03 meg homes, 3.8 meg viewers.

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ESPN and the filmmaker Channel are owned by the Walt filmmaker Co.; army is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal; trinitrotoluene is owned by Time filmmaker Inc.; Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc.; ESPN is owned by the Walt filmmaker Co. and the publisher Corp. Lifetime is a render stake between the publisher Corp. and Disney.