List of top 15 cable programs for Dec. 14-20 (AP)

Rankings for the crowning 15 programs on telegram networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the hebdomad of Dec. 14-20. Day and move instance (EST) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: Arizona vs. San Francisco (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 9.52 meg homes, 13.07 meg viewers.

2. NFL Football: metropolis vs. New metropolis (Saturday, 8:22 p.m.), NFL Network, 6.59 meg homes, 10.49 meg viewers.

3. NFL Football: Indianapolis vs. metropolis (Thursday, 8:22 p.m.), NFL Network, 4.36 meg homes, 6.39 meg viewers.

4. “The Closer” (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 4.1 meg homes, 5.45 meg viewers.

5. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.54 meg homes, 4.73 meg viewers.

6. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.45 meg homes, 4.79 meg viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.44 meg homes, 5.34 meg viewers.

8. “Pre-Kick” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), NFL Network, 3.42 meg homes, 5.46 meg viewers.

9. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.41 meg homes, 5.43 meg viewers.

10. “Men of a Certain Age” (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.23 meg homes, 4.42 meg viewers.

11. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.17 meg homes, 4.3 meg viewers.

12. “Penguins of Madagascar” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.13 meg homes, 4.12 meg viewers.

13. “Keeping up With the Kardashians” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), E! Entertainment, 3.08 meg homes, 4.23 meg viewers.

14. “NCIS” (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), USA, 3.06 meg homes, 4.13 meg viewers.

15. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.02 meg homes, 3.96 meg viewers.

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ESPN is owned by the Walt filmmaker Co. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. army is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal. trinitrotoluene is owned by Time filmmaker Inc. E! Entertainment Television is owned by Comcast Entertainment Group. NFL Network is owned by the National Football League.

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