By The Associated Press
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
1. "Home Run Derby" (Monday, 8:19 p.m.), ESPN, 6.18 million homes, 9.11 million viewers.
2. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 5.91 million homes, 7.8 million viewers.
3. "Home Run Derby Preview" (Monday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 4.27 million homes, 6.03 million viewers.
4. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 4.01 million homes, 5.63 million viewers.
5. "Saving Grace" (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.96 million homes, 5.15 million viewers.
6. "Burn Notice" (Thursday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.72 million homes, 4.86 million viewers.
7. "In Plain Sight" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.62 million homes, 4.68 million viewers.
8. "Avatar: Sozin's Comet (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.52 million homes, 5.58 million viewers.
9. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.5 million homes, 4.83 million viewers.
10. "Psych" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.43 million homes, 4.89 million viewers.
11. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.16 million homes, 4.78 million viewers.
12. "Avatar" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.02 million homes, 4.53 million viewers.
13. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.98 million homes, 4.71 million viewers.
14. "Army Wives" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.943 million homes, 3.65 million viewers.
15. "Law & Order: SVU" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.94 million homes, 3.83 million viewers.
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Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc. Lifetime is a joint venture between the Hearst Corp. and the Walt Disney Co. ESPN is owned by Disney.
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