Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of March 16-22. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

1. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.61 million homes, 5.35 million viewers.

2. Movie: "Northern Lights" (Saturday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.53 million homes, 4.53 million viewers.

3. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.5 million homes, 5.2 million viewers.

4. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.26 million homes, 4.06 million viewers.

5. "NCIS" (Saturday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.2 million homes, 4.26 million viewers.

6. "Hannah Montana" (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), Disney, 3.185 million homes, 4.53 million viewers.

6. "NCIS" (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.185 million homes, 4.23 million viewers.

8. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 5:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.11 million homes, 4.27 million viewers.

9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.08 million homes, 3.87 million viewers.

10. "NCIS" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3 million homes, 3.99 million viewers.

11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.99 million homes, 4.14 million viewers.

12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Wednesday, 6 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.96 million homes, 4.2 million viewers.

13. "NCIS" (Saturday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.95 million homes, 3.9 million viewers.

14. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Thursday, 5:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.929 million homes, 4 million viewers.

15. "NCIS" (Tuesday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.927 million homes, 3.73 million viewers.

The Disney Channel is owned by the Walt Disney Co. 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.

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