Cable’s top programs for Sept. 21-27

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

1. NFL Football: Colts vs. Dolphins (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 10.85 million homes, 14.71 million viewers.

2. College Football: Mississippi vs. South Carolina (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), ESPN, 3.61 million homes, 4.72 million viewers.

3. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.57 million homes, 5.26 million viewers.

4. “Monk” (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.27 million homes, 4.74 million viewers.

5. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.26 million homes, 4.76 million viewers.

6. “iCarly” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.22 million homes, 4.66 million viewers.

7. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.20 million homes, 4.10 million viewers.

8. “Sonny with a Chance” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 3.151 million homes, 4.17 million viewers.

9. “SportsCenter” (Monday, 11:36 p.m.), ESPN, 3.145 million homes, 3.99 million viewers.

10. Movie: “Meet the Robinsons” (Friday, 9 p.m.), Disney, 3.07 million homes, 4.55 million viewers.

11. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.91 million homes, 3.69 million viewers.

12. “Monsters vs. Aliens” Special (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.89 million homes, 3.62 million viewers.

13. “Suite Life on Deck” (Friday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 2.874 million homes, 3.99 million viewers.

14. “Penguins of Madagascar” (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.871 million homes, 3.66 million viewers.

15. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.84 million homes, 3.67 million viewers.

ESPN and the Disney Channel are owned by the Walt Disney Co.; USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal; Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc.