Top cable programs for Feb. 21-27

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

1. "Jersey Shore" (Thursday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 5.48 million homes, 7.72 million viewers.

2. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.857 million homes, 5.89 million viewers.

3. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.853 million homes, 5.82 million viewers.

4. "NCIS" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.68 million homes, 5.06 million viewers.

5. "NCIS" (Sunday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.41 million homes, 4.74 million viewers.

6. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.22 million homes, 4.77 million viewers.

7. NBA Basketball: New York vs. Miami (Sunday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.174 million homes, 4.21 million viewers.

8. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.170 million homes, 4.18 million viewers.

9. "Royal Pains" (Thursday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.04 million homes, 4.05 million viewers.

10. "NCIS" (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.02 million homes, 4.01 million viewers.

11. "Big Time Rush" (Monday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.99 million homes, 4.23 million viewers.

12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.967 million homes, 4.39 million viewers.

13. "NCIS" (Thursday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.964 million homes, 4.15 million viewers.

14. "Teen Mom II" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.95 million homes, 4 million viewers.

15. "NCIS" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.94 million homes, 3.95 million viewers.