`The Sopranos' takes top cable spot

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 16-22. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.

1. "The Sopranos" (Sunday, 9:02 p.m.), HBO, 4.62 million homes, 6.85 million viewers.

2. Major League Baseball: N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.95 million homes, 5.48 million viewers.

3. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.44 million homes, 4.78 million viewers.

4. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.4 million homes, 4.83 million viewers.

5. "Planet Earth" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), Discovery, 3.26 million homes, 5.56 million viewers.

6. "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Friday, 8:30 p.m.), Disney, 3.11 million homes, 4.9 million viewers.

7. "Planet Earth" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), Discovery, 2.95 million homes, 5.05 million viewers.

8. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.81 million homes, 3.43 million viewers.

9. "Law & Order: SVU" (Saturday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.8 million homes, 3.66 million viewers.

10. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.79 million homes, 3.66 million viewers.

11. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.78 million homes, 3.72 million viewers.

12. "The O'Reilly Factor" (Monday, 8 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.75 million homes, 3.54 million viewers.

13. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Monday, 5 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.69 million homes, 3.64 million viewers.

14. "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Friday, 8 p.m.), Disney, 2.62 million homes, 4.04 million viewers.

15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.56 million homes, 3.36 million viewers.

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Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom International Inc. USA Network is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. The Discovery Channel is owned by Discovery Communications Inc. HBO is owned by Time Warner Inc. Fox News Channel is owned by News Corp.

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