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NFL Draft is cable's most-watched show for April 21-27

May 1, 2008

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

1. NFL Draft (Saturday, 3 p.m.), ESPN, 3.78 million homes, 5.03 million viewers.

2. NBA Playoffs: Phoenix vs. San Antonio (Tuesday, 9:40 p.m.), TNT, 3.43 million homes, 4.41 million viewers.

3. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.29 million homes, 5.13 million viewers.

4. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.13 million homes, 4.79 million viewers.

5. "House" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.04 million homes, 4.15 million viewers.

6. "House" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.91 million homes, 3.9 million viewers.

7. "House" (Sunday, 11 p.m.), USA, 2.9 million homes, 3.78 million viewers.

8. NBA Playoffs: San Antonio vs. Phoenix (Friday, 10:33 p.m.), ESPN, 2.85 million homes, 3.85 million viewers.

9. NBA Playoffs: New Orleans vs. Dallas (Sunday, 9:44 p.m.), TNT, 2.808 million homes, 3.73 million viewers.

10. "Zoey 101" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.805 million homes, 3.6 million viewers.

11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.79 million homes, 3.44 million viewers.

12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 12 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.77 million homes, 3.83 million viewers.

13. "The Hills" (Monday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.76 million homes, 3.75 million viewers.

14. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.750 million homes, 3.67 million viewers.

15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.74 million homes, 3.58 million viewers.

Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.