Top cable programs for Sept. 19-25 (AP)

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen for the week of Sept. 19-25. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 8.92 million homes, 11.92 million viewers.

2. "Jersey Shore" (Thursday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 4.82 million homes, 6.49 million viewers.

3. Republican Presidential Debate (Thursday, 9 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 4.58 million homes, 6.13 million viewers.

4. Republican Presidential Debate (Thursday, 10 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 4.44 million homes, 6.08 million viewers.

5. Comedy Central Roast: Charlie Sheen (Monday, 10 p.m.), Comedy Central, 4.38 million homes, 6.43 million viewers.

6. "Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), Comedy Central, 3.54 million homes, 5.49 million viewers.

7. Nascar Sprint Cup Post Race (Sunday, 5:07 p.m.), ESPN, 3.07 million homes, 4.43 million viewers.

8. Nascar Sprint Cup (Sunday, 2 p.m.), ESPN, 3.06 million homes, 4.24 million viewers.

9. WWE Entertainment ("WWE Raw") (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.05 million homes, 4.43 million viewers.

10. "Teen Mom" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.94 million viewers, 3.84 million viewers.

11. WWE Entertainment ("WWE Raw") (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.93 million homes, 4.22 million viewers.

12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.92 million homes, 4.05 million viewers.

13. "NCIS" (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.91 million homes, 3.84 million viewers.

14. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.83 million homes, 3.88 million viewers.

15. "Pawn Stars" (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 2.81 million homes, 3.83 million viewers.

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USA is owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal. MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are owned by Viacom. History is owned by A&E Television Networks. ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co. Fox News Channel is owned by News Corp.

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Online:

http://www.nielsen.com/

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110927/ap_en_tv/us_cable_nielsens

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