Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 24-30. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Football: Green Bay vs. New Orleans (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 8.47 million homes, 11.38 million viewers.

2. College Football: Texas vs. Texas A&M (Thursday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.45 million homes, 5.56 million viewers.

3. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.33 million homes, 5.04 million viewers.

4. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.13 million homes, 4.7 million viewers.

5. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Friday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.12 million homes, 4.44 million viewers.

6. "NCIS" (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.09 million homes, 4.16 million viewers.

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7. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Friday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.09 million homes, 4.08 million viewers.

8. Movie: "Home By Christmas" (Sunday, 7 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.02 million homes, 3.87 million viewers.

9. "NCIS" (Wednesday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3 million homes, 3.95 million viewers.

10. "Britney: For the Record" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.98 million homes, 3.76 million viewers.

11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.96 million homes, 4.1 million viewers.

12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Friday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.93 million homes, 4.18 million viewers.

13. Movie: "Moonlight & Mistletoe (Saturday, 9 p.m.), Hallmark, 2.92 million homes, 4.02 million viewers.

14. Movie: "The Santa Clause 2" (Saturday, 9 p.m.), Disney, 2.9 million homes, 4.38 million viewers.

15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Friday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.87 million homes, 4.09 million viewers.

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ESPN and The Disney Channel are owned by the Walt Disney Co. Nickelodeon and MTV are owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal; Lifetime is a joint venture between the Hearst Corp. and Disney; The Hallmark Channel is owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc.

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